NORWICH – The candidates seeking election to the City of Norwich Mayor's Office this November will meet for a public debate at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23, at the Norwich YMCA.

The forum will be hosted by The Evening Sun.

The four City of Norwich mayoral candidates are: incumbent Christine Carnrike, Shawn Sastri, Jill Osterhout-Kraft, and former mayor Joseph P. Maiurano.

The mayoral candidates will introduce themselves and answer questions from a moderator.

Topics that may be discussed include business and quality of life improvements, fire and police services, updating residential home assessments, relocating city hall and sidewalk renovations.

Candidates will not take questions from the audience during the debate but voters are encouraged to offer feedback for potential questions by emailing The Evening Sun at news@evesun.com or commenting on our Facebook page.

Officials seeking contested seats on the common council will also attend and give brief introductions.

Nancy H. Allaire and Scott M. Sutton are both seeking to represent Ward 3, while David M. Zieno and Jennifer W. Olds are both seeking to represent Ward 5.

A meet and greet with voters will follow the evening's debate, expected to end around 8 p.m.

- Sun Managing Editor Tyler Murphy