Current city council member Sabrina Wooten, former city council member John Moss and longtime surf shop owner RK Kowalewitch fielded a variety of questions.
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — The November election is less than two months away, and from the national stage to the local level, candidates are advertising their platforms.
That includes the five candidates for Virginia Beach Mayor: incumbent Mayor Bobby Dyer, City Councilwoman Sabrina Wooten, City Councilman Chris Taylor, former City Councilman John Moss and businessman Richard “RK” Kowalewitch.
Wooten, Kowalewitch and Moss attended a candidate forum Wednesday night, hosted by environmental organization Lynnhaven River NOW. They discussed a variety of topics; read below to see where the candidates stood on key issues.
Offshore Wind
Candidates were first asked about their concerns with offshore wind efforts and if those efforts can be mitigated to provide a future for the power source.
Kowalewitch answered first, saying, “I have talked to several people …