Comment on Woodstock City Council candidates discuss issues during forum

Woodstock City Council candidates fielded questions last week about economic development, the Old Courthouse, marijuana legalization and video gambling. Five people are running to fill three seats on the council: Wendy Piersall, Darrin Flynn, Tom Grell, Michael Stanard and Lisa Lohmeyer. Incumbents Mark Saladin, Maureen Larson and Dan Hart have opted not to run for re-election. The candidates discussed their campaigns during a forum Thursday at the Woodstock Opera House. Grell, a lifelong resident of the city, said his platform is to bring economic development and growth to Woodstock in the form of more manufacturing companies, retail businesses and housing.