Albion candidate forum set for March 5 at Hoag Library

ALBION – There will be a candidate forum on March 5 where the public can hear from the two candidates running for mayor and the three seeking village trustee positions.

The forum starts at 6 p.m. at Hoag Library. The event is sponsored by the Orleans Hub and Lake Country Media with Michael Bonafede, a former Albion Board of Education president, serving as moderator.

Candidates will give opening and closing statements, and respond to questions from the public. The forum follows the League of Women Voters format and isn’t a debate.

The election will be on March 18 with a mayor and two trustees to be elected. The terms are all for four years.

The two candidates for mayor include Tim McMurray, who is backed by the Republicans, and Joyce Riley, who has the Democratic Party and independent “Vote for Albion” lines. McMurray and Riley are both currently trustees on the Village Board.

The Republicans also supported Kevin Sheehan and Jami Allport for village trustee. Issac Robinson also is seeking a trustee position under the independent “Vote for Albion.”