Medina candidate forum set for March 12 at Lee-Whedon

MEDINA – Village voters can hear directly from the seven candidates running for the Village Board in the March 19 election.

There will be a forum on March 12 starting at 6 p.m. at the Lee-Whedon Memorial Library, 620 West Ave. The event is sponsored by The Lake Country Pennysaver and Orleans Hub.

The event is set up as a forum and not a debate. Candidates will give opening and closing statements, and will respond to questions submitted by the audience.

The candidates include two people running for mayor: current trustee Marguerite Sherman, a retired special education teacher, is on the “The Village Party” and Michael Maak, a retired Medina firefighter, is running under the “Roots of the Past, Eyes on the Future Party.”

Five people are seeking two trustee positions on the Village Board.

Current trustee Tim Elliott and retired village clerk/treasurer Debbie Padoleski are running on the “The Village Party.” Elliott is an entrepreneur who currently works for LynOaken Farms.

Mat “Austin” Mosher and Jeffrey Pasnik are running with Maak under “Roots of the Past, Eyes on the Future Party.” Mosher is a former Medina firefighter and Pasnik is a council rep for North Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters in Cheektowaga. Mosher now works as regional safety manager for United Refining Company and Quik Fill’s safety and compliance officer.

Mark Prawel  a retired Medina police officer, is running under the “United Party.” He also owns an auto repair shop in Medina.

The positions up for election are all for two years.