Empire candidates featured in forum

The Village of Empire hosted a candidates night at Johnson Park Pavilion Tuesday.

All candidates running for the village council election in November were asked to provide an opening statement along with answers to the same questions throughout the two-hour event. Topics range from their vision of Empire to short-term rentals (STR) to waste water management to name a few.

Candidates for village president include incumbent Sue Palmer and challenger Dan Davis, to serve the village of 375 people.