“I would like more gravel on my road near my house.”

— John Siebert, Marion

“Going forward in 2026 we need to focus on urbanization. Rural is great, but there are not a lot of businesses here, and we need them.”

— Kirshawn Stevens, Marion

“More housing availability is huge in this town.”

— Kara Druse, Marion

“Some of the roads need to be repaired with all of the potholes. At the Hillsboro Industrial Park, one particular road should be paved.”

— Eugene Sieverin, Eastshore

“I have only worked here for a short time, but more restaurants are needed, though I have not visited all of them yet.”

— Christi Hilner, Florence

“We need more economic growth and more tourism.”

— Mark Jones, Marion

“I hope the county pulls their head out of their hind end and runs it like it needs to be run. Stop worrying about what’s convenient for them.”

— Ronald Davis, Marion

“The one thing I’d like to see a change in Marion is to be given more knowledge about when county meetings are taking place. We can’t go and be heard if we don’t know.”

— Marcie Haas, Marion

“The county should consider property tax decreases instead of the increases that we have seemed to face this year.”

— Amy Stiver, Marion

“I would like to the county be more effective in the way of their administration and how they handle roads. Focus more on those things other than the wind farms. They’re already in place.”

— Peggy Blackman, Marion

“Fix those roads over by the county lake without raising my taxes.”

— Jim Darrow, Marion

“Maybe spend a little more wiser. If you’re going to give yourselves a raise, give me one, too. We still like Marion.”

— Thane Schwartz, Marion

“Lay off the wind farms. We got them. We had the one commissioner who ran on them, so we already pushed that button.”

— Roger Weir, Marion