2022 Election Primary: Will County Board

Will County Board District 2 candidate Robert Hendrick answered Shaw Local's election questionnaire for the Will County Board primary election

Will County Board, District 11 candidate Jacqueline Traynere answered Shaw Local's election questionnaire for the Will County Board primary election.

Will County Board member Meta Mueller on what the county should do with recreational marijuana sales tax revenue, "The revenue from the recreational cannabis sales tax should be used to help those most affected by cannabis prohibition." Read the full questionnaire here.

Will County Board candidate Jazmin Martinez on what should be done with recreational marijuana sales tax revenue: "Ask any Joliet citizen, as I did a lot of the last few weeks, what they believe needs to be worked on in their city. Their most common response: infrastructure."

Will County Board member Margaret Tyson wrote on recreational marijuana sales tax revenue, "Revenue acquired through the legal sale of cannabis in our county should be used to educate formerly incarcerated individuals who were disadvantaged by the old cannabis laws."

Will County Board candidate Brian Bessler wrote when asked what the county should do with recreational marijuana sales tax revenue, "We should allocate equal amounts of revenue to create small business loans as well as to increase our effort to combat the ongoing opioid crisis."

Asked what the county should do with recreational marijuana sales tax revenue, Will County Board member Mica Freeman wrote, "In my opinion, this tax revenue generated from cannabis sales should be used to support communities most affected by substance abuse and addiction."

Asked what local bridge and road projects the county should prioritize, Will County Board candidate Annette Parker wrote, "The Bruce Road Caton Farm corridor needs to be re- evaluated. There is a definite need for another east west bridge over the Des Plaines River."

Will County Board candidate Hillary Kurzawa said of the old county courthouse property, "I would like to see the old courthouse renovated into a community garden, food bank and community center in the heart of Joliet." Read Kurzawa's full election questionnaire here.

Asked what the county should do with recreational marijuana sales tax revenue, Will County Board candidate Sherry Williams wrote "The communities that have been disproportionately affected by the war on drugs should be given priority in the allocation of the marijuana sales tax."

Asked what county government can do to boost local business, Will County Board candidate Elnalyn Costa wrote, "we must invest in our infrastructure to ensure efficient passage to and from Will County’s industrial spaces." Read Costa's full election questionnaire here.

On what to do with the old county courthouse property, Will County Board member Saud Gazanfer wrote, "A green space for families to relax and walk in the downtown area will improve the aesthetics of the downtown area." Read Gazanfer's full election questionnaire here.

Asked what to do about recreational marijuana sales tax revenue, Will County Board candidate Mark Revis wrote, "This revenue should be allocated towards mental health services and helping our growing homeless population." Read the full election questionnaire here.

Asked how he would encourage economic and employment growth in Will County, county board candidate Daryl Parks wrote, "We need a strategic plan for expansion and growth, then we need to look at who and how we recruit businesses to Will County." Read the full questionnaire here.

Asked if he supports raising the salaries of countywide elected officials, Will County Board District 5 candidate Philip Juarez answered "No, I do not believe the county will be better served if officials are paid more." Read the full election questionnaire here.