Cottage Grove mayor's race: Challenger Magle ready 'to listen to all'

In 2009, as the city of Cottage Grove planned an extensive road and utility improvement project in the rural River Acres neighborhood, residents turned out at City Hall to vent their displeasure. They tried to persuade the City Council to delay the project — and the more than $5,000 in assessments each homeowner would shoulder if the roadwork went ahead. Among them was Chad Magle, who is opposing incumbent Mayor Myron Bailey on the Nov. 6 ballot.