HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1973-01-11, Page 8will find us out, and we will be
as "puppets on a string," Let us
not take the attitude that good
things just happen, The choices
which we make now are the
choices around which people
will live their lives in the
future, for we are shaping the
environment for our children
and their children, We must ac-
cept the demands of progress
and promote it zealously, but
we need-mat always let it take
the form of a "bulldozer".
In our past term, the aeon),
(3) re-building of sidewalks
(Princess);
(4) a careful and planned
assessment of our needs for a
municipal complex;
(5) an immediate organization
of a Centennial committee for
1975 activities;
(6) hopefully an endorsement of
our town zoning bylaws;
(7) a careful study of our inter-
nal functions-duplications
(8) support of a strong in-
dustrial committee
All of these are, I feel, essen-
Village section of A.M,O, has
certainly inede me keenly
aware of the fact we at the
local level should have a very
deep concern for moulding our
future, So we might ask our-
selves "What's' in store?" or
"Who cares?". public policy
and Public Works are council's
responsibility and the health of
our communities is our respon-
sibility. Certainly it is my per-
sonal belief we have too many
authorities to contend with in
many departments 'of our
The new Clinton council for 1973-74 paused last week to have their picture taken, Back, left
to right, are councillors Ernie Brown, Don Hall, Ruth Roy, John MacFarlane, Bill Stauttener,
and Roy Wheeler. Front row, are Deputy Reeve Frank Cook, Mayor Don Symons, and Reeve
Harold Lobb. (News-Record photo)
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of the intellect, the vthics and
the morals of the people, no
better, no worse.
Having accepted the respon-
sibility of public office, I would
caution. each one of you to
know yourself, your weaknesses
and strengths, your goals,' your
purpose in wishing to serve, As
in Hamlet "To thine own self
be true and it must follow, as
the night the day, thou canst
not then be false to.env man,"
Public office is a trust. It is
also an opportunity to serve,
and after all, Should all of us
not agree with the anonymous
poet: I expect to pass through
this world once. Any kindness
that I can show to any fellow
creature, let me do it now, Let
me not defer or neglect it, for I
shall not . pass this way again.
olice report
There were three convictions
in Clinton Court last Wed-
nesday.
Keith Harkes of Clinton was
fined $100 and giVen a 30
licence suspension for a
careless driving charge; David
M. Riley of Kitchener was fined
$60 for having liquor in 'a .place
other than his residence; and
Cornelius Baechler was fined
$35 for failing to yield a red
light, Judge Glenn Hays han-
ded doWn the sentences.
Police reported one accident
that occurred on January 4 bet-
ween a car driven by Ephraim
Clarke of Seaforth and Leslie
Broadfoot of Sebringville, No
one was injured in the accident
at Ontario and East Street in
Clinton but $1,800 damage was
done.
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8—CLINTON NEWS-RECORD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 11,. 973
Mayor Symons promises hard work for new. council
government systems as they
now exist (Planning, example)
(local, county, O.M.B., High-
way, Hydro, Conservation, etc.)
John Roberts (when
Premier) was once quoted as
saying our system of govern-
ment, local as well as provin-
cial and federal, is based on
sound principle that elected
representatives of the people
must have the final authority
in deciding on matters of
policy.
I firmly believe we all accept
growth, but according to our
,ability to service the growth
areas without detriment to the
environment or to the economy
of the area. We must con-
tinually strive to create the
type of area in , which people
warit't6'1We -and work and as
long as there 'is local input,
development will suit the
people, and local governments
Greetings to Press and any
audience:
First of all, I would like to
express my thanks to the Coun-
cil and citizens of Clinton for
placing their confidence in me
for another term in the office of
Mayor,
This term we have new mem-
bers on our council and with
these, I am sure will come new
ideas which will be to the best
interests of our community, in
making it an important link in
our area planning and a better
, place in which to live. You and
I, as leaders in our town, must
face up to the fact that in this
moment of history, we cannot
and must not blame others for
the responsibilities which are
ours. Whether in achievement
or failure, it is not the other
person, not the other level of
Government, not the conditions
of our times, (and they are
changing), but we alone collec-
tively place our signature to the
kind of community we create, It
is my sincere hope that in the
term ahead of us, we may in-
troduce a partnership concept
with the areas around us and
focus our co-operative efforts
on the real issues of our com-
munities.
I would be remiss at this
time if I did not express my
personal appreciation as well
as the appreciation of the mem-
bers of Council to those who
served in the past term — Mr.
Archer, Mr, Crawford, Mr.
Denomme, Mr. Armstrong, Mr.
Atkinson, Mr. Livermore; all of
these men served the town of
Clinton on various committees
and I feel their contribution
will be a great assistance to us
in our coming term.
The citizens of the Town of
Clinton have elected us as their
governing body for the 1973-74
term and let us bear in mind
"We are not doing him a favour
by serving him, he is doing us a
favour by giving us the oppor-
tunity. Nor is he (the citizen) an
outsider of our work - he is part
of it.
With these thoughts in mind,
it necessarily follows that our
responsibility is selecting and
appointing our committees to
assist us in the smooth and
economic running of our
municipality. To these people, I
would like at this time to say a
sincere thank you for their con-
tributions in the past and hope
it will continue in :lhe Yeas'
that lie ahead. "Co-operation is
the best way to make ideas
work. Far too often we overlook
the support of the silent
majority, who serve in silence
and help us build a better com-
munity. At times we heed only
the voices of discord of a very
loud, small majority and do
things which are not in .the best
interests of the community.
Because it takes 2000 bolts to
hold a car together, and only
one nut to scatter it all over the
highway, is no reason to react
With fear and suspicion in
carrying out our municipal
responsibilities.
The term of 1973-74 will be
as exciting as we make it. Cer-
tainly if we take a look-see at-
titude, I feel sure the hiearchy
of senior levels of government
plishment of the projects we
have entertained we hope have
been in the best interests of our
community; our downtown
area with new street lighting,
sidewalks and highway, our
first senior citizen apartment,
fully occupied. A new Public
Works building, the
strengthening of our law enfor-
cement by the addition of an
additional constable; all these
plus others I feel are the results
of careful consideration of our
requirements for the
stimulation of planned
progress.
We as the governing body for
1973-74 must always be
prepared to make changes and
try to improve our image. Ef-
ficiency is simply a matter of
,ocganizatiort; an'd thiS: Lam sure„
we will endeavour to achieve
by a careful consideration of
our monies which we have at
our disposal. To achieve such a
goal, we must have the co-
operation of our employees and
we must set the example and
prove our leadership qualities,
in the field of policy-making,
and, once made, ensure they
are adhered to.
To embark on a programme
of priorities for the coming
year, would be easier if we
believed looking in the 'crystal
ball' was the answer. It is my
sincere hope that Council will
support some of the projects I
feel are on the priority list:
(I) continuation of a street re-
building programme;
(2) a planned street light bet-
terment programme;
tial to our ultimate objective of
planned progress and ef-
ficiency. Not all of these
projects involve great sums of
money, but must be considered
when budgets are to be
prepared. The success of any
business is the ability to work
within the means at its
disposal, with this thought in
mind I would ask Council to be
courageous and of open mind.
How far we can go on any of
the major projects will be dic-
tated by our ability of 'pooling
resources' over the next two
years. Presently we are in the
midst of a new sewerage exten-
sion and enlargement program,
and this will have to be kept in
mind in our budgeting review,
but hopefully with this in.
-ostallatiOn.',:boitiPleted,. it' Will
better enable us to alleviate our
pollution problems in our area,
as far as sewerage is concerned.
This year, hopefully, will see
our second senior citizen
project either completed or
nearing completion (20 units)
of which the town will con-
tribute approximately seven
percent.
As I have mentioned
previously, we are in the throes
of change, and I feel we cannot
be just concerned with the area
within the 'town limits'. This
certainly is our immediate con-
cern, and I hope I can
stimulate the need for con-
tinued dialogue for planning
not only locally but on a
broader scale as well. Having
had the priviledge of serving as
President of the Town and
must never lose_ the e, ,initiativ
Re-structuring is not just
local problem. Certainly our
provincial level of government
has spent considerable time to
prepare countless reports.
Design for Development Phase
1,2 and 3 reports of select com-
mittees to mention a few, and
AS we have seen Regional
Governments have been ap-
plied in certain areas; Ottawa
Carleton being the first, and
the latest Kitchener Waterloo
latest proposal Oshawa
centered, which is of
great concern "te those who
are .involved in certain
areas which I personally
feel is not really living up to
the 'partnership image' as set
out in existing policies which
have been drawn up by our
cabinet ministers, Indeed if we
'are prepared to accept orie way
'dialogue' from our senior
levels of government, then we
just take the look see .attitode,
but if we are concerned then I
say we will be leaderS' "in our
destiny and we would be people
that would present our plans to
the government (I dO not refer
to the official plan of Huron)
this is a step in the right direc-
tion). I think we have a real op-
portunity today for our
municipal people to look at
their structure and reform it
and make it more meaningful
and serve the people better.
Who but the people at local
level know the problems that
confront us today? Let us not
wait for the "Bay Street"
developers to plan our destiny.
We must be on our guard at all
times. With all due respect
provincial planners are just not
as close to the people as
municipal governments.
I would not want to create
the impression I am against
Regional Government, but I
would like to make it clear that
the 'bigness' does concern me,
and it should be a concern of us
all, if we see the voice of the
elected representative being
lost. At present I feel regional
government has become
synonymous in Ontario with
'remote' government and a
decided increase in taxes.
I feel we in this area have a
great opportunity to prove that
we can be 'masters' of our own
, house' if we are prepared to
continue a 'dialogue' with our
oenior, ,levels4 ofv7govemment.„1
The late Adiai Stevenson once
said that "Government is like a
pump and what it pumps up is
just what we are a fair sample