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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-10-12, Page 5THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1988. PAGE 5. Who s running? The final day for submitting’ nominations for the Nov. 14 municipal election is Monday, Oct. 17. With the close of nominations approaching quickly, The Citizen this week attempted to contact all current members of all the municipal councils in the area. Included on this page is a summary of the most up-to-date information we could obtain at press time, Monday. Morris Reeve seeks another term McKillop's Hicknell seeks wardenship McKillop Reeve Marie Hicknell is definitely running for the position again in the Nov. 14 municipal election, because, as shesays, ‘‘whenlfirst stood for election I said I would go right for the top.” First elected in 1978, Mrs. Hicknell served for two years as a councillor, two years as deputy reeve, and the rest as reeve; and in her quest for the summit, is now in contention (with Bayfield Reeve Dave Johnston) for the position of Huron County Warden. As the first-ever woman to chair the county Road Committee, Mrs. Hicknell’s main area of concern lies in the continuation of the improvement of county roads, as well as the determination to keep on improving township roads “to get them up out of the snow.” After completing one term as a McKillop councillor and the past term as deputy reeve, Bill Siemon will also seek re-election to his current position. His main aim for the next term is to keep on building up township roads and to push for the paving of some concessions. His main beef is the lack of interest ratepayers seem to take in their local government - he says he’d be very happy to see enough people 3 in Hullett decide to run Three of the four members of Hullett Township council will seek re-election in the Nov. 14 munici­ pal election with the other two undecided. Reeve Tom Cunningham said Monday he will seek another term. He said he’s involved with the Rural Section of the Association of Municipalities of Ontario and he’d like tocontinue his involvement (which he can only do as a reeve). Deputy-reeve Joe Gibson will Armstrong 'cant quit now' Grey township Reeve Leona Armstrong will seek re-election as Grey Township’s reeve in the Nov. 14 municipal election, because, as she jokes, she’s involved in so many things that she ‘‘can’t quit now.” One of the region’s most experi­ enced municipal politicians, Mrs. Armstrong has served on Grey council since 1975, and as reeve for the past seven years; she also served as warden of Huron County in 1986, the first woman ever to hold the position. She thoroughly enjoys local politics and is pleased that ‘‘there are a lot of positive things going on in Grey right now,” foremost among them the establishment of the Brussels, Morris and Grey Industrial Committee township’s leading role management. But it is her role Huronview Management Commit­ tee at the county level that she finds mostchallenging, and her main reason to seek re-election. ‘ ‘Itlooks as if the new facility will go ahead, and it’s something we and the in waste on the running for election to ‘‘make every position a tight race.” Councillors Lome Glanville and James Ryan will also seek re­ election to their seats, both of them for the second term. Mr. Glanville says his goal is to keep the roads in good shape and to keep local taxes down, and says he usually enjoys his work in municipal government, but admits there are ‘‘times when you do wonder!” Mr. Ryan, who was appointed just last January to fill a vacancy on council, says serving one’s muni­ cipality is an experience everyone should have. He, too, has a strong interest in the continuing improve­ ment of township roads, and in the possible paving of some; he also says he has a strong commitment to waste management, which he sees ‘ ‘ as the way of the future. ” He says the Walton-area landfill site, which about ten per cent of McKillop ratepayers use, is the ‘‘best in the county.” Brian Campbell, now complet­ ing his sixth year on council, says he won’tbe running for re-elec­ tion. ‘‘It was an excellent experi­ ence, one I feel nobody should miss; but it’s time now to give somebody else a chance.” also seek re-election. He said there are no major issues that he can see on the horizon now that the township’s secondary plan and zoning by-law are in place. Waste management seems a coming issue but he feels that Hullett and Blyth are generally in good shape with their shared facility. Ron Gross is the one councillor who has made definite plans to seek re-election. It will be his badly need,” she says. ‘‘I’ve worked hard on the plan so far, and I’d like to see it through to completion.” Deputy Reeve Lyle Pettapiece says he will not seek re-election after serving on council since 1978, the past six years in his present position. Citing personal reasons for his decision, he says another three-year term is too long a commitment for him to make at present, but adds, “lknowl’11 miss it.” After serving two terms on council, Fred Uhler says he will run for the position of deputy reeve this time around. High on Mr. Uhler’s list of objectives for the next three ’years is to re-build more of the township roads ‘‘while gravel is still available and reasonable,” to continue to push the township’s waste management program in order to extend the life of the landfill site, and to continue to push aggressively for the esta­ blishment of more industry and business in Brussels, Morris and Grey. Councillor Helen Cullen will run In Morris Township, Doug Fraser will seek a second term as reeve in the Nov. 14 municipal election as he completes his fifth year on council. Reeve Fraser says he has enjoyed working with his present council and feels that they have done a lot, but that there is still much he’d like to see accomplish­ ed. Highlights of the past term include the establishment of the township’s secondary plan of the offices and of both a drainage superintendent and a chief build- ingofficial, but Mr. Frasersays he’d like to see some more road work done over the next three years, as well as the replacement of Brown’s bridge. He is also pleased that his council has seen the near comple­ tion of Chestnut Street at the north-west side of Brussels, open­ ing the area to industrial-commer- Cranston wants to stay Cecil Cranston, Reeve of West Wawanosh and at least two of his council members will be seeking re-election in the upcoming mun­ icipal election. Reeve Cranston said Thursday that he intended to seek another term as Reeve. Rhea Hamilton-Seeger will also seek a second term on council. “I feel like I’ve just got the ground­ work laid” she said Monday. She said she’d like to see more education of the public to the fact they can use recycling at the township waste disposal site in the next three years. There won’t be any bylaws forcing people to recycle but she’d like to make people aware the option is there. She’d also like to see more attention given to recreation and would like to see a reserve fund set up for capital needs in area recreation facilities. And, she said, fourth term after serving seven years on council. He sees no major issues on the horizon. Bob Szusz said Monday he is still undecided but is leaning toward running again. He said there are no major issues but he would like to keep an eye on the new assessment and potential problems in waste management. Ken Anderson said he has not made a decision at this point whether to run again or not. again for a second term on council, which she says she finds interest­ ing and challenging, although she can’t foresee any really big issues in the near future. “I would like to see the further expansion of waste management in Grey, and the continuing education of our elec­ tors in this very important issue.” Councillor Graeme MacDonald could not be reached for a comment on his intentions by press time. He is now completing his second term on council. Mabel 's Grill Continued from page 4 money so one kid can play basketball and money so they can buy student pictures and money for special books and money for field trips. ‘‘You know,” he said, ‘‘I think my parents paid’out less money in the bad old days when there was no free education than I do now when I’m supposed to have paid for it all through my taxes.” WEDNESDAY: Tim told Ward Black this morning that his man cial use, and that Morris is about to get into re-cycling at its major landfill site, but he said would like to see more severances accom­ plished. ‘‘There are a number of odd plots out there that could be severed. We have to provide the services anyway, so we might as well have the the tax base ” he explains. Deputy reeve Clem McLellan will also seek the office again, and says he too has enjoyed working with the present council and feels it has accomplished a lot, but feels there are still ‘‘a few little things” he wants to see completed, although he wouldn’t elaborate beyond the wish to see Brown’s bridge replaced. In the past term, he is most happy to have seen through the final completion of the Blue vale drain project, and the opening of Chestnut Street. with the township secondary plan now completed, the next step will be preparation of a zoning by-law. The zoning by-law is also high on the agenda of projects to be completed for Councillor Kath­ erine Todd who says she will be running again but hasn’t decided which post she will seek. She says she would also like to be around to see the completion of the office building at the township municipal building. Bruce Raynard, current deputy­ reeve, is still undecided if he will seek re-election. He chuckled Colborne'sKernighan quits After serving for 14 years on Colborne Township council, the past five of them as reeve, Russel Kernighan says he won’t be seeking re-election in the Nov. 14 municipal election. Explaining that other commit­ ments have forced him to decide on the priorities in his life, he says that another three-year term is just too big a commitment for him at this time. Doingthejobproperly, he says, is quite a burden, and although he feels that his term in office has seen some very positive changes in the township, he admits that‘‘someofthe workis pretty hum-drum.” Deputy reeve William Vanstone will run for the position of reeve, after serving eight years on McKillop council, the past six as Indecision in E. Wawanosh With a ratepayers meeting scheduled for Tuesday night, two East Wawanosh towrship council members were still undecided as to whether or not to run for council when polled by The Citizen Monday. Reeve Ernie Snell said he wouldn’t be able to say anything about his intentions until after the meeting in Belgrave Tuesday night. Councillor Don Schultz said Brian Mulroney had goofed in calling the election. ‘‘The official recycling week runs from Nov. 14 to 21. Mulroney missed it by one day so now we can throw him out with the rest of the trash instead of recycling him for another term.” Ah, said Ward, but poor J im has to work hard to get his laughs in the campaign. All Wardhastodois look at the polls that show the Conservatives 18 points ahead and he chuckles all day long. Robert Elliott will also seek a second term on council and also says he has enjoyed the past three years, but hasn’t yet given much thought to the future, since township affairs seem to be ‘‘running along smoothly.” Robert Grasby, who has served the people for a near-record 21 years, said Monday he still hadn’t decided if he’ll seek a return to office, but Howie Morton said he will not be running for the second time. He said that when he first sought election three years ago he wanted to find out more about the workings of municipal government, and he wanted to get to know more people in the community. “I’ve accomplished both and I’ve enjoyed it, but another three-year term is a major commit­ ment I’m not prepared to make at this time because of other respon­ sibilities,” he said. Monday night, saying he still had a whole four days to make up his mind. The decision would be made easier, he said, if council was still elected to a two year term not a threeyear term. He’s served on council for six years and commiting for anotherthreeyears will take some thought. Already decided is Gordon Brindley who said he won’t seek office again. He said he no longer lives in the township and though he is a qualified voter because of having a business in the township, he didn’t want to seek re-election. deputy reeve. He says that he doesn’t see any really big issues in the near future, since the township has been ‘‘running along nicely for sometime now.” ‘‘There are some very positive things happening in Colborne,” he added. Finishing his second term on council, Ross Pannabecker says he will not be running for re-election. ‘‘I’vegot too many other things going right now,” he explains. ‘‘Another three-year term is just too much of a commitment.” Neither Grant MacPhee nor Doug Stoll had made a decision about seeking re-election when The Citizen contacted them Mon­ day. Mr. MacPhee says he has been on Colborne council ‘‘for more years than I can remember,” while Mr. Stoll is just completing his second term. he hadn’t yet made a decision either. Fred Meier Sr. said that he intended to seek re-election. With eight years experience already behind him, Councillor Meier said the priorities for council would be finishing the massive 1 Oth-line bridge project, looking after road improvements and hopefully, gett­ ing a senior citizens housing project in Belgrave, either in the East Wawanosh or Morris side of the village. James Taylor made it official that he would not be running for council. After being on council for eight years, he said, he really had no hopes to move up and become reeve and there were other family and business commitments so he felt it was time to step down. He said he enjoyed his time on council ,and wouldn’t rule out running again sometime in the future but not in the near future. Councillor Ray Hallahan could not be reached for his intentions.