HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1988-11-09, Page 8PAGE 8. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1988.
Hullett council candidates interviewed about issues
BOBSZUSZ
Candidate for Councillor
Hullett Township
BobSzuszhas spent the past 10
years as a sales agent for How son
and Howson Ltd. in Blyth, and was
appointed to a vacant seat on Hullett
council twoyears ago. He says he
decided to try to retain his seat
because he has found municipal
politics to be a source of great
interest, as well as a unique
challenge. “I’m proud of what
council has accomplished to date,
but there are still a lot of things that
need to be done,’’ he said.
He says that he sees waste
management as the greatest chal
lenge of the next three years, adding
that the municipality will likely have
to go along with a county-wide
dump-site, although he, personally,
is not in favour of one. “The
Hullett-Blyth site is in good shape,”
he noted.
Other issues Mr. Szusz sees as top
priority are the obtaining of a PRIDE
grant for the township, in order to
upgrade Auburn’s drains and roads,
as well as ongoing improvements to
otherroads. Hewouldalsolike to see
that ratepayers are better informed
over the impact of the adoption of
equal value tax assessment before
the crunch comes in three years; and
he would like to see more “teeth” in
municipal manure-storage bylaws.
“I urge people to get out and
vote,” Mr. Szusz said.
Medd wants Blyth safe
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past 15 years and taught school for
the past 18 years, currently at
Colborne Central Public School. He
has been actively involved with
many sports and social programs in
the village, and has been instrumen
tal in making the Huron County
School Science Fairs among the best
in the province.
He decided to seek a seat on
council after being approached to do
so by several ratepayers, explaining
that he had always wanted to be
totally involved in the village, and
figured a seat on council would be a
good place to “try to be of service to
everyone.”
If elected, Mr. Medd said he
would try to keep Blyth a safe home
for children and seniors, treat all
taxpayers fairly and honestly and
keep them informed of all matters
KEN ANDERSON
Candidate for Councillor
Hullett Township
Ken Anderson of RR 1, Londes-
boro was appointed to fill a vacancy
on Hullett Township council a year
ago, but says he has enjoyed the
challenge of the position so much
that he wanted to try to retain his seat
in the November 14 election.
“I made my first bid for council
because I wanted to see how
municipal government works,” he
explained, but added that “things
are a lot different than what I
expected - everything has to go on to
a higher level of bureaucracy - it’s
notaseasy to’getthings done’ as
some people seem to expect!”
Mr. Anderson is self-employed,
farming as well as running an auto
salvage and repair business, and
feels that he can offer constituents
more of his time than can many
others. “I’m always available to
them; and the fact that I’m younger
perhaps gives me a little different
perspective on issues,” he said.
He sees municipal drainage and
waste management as the major
issues of the next three years. He
explained that Hullett Council is
already planning a major drain
project for Auburn, where present
drains are far from adequate, and
notes that no road or street
upgrading can be done in the police
village prior to the drainage work.
More drainage work is also planned
for Londesboro, Mr. Anderson said,
and he’d like to see more streets
paved in both hamlets.
directly concerning them, as well as
being readily available to all resi
dents. HealsowantstoseeBlyth
continue in its development as a
centre for shopping, service indus
tries, high-quality entertainment,
sports events and worship, but feels
that it can also remain a friendly
village made up of warm, caring
citizens. “I’dbe happy to see the
new council do as good a job as the
retiring council did,” he said.
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RON GROSS
Candidate for Councillor
Hullett Township
Ron Gross, an incumbent on
Hullett council says he decided to
run again because he enjoys council
work. It gives you a sense of
accomplishing things when you
make decisions on council he says.
He feels that his seven years on
council give him experience with
knowing what’s going on in munici
pal affairs. During that time he has
served on mostof the committees
and boards involved in the munici
pality. He’s also a farmer, so has a
farmer’s perspective and he’s con
cerned with knowing where the
money goes.
Looking ahead he says the landfill
site, shared with Blyth is a major
concern for council. As the current
site nears capacity council will have
toexpand it or institute recycling
because the alternative of finding a
new site is very, very costly. He’d
also like to see the township
road-building program continued.
While it hasn ’ t cut road maintenance
costs it has helped with snow
clearing and had been a conveni
ence for the ratepayers. In the years
ahead recreation is going to take a
bigger part of the budget, he says,
because the arenas in the area are
getting older and are going to need
more repairs.
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DON GREID ANUS
Candidate for Councillor
Hullett Township
A first-time candidate who has
farmed in Hullett Township for 30
years, Don Greidanus and his wife
have raised 10 children, four of them
still at home. He has worked for the
MTC on winter roads maintenance
for the past 16 years, but with a
change in the tendering system will
not be returning, so says he decided
to try for a seat on Hullett Township
council now that he has more spare
time.
If elected, Mr. Greidanus says he
wants to try to improve the
communiation between council,
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public employees and ratepayers,
and to keep council business “at the
grass roots level.” “In the past,
when I’ve approached council on
different matters, I always felt I
wasn’t getting any where, and I’d
like to know why,” he explained.
He adds that he feels he has a lot to
offer to Hullett residents because of
his long experience in farming and
with the provincial roads system,
and says he knows people all over the
township. He sees no major issues
ahead for the new council, but says
he would like to see safety standards
on some roads upgraded, as he has
some concerns as to potential
hazards, especially for children.
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