HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1994-11-02, Page 7Candidates for reeve in
East Wawanosh speak out
Murray Scott
A first-time candidate for a coun
cil seat in East Wawanosh Twp.,
THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1994. PAGE 7
Reeve wants to see job done
Murray Scott was acclaimed to
position. He says he ran to become
more aware of issues affecting the
township and to contribute to the
future development of East
Wawanosh.
A member of the Huron and
Huron-Bruce Progressive Conser
vative parties, Mr. Scott has been
an organizer for the township. He is
also a representative on the North
Huron Development Steering Com
mittee.
One of his objectives is to main
tain the township residents' way of
life while ensuring economic devel
opment.
He is a life-long resident of the
township and the fifth generation
on the family farm.
Donald Schultz
Donald Schultz is seeking the
position of East Wawanosh reeve.
He is 58 years old and has served
as councillor for the past 14 of
those years. He was also a member
of the Blylh Area Fire Board, the
Auburn Hall Board, and the Com
munity Centre Board for three
years.
Mr. Schultz runs a farm opera
tion along with his brother.
He says that his top priorities,
should he be elected, are to
improve road conditions, promote
growth, and reduce expenditures.
Newcomer on Brussels
council lists his goals
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in Chief for three years and umpire
with WOAA for nine years, referee
in hockey (1993-95), and a gradu
ate in security and police sciences
from Universal Career Institute.
He says, "I want to get Brussels
up and running again." He'd like to
sec more business in Brussels by
taking advantage of the federal and
provincial governments' job retrain
ing programs. He believes that
with hard work new jobs can be
cieatcd in Brussels and local peo
ple who have beer trained can fill
Maurice Hallahan
Maurice Hallahan is seeking the
position of East Wawanosh reeve.
He has previously served two terms
as councillor.
His political experiences range
from his 24 years of being a 4-H
Club Leader, a Gay Lea Foods del
egate, a member of the Huron
County Wheat Producers Commit
tee, and a member of the Soybean
Growers Marketing Board.
He is running because he is inter
ested in municipal politics, he is
against regional government, and
he wants local government to have
more control, he said.
His most important issue is to
keep the tax base down to its pre
sent level.
His personal goal is to listen to
the ratepayers.
Vicki Culbert
Vicki Culbert is acclaimed as the
Ashfield, East and West Wawanosh
trustee to the Huron County Board
of Education, a postion in which
she has served for one term.
As a trustee Ms Culbert is con
cerned about education and she
would like input on issues. An
important issue to her is parent
councils.
"My personal goal is to work
with other board members and
superintendents to bring the best to
our Huron County students."
these jobs.
Mr. Lowe plans to work with the
downtown core and all other local
businesses. He would like to
improve the appearance of Brussels
and promote activities for the elder
ly in the community. Mr. Lowe
plans to support all groups and
organizations, and encourage
everyone to help in fundraising
efforts. ’
His personal goal, he says, is to
see Brussels' residents appreciate
the changes he has made before his
term ends.
Leona Armstrong
Leona Armstrong is running for
Grey Twp. reeve. She has previ
ously served two terms on council,
including a term and a half as
deputy reeve. She has been reeve
since Feb. 1982.
She was the warden of Huron
County in 1986.
She cites several reasons for run
ning for reeve. She says, "As a
member of the Huron County
Library Board it would be exciting
to see the Huronview Redevelop
ment project completed." This pro
ject will accommodate a new
headquarters for the Huron County
Library. She adds that she would
also like tosee the completion of
the township infrastructure project.
Mrs. Armstrong says that the
most important issue is, "continued
good government, striving to
achieve a balance between the
demands of the people and the abil
ity of the taxpayer to pay for the
services."
She receives a lot of satisfaction
by making a community contribu
tion, she says, and by improving
the quality of life for today and the
next generation.
Mrs. Armstrong is presently
involved in several organizations.
She is the director of the Maitland
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She is also a member of the Huron
County Library Board, and she sits
on the Social Services and Museum
Committee of County Council.
She is the county representative of
the Children's Aid Board, and a
member of the Huron County
Long-Term Care Planning Com
mittee. She is involved actively in
the Women's Institute, church,
Agriculture Society, Horticulture
Society, and the community dining
program.
Acclaimed to the position, Grey
Twp. Councillor Alvin McLellan
will return to the post for a second
term.
As well as serving on council,
Mr. McLellan was a member of the
Brussels, Morris and Grey Board of
Recreation for six years, two as
chair.
"The most important concern is
to maintain services to the taxpay
ers while keeping taxes in check,"
he says. "I am interested in the
future of our township and want to
have a say in how tax dollars are
spent."
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