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Home My WebLink AboutThe Huron Expositor, 1997-11-05, Page 5All candidates meeting for Tuckersmith BY GREGOR CAMPBELL Expositor Staff If ratepayers are up in arms about restructuring or any- thing else going on in Tuckersmith Township these days, they didn't show it at an all -candidates meeting last Tuesday night. There were slightly fewer candidates than ratepayers at Brucefield United Church, only about 17 in the seats lis- tening as opposed to 11 at the front table running for one municipal office or another, along with former reeve Bob Bell who chaired the meet- ing. Many of the few who were in the audience are the same few people who are familiar faces at all such public meet- ings in the township. They didn't say much, were polite and asked practical questions. Re -acclaimed Reeve Bill Carnochan said he was a bit surprised and expected more people would have attended, especially with the news full of restructuring and whatnot these days in the province. All -candidates meetings are a regular feature before every municipal election in the township. They rarely draw many now. Tuckersmith clerk Jack MacLachlan says in the old days, when nominations took place at the same time, they were more lively events. Those members of the township's current council, along with education trustees, who were in attendance first gave reports on their three- year terms, followed by speeches from the various candidates for next Monday's municipal elections. DEPUTY -REEVE Coun. Bernie MacLellan, now running for deputy - reeve, said he felt it was "time to try and move up the ladder." He said he "feels strongly about amalgama- tion" and is "definitely in favour" of it, because it is "of benefit to us and even a necessity because of down- loading." Tuckersmith's current deputy -reeve wasn't there. Larry McGrath isn't running again. The other candidate for the position, Bob Broadfoot, said he was running "to give agri- culture a strong and experi- enced voice." COUNCILLORS There are four candidates for the three councillor posi- tions in the township. Bill DeJong expressed con- cerns about downloading, and questioned the potential savings from restructuring which he understood to be only five or six per cent. "That works out to about $54 per taxpayer and is noth- ing to get excited about," he said. DeJong also stressed his emphasis on agriculture and said he "didn't feel comfort- able" with the current make- up of council, which he would "not be a rubber stamp" for. Next, incumbent Coun. Rob McLeod said he fuels "with- out amalgamation there will' be a great increase in taxes." He said it was not so much about "savings" but rather the costs Tuckersmith will incur somewhere down the line if they don't do it. He said an issue he will also work towards solving if re-elected is the Clinton to Vanastra water supply. The line is about 50 years old and will require "big dollars," he reported, and he would like to explore "alternatives." Paul Spittal said download- ing and all of today's issues perhaps demanded "new ways of looking at things" that he could provide, and he would represent "the entire township" and "keep a good eye on its rural roots." . The farmer has to be there and be consulted about important issues such as clean water, the environment and health care, he said. He promised to be "open." Incumbent Doug Vock said he had a lot of "rural" in his background and he would use his experience and knowl- edge as a building official to assist with any manure man- agement problems that might arise in Tuckersmith, as they have in other rural Huron municipalities. He added he would contin- ue "to listen," and said he "prefers the status quo" in regards to amalgamation. BOARD OF ED The township's current rep- resentative on the Huron County Board of Education, Chair Allan Carter, is not running again. There are three candidates running for one public trustee's position, Carter's equivalent only now to represent Tuckersmith on the new Huron -Perth District School Board 08. Two of these are incum- bents elsewhere, seeking re- election on the public school board, by whatever name. They are Abby Armstrong and Linda Horbanuik. The other candidate is new- comer David Hallman. Armstrong said school board "bashing is popular these days," but Huron remains the second -lowest spending public board in the province. She said education is "a gift for our children that empowers them and makes them better citizens." Horbanuik, acclaimed as trustee for Hullett last elec- tion, said education "isn't as easy as it looks on the other side of the fence." She believes the public education system in Huron, and Perth, "is better here than elsewhere in the province." Newcomer Hallman said there are "challenging oppor- tunities" in public education in the province at the moment, and promised to put his experience in manage- ment, labour relations and budgets to good use. add flashes Ofbrilliance Discover the wonderful difference beautiful highlights can make for you. Our salon offers a fashionable range of highlighting techniques. From soft touches of gold to brilliant splashes of platinum—these special effects create new beauty dhd confidence. Call today for an appointment bi/li'atrix HAIR $KIN•COSMETICS MATRIX. EXPANDING THE SALON EXPERIENCE COLOUR GRAPHICS FOR QUICK BEAUTIFUL HIGHLIGHTS Come visit us in ou✓New Salon TOTAL IMAGE II 527-0780 Full Service Salon Open 6 days & 3 evenings "We must pursue high stan- dards at reasonable costs," he added. Acclaimed Huron -Perth County Roman Catholic Separate School Board incumbent (elsewhere) trustee Mike Miller did not attend last Tuesday night's meeting, nor did that board's sitting representative for Tuckersmith, Gerry Ryan. QUESTION & ANSWER Bob Fotheringham men- tioned a fire department issue momentarily, but did not pursue it in the question and answer period that followed the candidates' presentations. Bob Stuckey and Arend Streutker respectively asked the candidates for council where they stood on the size of livestock operations and provincial right -to -farm leg- islation, now at second read- ing. DeJong said nutrient man- agement plans were a big concern, but how you moni- tor them needed to be looked at seriously. McLeod said council has recently delved into manure management and is at the "gatherin: information from . Flower Magic by Jean 527-1110 - 36 Main St. South Christmas Open House the farm community stage." "The toughest part looks like it would be policing," he said. MacLellan concurred, and said he wants any policing system to be one that every- one can live with." Broadfoot pointed out Tuckersmith's soil is a clay loam, not sandy like else- where nearby, and this should have a bearing on manure management solutions. "We don't want operations that can't use excess wastage in their operations," he said. Vock agreed "policing" was crucial, and said any water quality problem is both a rural and urban concern. 'MUZZLED SHEEP' Spittal said he wasn't famil- iar yet with the details of the right to farm issue, so wouldn't like to comment before he found out, which he promised to do. He humorously pointed out it wasn't necessarily a rural versus urban problem though, as sometimes portrayed, because although he lives on a farm he is familiar with CONTINUED on Page 6. '• Sunday, Nov. 16th -12 noon - 5:00 m SANT A AND HIS • ELVES WiLL BE RE TOO! 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