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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-12-02, Page 26PAGE'14A---GODFRICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1976 Heydon (continued from page,IOA) is mainly in the nature of prestige and ceremony. I am saying this only because so often the mayor is unfairly blamed for general municipal shortcomings. Any mayor's promises to ache electorate • are ..most likely sincere alright, but if the expected results do not materialize it is either because the majority of council had Other ideas or because there simply was not enough manesy.,The paving of Suncoast Drive was in the lattercategory. Road improvement is traditionally a high .priority item with any council. We :have a five-year systematic road improvement program which„we have tried to follow within .our means. Only the new council can tell you with any meaning "where' the subject will stand in the order of.priorities•for the new -term. At present assessment in ‘Goderich stands at about 60 percent residential and 40 percent commercial. Ideally this should be reversed. How could this be achieved? It remains important to attract new industry and business, not only fdr assessment but for jobs as well. Such addition would mean real improvements only if we succeed in doing it • on a basis compatible with the services we can supply within our means, and without in any way en- dangering our vital en- vironment. As our somewhat distant location contributes to transport costs and dif- ficulties for industry, I am '-"'increasingly wondering why. our waterways are not put to better and more popularuse in this' part of the country: There are. - most likely practical reasons of which I am not aware, but I would certainly be :in favour of trying .to attract the Federal Government's . attention for creating more extensive facilities in our commercial harbour. . Apart.- from,.,a ' promotion and attraction job in this field I cannot see what the municipal government could, do directly to reverse ,, the assessment basis aryl to take the weight off the. residential -taxpayers. Inwhat terms do you see. Goderich 20 years from now? How, during the upcoming term,: • can the new council prepare for "the future in terms of long range financial planning, servicing,• tran- sportation, land acquisition, etc.? I sincerely hope that 20 ,years from •now this hand- some town will continue to be the clean place with healthy air where a, young teenage • girl can walk safely home from a friend's place in the evening. I hope we have, collec- tively, sense enough • to welcome, in gradual doses, planned growth which does not drastically change our basic character. There -should continue to be • small towns and big- cities for a choice of lifestyles. Adding the costs of the _Industrial Park sewers to our already existing debenture. load would leave very little room .for ambitious new and suture-orientedprojects during the two-year lifetime , of the new council,.. if it is not going to increase the tax bilis . considerably. reaction, suggestions and preferences to mypersonal judgment. Frequently my way of reaching you is through the letters column of the local Press - •a service available to all of us and one I -very tnttch appreciate, Perhaps in the future a service club, the Shoppers' Square Assoc... or any other. group may wish to organize more frequent public meetings (possibly every `six months or at least at the end' of the first year off the term) where the 'people can ap- proach theirrepresentatives either with questions, criticism or expressions of .appreciation., I would welcome any open give-and- take discussion very much. Can citizens fully and ac- curately ' understand the dealings of council through_ ,the local press? Nothing replacespersonal attendance at council meetings, if one wants to be fully informed. .One cannot expect any newspaper to give a full report on hours of meetings at which the trivial items are in the- grab-bag with the more important issues. Any major or con- troversial subject is usually covered in sufficient detail to give the readers a fair and accurate account of council decisions as well as in- dividual councillors.' stand and conduct'. Personally I have always - promoted the idea of an 'ex- tensive Council Briefs section in the paper, possibly' all small items together in one location. Even a relatively Minor matter may be of some• interest to some person in' town. After seeing even the shortest, reference to it in the paper the person can contact Council members, the Town. Hall or the newspaper fora more detailed account. The local newspaper's part' in informing thepeople about their representatives' work is of much greater importance than customarily admitted. How else would you know what your council is doing? ._ The._Press : is- the go-between. appreciated by those who like to keep their public work open to public scrutiny. • • Y STAN PROFIT .... barber What special abilities would you bring to the council table? I have always said that there is nothing particularly special about Stan Profit. I believe that I. do have the ability to relate to people, however, 'it is .impossible to satisfy all of them I have done'mybest over the past six years. The experience I have gained in those years, as Councillor, Deputy Reeve and Reeve I can bring to- council, and it should, I think, stand me in good stead to tackle the problems which no doubt lie ahead. Do you, as a candidate, feel you have the time necessary to attend all meetings of council and its committees.. and to be in attendance during• the whole of these meetings? Yes Ido. • If ' expenditures had to be • cut during•the coming term of council where would .you' economize? Harbor, airport, • What motivates you to seek election to. Goderich Town Council? I am sure I would be. ;.- critical of some of the council work; the next thing isto get up and try to do it.. better. I like to talk about many subjects; it is also important to work on them. There are different kinds of people intown and it takes a group of . different kinds of persons, to represent us all fairly. There is much general and 'specific cynicism about councils. In my own way tam trying • to reduce it. This continuous challenge gives me a feeling of time well spent. .Please permit me . to ex- press one appeal to the. public.. Council members' doors are . open- to you on public business every day for years. Just once every. two years we are asking you to take a few minutes to go out and vote. If you think that a member has worked well or that a new candidate has good potential, do remember that your voteis important and that without it he or she may not be elected. • Living hastily beyond our means basically limits our freedom in the long run. I would like us to by able to resort more to the healthier reserve "fund' financing in- stead oflithe expensive borrowing. . Whatever can be done with our beforehand limited financial • resources during the next council's two years - there are " many important considerations for which no - large amounts are needed. Foe a start - let us protect our famous and important core area in a meaningful manner. 0 yes, `and I can see how 20 years from now the many hundreds of trees we have .'planted will be tall and shapely, giving shade and beauty, adding to the graces of our town. ;• Do you feel public par- ticipation is desirable? If so what would you do to increase • public participation In the affairs of the Municipality? I cannot imagine looking . after public business without public participation. I always keep in touch: you have :a • right to know what I do and • why IC do it and I appreciate the'opportunity to expand my vision by adding your GODERICH, London 524-9075. . representing Uf�e (.YOJ SHOULD -REPLACE YOUR CHIMNEY FLASHING, SINCE IT PROTECTS' WHEN RAIN IS SPLASHING oik#0dtimgelyet MBING HEA ING Tit; 524-7861 - 55 KINGSTON IT. MUNICIPAL ELECTION TOWNSHIP OF EAST WAWANOSH December 6th, 1976 Notice is hereby.'given to the Municipal Electors of the Township of East Wawanosh, in the County of Huron that whereas, more candidates have been nominated to each of the following offices than the number required to fill such offices, ' therefore polls will be held at the times and places stated in this notice for the 'purpose of electing the holders of, such offices. OFFICE FOR WHICH POLL TO BE HELD: Councillors (four (4) to be elected):.; Huron County Board of Education (one'(1') representative to be elected by Public School Supporters: Huron County Board of Education (one (1) representative to be elected by Separate School Supporters: Regular Polls to be held at the following places: Polling Sub -Division No. 1: Gordon Carter's Residence NV/ Lot 39, Conc. 3. Polling Sub-Qivision No. 2: East Wawanosh Public Works - Garage -Part Lot 37, Conc. 9 Polling Sub -Division. No. 3: Philip .Dawson's Residence WVs Lot 30, Conc. 13 Polling Sub -Division No. 4: George McGee's Residence E1/2 Lot 30, Conc. 10 . Polling Sub -Division No. 5: Wm. Whetstone, Village of Auburn 'All polls will be open from 11 o'clock a.m. until 8 o'clock p.m., and no longer. Given under my hand this 19th day of November, 1916. '` WINONA THOMPSON, Returning Officer. • Can relate to people parks, works and engineering_ or other areas? What is wrong with economizing all across the board? Now may be the time to say no to some projects, even though a government grant may be available. How good is a grant, if we cannot afford our share of the project. However I am not saying we should •not take advantage of grants when they fit ourneeds, and financial status. Priority is the key word, it always has been to me. Do you"feel that the Ministry of. Transportation and Communication's recommended design for the widening of . Highway 21 through Goderich is the best possible solution? The best `possible' solution should have been taken care - of many .years. agog .i.e. straightening of the highway: through to the lights at five points intersection. I do believe the M.T.C.'s design -is the best `practical' solution at this . time. The traffic warrants it.I do agree with Mrs. Haydon re the trees which will have to go, but, there are facts of life which have to be faced whether we like them or not. Keep in mind however, that it will not be widened until the ministry has the money to designate for this project. Who knows when that will be? a - The Mayor's. inaugural address promised Suncoast Drive would be paved during the 1976-76 term. This has not been done. The inaugural address also said the main priority for the 75-76, term would be road improvement. Do you think this prornlse has • been fulfilled? Where does road improvement stand in the order of priorities for the new term? I am obviously not responsible for the Mayor's inaugural address, • but . I would also saythat it is equally as obvious that Suncoast Drive was net done because council felt there was more need elsewhere in town. I think council kept road improvement' high on the priority list, but we never seem to be able to do as much as we would like to. There simply is not enough money. I would say roads will -- be high an the priority list;. but just where it can be placed depends upon next year's council, and how they evaluate the priorities. 0 • At present assessment in,. Goderich stands at about 60 percent residential and 40 percent commercial. Ideally this should be reversed. How could this be achieved? Industrial growth is the obvious answer. When you say commercial, .I thi.n'k of industrial assessment. We could sure use more in- dustries in town, but, in my mind this ties in with the previous question on roads. What I mean is, if we can close the Borg-Warner deal, it will mean Suncoast Drive will have to be extended froth. Hwy.. 21 through to .Hwy. 8. This would, I think, relieve • someof the . heavy truck traffic using Hwy. 21 at Britannia Road. So you see most of these problems are Correlated. Goderich is growing, and I am . afraid experiencing growing pains. Better to have these pains, than not to grow. In what "terms do you see Goderich 20 years from now? How, during the upcoming term, can the new council prepare for the future in terms of long range financial planning,. • servicing, tran- sportation: land' acquisition, etc.? • G0000d question. Itis very hard to say where we will be in 20 years in terms of development. It is vital. that we conduct ourselves in the best possible manner in the ensuing years. This is where those grants come to play, referred to in the third question. If we budget road construction money carefully over the next few years we can take advantage of the neighborhood improvement (continued on page 15A). • YOUR HEAD QUARTERS FOR *ROGERS MAJESTIC TV. ..EXPERT TV SERVICE •. ANTENNA & TOWER INSTALLATION 4 162 MARY ST.-GODERICH 5 2 4908.9 There's notlliirkg"like having.: a cushion or' surplus in your Personal Chequing Account to take care of unexpected emergencies or opportunities but at what price? After alt, PCAs don'tpay interest. 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