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The Goderich Signal-Star, 1978-11-09, Page 27PAGE 6A -,-GODERICH SIGNAL. -STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 097.8 Municip• Deb Shewfelt 1. How do you plan to direct town council as a single force for the benefit of the ratepayers in Goderich? The Mayor's job is to co-ordinate the council and act as a chairman at the council meetings -making sure each issue is discussed and all in- formation is made available to all council members before calling a vote. 'The Mayor has one vote only as all members of council do and each dedision is arrived at . by the democratic system of majority vote. 2. Do you think spending restraint should be at the expense of growth - in- dustrial and residential? A town that has a steady growth pattern, particularly industrial growth,will be prosperous and therefore benefit the people and taxpayers through jobs and . supplying of goods and services. The ideal situation to strive for is to have a 60, percent in- dustrial and commercial assessment and 40 per- cent residential assessment base. 4. If you answered question 2 in the negative, where do you plan to get the money to install the new services to attract industrial and residential growth? The financing for new servicing regarding residential and industrial growth is now coming from impost charges and lot levies being invested in capital reserve ac- counts for future ex- pension of sewage and water plants. Also the town should take ad- vantage of Federal and Provincial grants such as was used in the N.I.P. area (i.e. approx. 75 percent P°rovincial Federal Funding). The council should make sure that each year a small amount of Industrial land is serviced avoiding a large expenditure in the future out of one given year this can be done by applying money from town owned land sales against servicing cost. 5. What can you, as mayor, offer residents of Goderich? I.f re-elected I would pledge the people of Goderich a continued effort of co-operation with your council and to insure that the tax dollars are spent wisely, that proper planning is used in all projects, and hopefully to be able to keep the town properly staffed and maintained within the existing tax structure. 6. Do you feel the town's involvement in The Square beautification was justified or did council abandon residential taxpayers to serve business tax- payers? Over the past two years there have 'been new roads, curbs and sewers installed in many residential areas throughout the com- munity. The Square area is the focal point of the community and the much needed new sidewalks were installed with the town paying $41,380.00 and the businessmen paying $15,350.00 towards the project. 7. Can recent council projects like The Square and Hwy. No. 21 widening, be justified to insure a strong future for the town as a place to live, grow and work for present taxpayers and their children? Many projects un- dertaken over the past four years are long range, in effect, items like new storm sewers and water lines, sidewalks, paving of roads and sewers. By spending the tax dollars this ., way in conj.uction with Federal and Provincial grants it should cut down on costly year to year maintenance while providing the improved services to allow-- the steady in- dustrial and new residential growth. Steady growth will allow many of our children not only to be educated .in Goderich but hopefully find fulfilling employment in their home town. 4114 440 41f11/ Share Nature's Bounty HIiBLOOD DONOR Don Wheeler 1. How do you plan to direct town council as a single force for the benefit of the ratepayers in Goderich? Before answering this question it would be advisable to first define the term` 'direct. It can mean, to command or order, and to me this is not the function of the Mayor. Municipal government is not a one man show. What it must be is the dedicated joint effort of the town's elected representatives to solve our problems., The form of direction I would use to accomplish. this would be to provide the council with in- formation, guidance and leadership. In the past, many issues were presented to council for decision without giving the council members sufficient time or information to assess the long term effects of their decisions. This type of decision by ultimatum and crisis can not only be disruptive, but is also a real source of dissension. One of the'ma•in points of my platform is that I am offering to be a full time mayor. I will have the time to ensure that all council members will be presented with sufficient, properly researched and prepared information in sufficient time for them to make a sound decision on the issues they will be dealing with. In con- junction with this it is important that it is council who should set -the priorities to determine the urgency of the business they will be dealing with. I would be naive to believe that council would or could agree .100 percent on all issues. But if the Mayor as chairman uses that position to lead and arbitrate rather than dictate and promote only his own viewpoint I 'am sure council can operate as a single force for the benefit of all the citizens of Goderich. 2. Do you think spending restraint should be gt the expense of growth - in- dustrial and residential? To answer this question it is essential to determine whether the growth is beneficial. Not all growth is necessarily beneficial.', It is in this context we must look at spending and growth in our community. Before deciding if .a particular type of growth should take place we will have to determine Olson's Gravel Pit Dungannon, Ontario S29-7942 WHOLESALE PRICES PER TON C GRAVEL FILL B2 GRAVEL 111 GRAVEL STONE DUST, SAND CEMENT OR A GRAVEL SCREENED STONE, 3h STONE 100 TONS .15 .30 .40 .90 .95 .95 1.60 Prices include delivery up to 2 miles Compare our delivery prices per ton 400 tons .30 .40 .50 200 100 Load tons tons Prices .35 .45 .55 .40 .44 .50 .54 .60 , .64 1.10 - 1.14 1.15 - 1.19 1.15 - 1.19 1.80 - 1.84 Add 10c per mile over 2 Jrolles Doer and scraper 'available- for a Good leveling job whether the social and economic long term benefits will be positive or negative. Will the growth provide jobs, income, tax revenue, proper accommodation, in short, will it increase the quality of life and standard of living of our citizens, or, will it end up as only an extra tax burden. If -growth is determined to be beneficial then spending restraints should not be at the ex- pense of growth. Spen- ding in this case becomes -. an .: investment in our future. 4. If you answered question 2 in the negative, where do you plan to get the money to install the new services to attract industrial and residential growth? To finance beneficial growth we must take advantage of all the sources of funds available to us. Our concern must be to get the maximum benefit for each local tax dollar invested in any project. To do this we have to take advantage of all those grants, subsidies and low cost loans offered by higher levels of gover- nment to . carry . out municipal programmes. Such programmes as the East End inmprovement project, the senior citizens housing project and the home renewal program are good examples of the municipality using such funding sources. We must use a system of priority budgeting, i.e. budget the monies available for those projects that have the most beneficial long term benefits.' We must also, where possible, look to make a profit from special services provided. For example, with good planning and management it should be possible that the airport could provide income rather than drain tax dollars. 5. What can you, as mayor, offer residents 'of Goderich? It is not my intention to bore you at this time with a long list of my credits. I have, as a career officer in the R.C.A.F. and sub- sequently in my civilian vocation )51 `.:•,. accounting and sales, had extensive training and experience in finance, ad- ministration, leadership and management. During my career in municipal affairs I have had direct input into most of the major programmes now underway. This experience and training I can offer the residents of Goderich. I think that to take care of two businesses, i.e. the towns and one's private business would be very difficult if not impossible without a conflict of time or business interest arising, to the detriment of`one or the other. As a full time Mayor I will have no such conflicts and this I offer to the citizens of Goderich. Finally and I think most importantly, I offer my integrity, dedication, desire and time to work for all the citizens of Goderich: 6. Do you feel the town's involvement in The Square beautification was justified or did council abandon residential taxpayers to serve business tax- payers? • The Square project has, to coin a phrase, been almost beaten to death. It has become an emotional issue rather than a logical one because of its overemphasis by all including the media. One,. of the key problems in understanding the whole mess is that the real motives or requirements for such a project have been lost in the verbiage about it. If the motives . of the Turn to page 7A • RE-ELECT Harry Worsell 1. How do you plan to direct town council as a single force for the benefit of the ratepayers in Goderieh? The Town Council is composed of nine elected individuals, who do not necessarily think alike or agreeon everything. I believe in tpe_process of orderly discussion, conducted by the mayor, with input by the com- mittee appointed to do the research. In this`manner, the council can arrive at democratic decisions that will be best for Goderich. 2. Do you think spending restraint should be at the expense of growth - in- dustrial and residential? The answer, in my opinion can be neither "yes" or "no". Spending restraint should be the concern of every citizen, if we are ever to do anything about inflation and balancing our budget. The council must, walk a fine line, trying to determine the spending programs that should have priority. It'would be my hope, .. that, by sound management of our tax money, we can keep our tax rate in line, and this management could still offer inducement for, residential and industrial growth. 3. If you answered question 2 in the af- firmative, how do you envision Goderich in 25 years and what must be done now to meet these goals? Since I answered question two with neither a.negative or affirmative, I will reply to question three thus: It is difficult right now, in our time, to see 10 years down the road, much less.25 years. A professional study by Kleinfeldt and Associates was completed in 1970, and . they predicted a growth rate for Goderich of about one percent per year in population, resulting in about 7,850 people by 1985. The same study agreed that our sewage and water ser- vices would be able to absorb this rate of growth, since the initiation of the storm sewer program. In fact, they would likely be adequate to a population of 10,000. I hope that Goderich, while maintaining a gradual growth, would always keep the unique flavour and charm that it, has now. 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