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promoters off the project
wer ,„_to pretty up -The
Sgrtare.and give it a park-
like setting, then I look
upon itas a hill. Mr.
Shewfelt at budget tithe
said, quote, "This is a
meat and potatoes
budget" unquote. To me
this means we take care
of the esentials but no
frills. In this context the
scheme is unjustified.
The most common
motive given for the
project is that it is an
attempt to revitalize the
core area. But does this
scheme benefit them in
this way. My opinion is no
it does not, they have
selected the wrong ap-
proach.
Before proceeding I
would like to make one
point very clear. The
businessmen. - on The
Square aresome of our
most heavily taxed
citizens and they have the
right to expect a portion
of the municipal tax
dollar to be spent in this
area. I agree that the
sidewalks in The Square
area needed repair and
are a municipal
responsibility and the
whole Square could have
been done for what it is
costing us to do half.
If the businessmen
want to revitalize the
area and attract shop-
pers, a park attracts
strollers, two things go
towards ensuring a vital
retail community. Good
and competitive
marketing and shopping
convenience, i.e. close
and adequate parking.
Many businessmen feel
that BIA funds would be
better spent if they were
directed to solving this
problem. I could also
suggest another use of
BIA funds, that would be
to provide Square
merchants with low cost
or no interest loans . to
improve the interior and
exterior of their
establishments.
I don't think council
abandoned the interests
of residential taxpayers
to serve the interests of
business, just that most
of . them made their
decision on the aesthetic
value of the scheme
rather than on its
practical value. My
approach was practical
and therefore I voted
against it.
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?
Not The Square again.
See what I mean by
FOR
MAYOR
Worsen..
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the purchase price of the
land. Developers and sub-
• dividers in the residential
section are required to
pay for new services:
• 5. What can you, ' as
mayor, offer residents of
Goderich?
I offer 30 years ex-
perience as a business
man in Goderich. I bring
13 years experience in
municipal politics, four of -
those years as Mayor of
Goderich. During those
four years, the town grew
in all areas, both
residentially and in-
dustrially.
I offer a sane and
sensible approach to
money management, and
I believe this is what any
municipal council needs
to -day.
I have a genuine in-
terest in the people of
Goderich, no matter what
their status. Their needs,
welfare, and future are
important to me."Tliiat is
why ' I am running for
Mayor.
6. Do you feel the town's
involvement in The
Square beautification
was justified or did
council abandon
• residential taxpayers to
serve business ax -
payers?
The town must . e in-
volved in any . rogram
pertaining t. town
property, inc ing the
Square pr. gram. I
believe the •usinessmen
felt this rogram was
essential to. keep them
compet' ive with the
shoppi g plazas and
other shopping areas.
Hower, I -think many
othe areas of the town
co d have had their
si • ewalks upgraded too,
i some financial
estraint had been
demonstrated in this
•
program. The lighting on
the Square is just six
yearsold, and it is dif-
ficult to justify the ex-
pense'of replacing it, just
for beautification. I
wonder about the cost for
upkeep of the sidewalk
over the next 20 years.
The same opinion applies
to Highway 21 - snow
removal alone will be
costly - it will have to be
trucked away, since there
'will be rid boulevards to
pile it.
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?
It hasn't been
demonstrated to me that
these projects insure a
"strong future". 1 can't
justify the money that is
involved.
overemphasis. Hopefully
I've dealt with The
Square sufficiently.
As far as justifying the
highway 21 project I don't
think there was any doubt
that something had to be
done to eliminate the
bottle neck at Britannia
Road. The question was
how best to do it at the
least cost to the Goderich
taxpayer. In making up
my own mind about this
project I asked two
questions of the town
engineer and works and
engineering. The first
was whether, regardless
of other considerations,
was the town absolutely
going to have to spend
money in the next couple
of years to provide,
replace and upgrade
services on the Bayfield
Road. When the answer
to this question was yes,
my next question was to
ask how much this would
cost the • municipality..
When the estimated cost
was given to be about
twice as much local
dollars spent as would be
under the Hwy. 21 con-
necting link plan, there
seemed to me to be no
choice. Under the link
plan, we would get all we
needed done and more,
for less of our Goderich
tax dollars and to me that
is the name of the game_
In addition to the above
there are many other
important concerns the
new council will have to
face. We must endeavor
to at the very least hold
the line on taxes for our
pregenroitizeng and'those`-:
attempting to locate
here. It is an established
fact that skilled people
are refusing to come to
Goderich because of the
high cost of housing and
taxes. If people will not
locate here, then we will
not be able to attract
industry either.
We will have to come to
grips with the problem of
the actual physical
growth of the town,
because we are fast
running out of land:..,on
which to build. The town
must plan and make
decisions now, not after
we reach the end of the
line.
We must give strong
support to our institutions
of law and order to ensure
control of crime, in-
cluding vandalism and
hooliganism.
We have to endeavor to
see that reasonable
housing is provided for all
segments of our society,
especially for senior
citizens.
We should take a good
look at school taxes, how
and from whom they are
collected and how they
are assessed.
We must present a
stronger municipal voice
to hopefully influence
higher;,, level government
decisions.
In closing, I wish to say
that if elected mayor, I
will endeavor to use all of
my time and talents to
work with -the other
elected representatives
to solve• these and other
problems the
municipality will face.
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• Member of R.D.O.P. Advisory Board, Guelph University.
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• Vice -President of Goderich Industrial Development Corp.
• Member of Board of. Governors, Conestoga College.
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GODERIcH Sl1GN.4t.,.mST A9,t TOUBSIMY, NOVEMBER 9..1911' 1!lr4RAGE7:ll;
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Notice is hereby given to the rnuniclpal electors of the
TOWN • F GODERICH
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 upon the dates and at the times and places stated hi this
notice for the purpose of electing the holders of such offices
OFFICES FOR WHICH POLL TO BE HELD:
-Mayor
-Reeve
=Councillors
ADVANCE POLLS:
®Public School Trustees for
the County of Huron
-Board of Education
Date: NOVEMBER 4, 1978
Location: Municipal Office, 57 West Street, Goderidl, Ont.
Time: Advance polls will be open from 9 o'clock a.m. until 8 o'clock p.m.
REGULAR POLLS:
Date: NOVEMBER 13, 1978
Location: SUBDIVISIONS
NO. 1 - 58 ELGIN AVE. E.
NO. 2 - 148 BRITANNIA RD. E.
NO. 3 - 92 ST. DAVID STREET
NO. 4 - 174.REGENT STREET
NO. 5-.10 NELSON ST. E.
NO. 7 -115 VICTORIA ST. N -
NO. 8 - 153 CAMBRIA RD. N -
NO. 9 - 97 ST. PATRICK STREET
NO. 18 - 57 WEST STREET
NO. 11- 56 WELLESLEY STREET
N0.12 -187 BRITANNIA RD. W.
NO. 13 -187 BRITANNIA RD. W.
tact 14. 40.BENN.ETT:Slf E.
NO.15 -1117 BLAKE ST: W -
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Given under my hand this 25TH day of OCTOBER 1978.
LARRY J. McCABE Returning Officer
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