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SOPLAYTEX 0982 WI-IITE PANTY BRIEF NYLONELSTA SUPER LOO SMOOTHING PANTIES CLOTHES LOOK SMOOTH' YOU LOOK SUPER' WITH 100". COTTON GUSSET LINER PLAYTEX' 02 tv PLAYTEX' LADIES WEAR LIMIT(!) SHOPPERS SQUARE GODERICH r, FOR TOWN COUNCITae C. • from page 10A vitingly easy temptatio of doing nothing much Doing nothing is les expensive at the women but it would be onl fooling ours- elves for a little while. Some of our presen growing pains need more expensive medicine now be -ca -use prolonge easygoing attitudes o the Council some time ago left us behind in many fields. In the last few years we have had to catch up, at considerably increased expense, with roads, sewers and other facilities. Council members have an obligation to become well informed and to update their knowledge constantly, as the municipal government becomes increasingly more sophisticated in its relationship to other. bodies and levels of government, and ef- fective representation is essential. We would not be doing ourselves a favour by trying to turn the clock back when all around us life goes on at full speed. It is my observation that in the last few years the Council has already started to go in the direction of growth a progressively improving manner, to use the ex- pression of your question. In .o would like to mention that in the overall Council set-up a very important and continu which it has no contro n whatsoever: Board o - Education requisition s County requisition, the t. Police budget, apd Y debenture payments. both capital and interest. Using the 1978 figures this amounts to 44 per cent, meaning that out Of every dollar the Town receives d 44 cents were automatically directed for uses entirely beyond the Council's control. No, like my fellow taxpayers I do not "approve," but it is not a question of approving really, as the Town cannot live in isolation from the, reality around us, particularly as it can effectively manage only part of the money which goes through its budget. Permit me to point out that the 1978 budget is a reasonable and responsible budget with a minor tax increase. For the first time in my memory an outgoing Council is leaving a "nest egg" of _working reserve to the incoming Council, thus preparing that next year's automatically increasing requisitions will be a little easier to bear. The administration too . has done an outstanding job in handling our finances. There is every indication that we can carry out our, usual and specific commitments in the coming year without a tax increase for the Town's purposes. Perhaps in a way this ;reference es—in with .your first question: this Council has prepared for -growth in a progressive manner". visitors alike have gone f out of their way to ex- press their appreciation of our parks: we have received a great deal of support, favourable comments, advice, help and suggestions, all of which inspired and en- couraged the parks crew under Foreman Peter Spain to do their best within a budget the Parks Committee had volun- tarily reduced, being the only committee to reduce its budget. To the habitually negative people I say usually this: In your home you really need only a roof and four walls to protect yourself from the elements and to keep the heat in. Yet your home is likely to have curtains, pictures, plants, carpets , books, musical instruments, colour - coordinated furniture, objects of art and a whole lot of other things which you do not "need" in a purely utilitarian 'sense but which make life worth living. Perhaps some people are quite content in a depressingly slum -like setting. They are a very small minority in this town. Over- whelmingly most homes are well kept, be they modest or elaborate, with lawns cut, flowerbeds bursting with colour all summer. Our parks and public places are nothing but an extension of our homes, deserving of the same care and attention - like our homes and gardens, IlierferleCt self-respect; like our homes we want to be proud of them. It is no longer "' necessary to "apologize" for our parks; they have grown up and they are a vital part of bur character, life-style and needs. Parks• are not just flowers and trees either. It is the cleanliness of our public places: the soccer field, the ball diamond: it is the many forms of help given by the parks crew on many public occasions. The entire Parks budget (including the creation of a new park) for 1'978 is L24 per cent 'of the Town's total budget. If you wish to have details about any item of the budget, please do not hesitate to call me. I love to explain the parks. I would like to conclude this subject by quoting from a letter dated October 12 this year, addressed to me as Parks Chairman by Dr. Conrad Swan, York Herald of Arms, upon his return to England: "When driving round the Town I had many opportunities to pportive F94e itS.P4YgttAlYeth#,Lstaft in general and the top administration in par- ticular. Our administration is in excellent hands and this too will help us grow in a progressively im- proving manner. 3. Could you explain why taxes continue to rise? Do you approve? When the price of hamburger goes up in the store, our employees, like those in other positions, need a little more money to feed their families. When the prices in- crease for services and merchandise in general, these 'increases of course apply to the goods and services the Town buys. Cement no longer costs what it was last year. Without counting any further items, it is ob- vious that the running of the Town household and looking after its projects and services is subject to the increases in the general economy. Quite apart 'from that, the Town must collect the taxes to cover these major categories over 4. The money spent on parks is always questioned by taxpayers and sometimes by members of council. In your opinion, is tax money wasted on parks in the Prettiest Town in Canada? Should spending be decreased (in- creased)? Why? I presume you worded this question deliberately to be provocative. It sort of adds a touch of humour when you lead off by saying that "the money spent on parks is always questioned by tax- payers". If you replaced the "always" with "sometimes" you would be closer to the truthful situation with which you must be familiar. Some people oppose parks, some people op- pose something else and some people wait until other people have done a lot of work and then oppose everything. Many- residents and Suncoast Mall, Wert& 524-8515 Modern Styling For The Whole Family MON., TUES., WED. 1:304, towns., FRI, 0:30-$:30 PA- A observe the results o your labours on the Parks Committee. Certainly th open spaces of Goderich are permanent memorials to all the care and attention that you and your colleagues lavish upon them. Surely there is nothing mote pleasant than a town with beautiful parks and well tended small green areas which punctuate and set off the buildings of the area." I am passing on these words because I feel that they were really ad- dressed to all of us. f through with a dash of my own personality. • e I know Icannot please everybody. As long' as I - am sure in my own mind - that I have looked at a situation in a fair man- ner, there is no reason to lose, one's "courage" in „ the face of difficulties. 5. In your opinion, what is the single most important priority for town council - works, (roads, sewers, streets, lighting, garbage pickup), recreation, realizing the full potential of industrial park, tourism? I am afraid I cannot be cornered into giving a single most important priority because I do not represent just a single person. In my opinion one -issue minds' and single purpose efforts are divisive and negative in the overall picture. The Council represents people of different ages, needs and interests. It gets its money from different people. It has an obligation to do its utmost to see that everyone gets something in return, within reason. 6. How courageous should a town councillor be? 'With thiSquEstioil1 have the greatest dif- ficulty. What may appear as courage to outsiders may be a simple and natural way of doing things to the person in question. I have never thought of myself as particularly courageous, but op- position does not frighten me a bit. I do not seek controversy,- but if necessary I take it as all in a day's work. I suppose a certain fortitude ie necessary if one is to work reasonably well and 'be an effectivei Council nieinlierT usually think out my reasoning first, add to it as much learning as I can and then simply follow 7. Do you feel council business will be slowed by the new faces at the council table or do you feel candidates with no experience are aware enough of municipal affairs to handle the job now? It is inevitable that there will be some groping around until the new members find their foothold. We have all gone through it and I am sure there will be all kinds of help available. It is up to the newcomers how quickly they learn. I have always thciught it most unfortunate that there are no basic requirements for this important work. The candidates are not even asked whether they are literate. I do not know of any other job where one just walks in without even a basic knowledge. There should be at least a course of 'basic municipal government affairs which any new member is asked to take. I was disappointed that the new candidates did not attend the workshops which were recently offered by the Rotary lub ,tewn. course in Stratford a couple of years ago when I was already a Council member. There is always so much to learn and I very much hope that the newcomen go after knowledge and in- formation as a basis of their decisions. 8. Do you have any plans or projects you plan to promote at the council level or do you feel that is the mayor's job? As the Mayor is a member of all the boards and committees, he or she ha.lietter view of the needs and operations of that municipality and how the parts fit together to best form a strong and progressive community. It would seem natural that a great deal of initiative for larger projects originates from the Mayor. Since every Council tnemher, whatever the title, has one vote at the Council table, any originator of any idea must be able to "sell" the merits off a project to the Majority of members. The major projects started by this Council must be continued to their natural conclusion. More than ever we are all well aware of our financial limits and concerns. It would therefore follow that no new major projects can be undertaken during the new Council's term. I would certainly neither initiate, promote, or support any until we have caught our breath, financially. Apart from the major "bell ringing" projects there is that steady and on the surface less spectacular flow of Council work in which one can be effective and promotional. I am- afraid I have taken so much of your room that there is not enough time to go into specifics. However, I am greatly tempted to use two little examples. While many of GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9 1878e ---PAG 11A my colleagues were making speeches About the necessity of saving the taxpayers' money, I was the only chairman who brought in a budget (Parks)" which the committee had actually cut by 5 percent and then lived within it and found ways to work well at that. I also suggested the elimination of half of the bright lights on Highway 8 which of course resulted in actual saving. It is that kind of work I intend to continue to promote. If I am called upon to vote on replacing septic tanks with proper sewer hook-ups, I learn about it as much as I can. 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