The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-11-21, Page 20PAWE 4A--GODERICFJ SIGNAL -STAR, TRUR DAY; NOVFAMI-1ER 21, 1974
Ashfield Township Council hopefuls speak out
Many candidates glad for. election
Voters in Ashfield Township
will be aloe to select whom they
wish on 'their council fon the
next two years. All seats but
one are contested this election.
That one, the deputy -reeve's
seat was filled by Finlay
MacDonald on an acclamation.
The ratepayers have two
people nominated for reeve jind
;our for the three council seats.
Girvin Reed and Warren Zinn
are challenging. each other for
Reeve of the township and
Idell Austin, John Austin',
Allan Gibson and Grant
Farrish are each vying for a
councillor's job. Eugene Frayne'
was nominated but withdrew
from, the running.
GIRVIN- REED
Girvin Reed is the incumbent
reeve in Ashfield and had to
face an election the last time he
ran for the position. He prefers
the democratic system over ac-
clamations.
"We haven't had many elec-
tions in the past few years,"- he
said. "They are good for
stirring people up and letting
them know what is going on in
their township."
Mr, Reed, decided to seek re-
election because of an interest
in the job. He has become in-
volved in many township
projects and would like to see
them through.
Two cottage subdivisions, a
new park, a secondary plan and
a recent needs study on the
township roads are the major
concerns Mr. Reed has for the
next term.
The subdivisions are both on
the lakeshore jest off 'Highway
21. One is south of Port Albert
and one just south of Amberley.
They are both large projects,
165 cottages in all. Amend-
ments have been, made . to the
county plan to allow the con-
struction of- the subdivisions
and 'the benefits to the town-
ship must be looked after. Mr.
Reed feels that more township
control • on such developments,
is needed in the future.
The new park in -Ashfield
will be as a result of the
projects. The roads into the
area will be paved and parking
lots and facilities for use of the
beach will be constructed.
The secondary plan 'is inipor-
tant to Mr. Reed.. Hefeels that
the township should have con-,
trol of its land. The loss of
agricultural land to the sub-
divisions is one example of
u why. He points out, however,
that the farm land- is lost but a
park is won in this situation.
The needs study done by the
township has revealed a great
deal of information according
to Mr. Reed. The council has
been able. to project its needs
for township roads and equip-
ment for ,the next ten years.
Some of the findings of the
study have set immediate goals
for council and the projects are
in progress now.
Five bridges will be recon-
structed as a result of the
study. The biggest will be one
on the Dungannon Road just
west of the village. The over-
pass is too •narrow and has
.ti
been the site, of several
automobile accidents, some
fatal. The new bridge will cost
about $210,000 and 'is the
major concern for council at
the moment. •
. The threat of regional gover-
- nment in Huron County does
not bother Mr. Reed a great
deal. He feels that the interest
in - the- election • proves that
people do care and he prefers a
reOtructuring of county politics
over+ regional government.
WARREN ZINN
Warren Zinn has served the
public for -six years, the last two
as deputy -reeve. When that
position was challenged b
Finlay MacDonald, Mr. Zinn
felt it was time to contest the
reeveship.
"There is no real big issue,"
he said, "Things are good in
the township but I was going to
run for reeve in two years
anyway."
Mr. Zinn would prefer an
election and points out that
there have been relatively few
in the past 10 .years. He feels
there is more interest in this
years election and claims there
is more public interest in
"y municipal government.
The responsibility of the.
reeveship does not bother . Mr.
Zinn. Hem is confident his ex-
perience as deputy' -reeve has
prepared him for the job. He
served on the Development
Committee' at the county level
during the last, term and ex-
pects to chair it this year. The
committee serves as liaison bet-
ween the county, the ministry
of 'Natural Resources, the
Department of Agriculture and
recently, Ontario Hydro.
Mr. Zinn- is happy with the `
progress of Huron County. He
feels county council has
displayed forward thinking in
its decisions and that 'the
county is moving along at a
reasonable rate.
"I enjoy doing things for the'
county," he said.
A -farmer and partime real
:• estate salesman, Mr. Zinn loves
Huron County. I -le says it is one
of ' the prettiest spots in the
country and that there is� no
place he would rather live.
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JOHN AUSTIN
• John Austin is seeking re-
election as councillor in Ash-,
.field on the basis of a number
of priorities that are 't pt real
issues.
The' township needs study
that was done an the road
system,in Ashfield is one of the
main concerns in Mr. Austin's
political life. The study in-
volving.. ditches, 'culverts,
equipment and roads projects
the township's needs over' the
next decade.
The first project arising from
the : study,- bridges,' must he
looked after this term, accor-
ding to Mr. Austin. Five of the
township's bridges have been
reduced to a five tori limit and
one of these is the only access
to a park. -
Tight money situations will
require a great deal of ,ex--
perience in seeing the projects
through and Mr. Austin feels
that his, work on the study
makes' him an ideal choice.
',Recreation needs of the
township ratepayers are looked
after quite wellaccording to.
Mr. 'Austin., _Ashfield works
with West. W.awanosh and
Lucknow as one grqup and Mr.
Austin describes the co-
operation between the
municipalitiesas-very good.
The pool, arena and other.
services require Ashfield
residents to travel to Lucknow
but the council has a say in the
opera l?ories- the. facilities and
contributes money to their fun-
ction.
ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 2
VOTE
ARNOLD
STOTHERS
FOR COUNCILLOR
WEST WAWANOSH TOWNSHIP
1+4
GRANT FARRISH
ALLAN GIBSON
`Grant Fairish is taking his Councillor for the past two
first step in township. politics years, Allan Gipson has
this year by running for coun- decided to seek another. -term.
cil. He has never been involved He feels that the council ac -
with politics before but felt that cornplished a great .deal in •the
he would like to try. .past two years and has more
He is not endeavouring to projects he would like to see
change the policies of the past taken care of this year.
council and did not fitZd. fault The election caused by the
with the members' ability. He number of nominations for
was, asked • by some fellow, council is pleasing to Mr. Gib -
ratepayers to submit his name son. He was acclaimed to a
for council and did just that. council seat in the last election
Mr. Farrish is pleased with and feels that elections for
the interest shown in this elec- governl'rietit are far better'. for
tion and pointed out that elec- the ratepayers.
tions make the council the The work the -council acconl-
people's choice. He prefers elec- plished last' year on the town -
tions to acclamations. ship road' system is .important
to Mr. Gibson, He is proud of
the mew township'shed and the
road equipment acquired but
would like to- see the trend for
better roads continue over this
The first ,concern a
should have for
ratepayers • is a road
council
their
system.
Mr. • Farrish feels that good
roads, bridges, di-tches, culverts*
and road equipment, should he
a •top priority to the municipal,
government.
He is pleased with the efforts
of the past council in keeping
the township roads in good or-
der. He is aware of the recent
needs study the township un-
dertook and feels that the
present'''quality of roads does
not make it a top priority.
Mr. Farrish has no,issue he
plans to take to council if he is
elected. He felt that since some
of the members were moving
up,.he would attempt_to fill the
vacancy
Gallows Hill.....
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the play, the audience was glad
to see the curtain "come down
and the play erid.
The five -member case was
absolutely superb in their roles.
Mommy (Diane Westlake) was
suitably despicable; daddy
(Hank Vanyeld) 'was a proper
mouse and weakling; grandma
(Peggy Coffey) - though' projec-
ting a whining voice that grated
on -the nerves toward• the -end of
the evening; had a large part
which was clone skillfully; Mrs.
IDELL AUSTIN Barker (Debbie Feir)- looked
74. comfortable on' • stage even
Idell• Austin is also • a though she took off her dress
newcomer to 'the Ashfield and wore only a -slip and a' hat
political. scene. She has no bone for the entire. play; and the.
to pick with last year's council young man (Bill .Bell) as the
but felt it was time there was a American Dream • was hand -
woman on council. She has no some, enough to pull off the
.real issue to. campaign on but .part. Incidentally, . his
has 'indicated some desire to monologue explaining w`hv •he
promote interest amongst the was only a shell of a man, was
ratepayers. given dramatically and
Mrs.• Austin commented that thelievahly. During his speech,
no one should be. acclaimed to he managed to regain the at
a seat on council. She said that tendon, of his restless audience.
there have been consistent ac As one' young G.DCI perfor-
cllamations over the past 10 mer told me, the Bradford"play
years and that if someone should have been staged earlier
didn't start showing some in -.in the evening when the
terest, the province would take audience was fresh and expec•
over with regional government. tint.
Still, one would hope that in
Freedom to' develop is ;a-�:.__the future more appealing
• theory Mrs. Austin has and she
knows that she will be opposed
by many on the matter. She
feels that if someone wanted to
develop land or .bui"d
something they should be free
to do it. The subject does not
come up in the township very
,often according to Mrs. Austin
since there is not much
development going on.
The spending of the taxes
last year has not been faulted
by Mrs. `Austin although she
feels that the roads could get a
little more attention than they'
are. She realizes that money is
a problem and is hopeful the
township will receive more
money in the form of federal
grants.
The taxes in the township are
up slightly from last year but
Mrs., Austin ' feels they aren't
top high yet;
Material'. would he SelecteH, ,by
young drama groups in thifi
"province.
All in all, Trigon '75 (Thur-
sday night) was worth the'time
and the admission price of
-$1.50. A special vote of thanks
to the GDCI drama club. who
put together the show in just a
little - over two Months of
school,
RE-
ELECT
ave Gower
For
Council
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t
'I'a‘e' in Ashfield Vent up
list \ear and although they are
not, tun high Mt-. Gibsi)n
predicts another tax hike in the
near future.'
Land control for the tiiwn-
�hip council is necessary, accor-
ding to Mr. Gibson, He'ailrnits,
he is not too familiar with the
planning legislation in the
county but commented that too
much good agricultural land is
being consumed by lakeshore
deyelopment. He feels that the
township control now is fair
but could he a great deal better.
Interest in this election is far
better than in the past but Mr.
Gibson feels there is still a
great deal of room for ini(
provemerit.
For -.the voters in Ashfield
Township, these are the can-
didates for the election on
Dectiemher 2. A ratepayer's
meeting fig) Ashfield is
scheduled for November 27, 8
p:rn., at 'Brookside Public
School and anyone interested
in discussing any issues with
the candidates should attend.
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TO THE ELECTORS OF
ASHFIELD TOWNS*
For the past six years, it has been my '
privilege to serve Ashfield Township as
Councillor and Deputy -Reeve.
tHaving decided to contest the office of
Reeve, I humbly solicit your support at the
polls on Monday, Deceenber 2nd, 1974 and if
elected I promise to serve all the ratepayers
to the utmost of my ability.
Sincerely,
WARREN ZINN
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VOTE
• •
Joe E. Fritzley
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Goderich Township Council
I am 31 years of age, married with two sons. 1.
was born and rait3.ed in Goderich, and for the last
three and a half years I have lived in Goderich
township. I am an electrician, and have worked in'
Goderich. and surrounding townships for the past
13 years.
1 stand behind the'.plaza issues and the secon-
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