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PAG1, 6A—GODERICH SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1974
Eileen Palmer.....
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within the county and those
problems peculiar to the
county system?
To remain parochial in their
participation at County council,
our representatives limit their
own productivity. More under-
standing and • a better
knowledge of all areas and
municipalities within the
County is a definite aid in
solving common problems and
will be a prime necessity in
planning re -structuring at the
county level,
c. .Should. Goderich
representatives to county
council 'make regular reports,
to their colleagues about
county business?
Yes
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4. There have been problems in
the past two years between
neighboring municipalities. In
•your opinion:
a. Is this 'a real problem?
The problems between neigh-
boring municipalities which we
experienced during the last two
years were brought about by
have become. worse problems,
however they could also have
been avoided completely' had
the elected representatives
from both municipalities met in
discussion way back at Square
1.
5. Soaring tax bills are
everyone's concerti. In your
opinion:
a. Are taxes in Goderich
unusually high?
No - high yes, but not
unusually high.
- b. If.yes, what can be, done.
co about it.? If no, explain why
you, think local taxes .are in
fine.
A "no" answer in (a.) does
not necessarily mean that I
think that local taxes are in
, line with desired and necessary
expenditures. Because actually
our reluctance to burden the
taxpayer any more than—he
presently. is, has limited our
programs and left council with
a housekeeping budget.
c. Would you be in favour of
increasing the road -budget
sufficiently to provide good
roads, curbs, sidewalks etc.
.across the municipality if it
meant considerably higher
taxes? '
Goderich's road program is
as adequate as our budget and
grants wilt aglow. No one can
deny that our streets are in
terrible condition and attribute
this to lack of a rotating road
program in the past. I would
not be in favour of increasing
taxation to do all streets, curbs,
sewers etc. in one year, -
however I firmly believe that It
five year plan' would be accep-
table Co the citizens of
Goderich.
7. Goderich is called The Pret-
tiest Town in Canada. In your
opinion:
a. 4s that so?
I)et'initek'
bt If not, why. not? It yes,
what is your plan to preserve
that beauty and build on it?
Preserve as tnany natural
areas as possible and make as
few zoning -changes as possible
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8. Lake Huron is a atural
beauty spot, a potential asset in
the community. In your.
,opinion:
a. Should our beaches be
improved and additional
facilities added to attract
visitors to Goderich?
Yes. -
b. Should a municipal cam-
pground be established?
Feasible possibility - if we
could convince and -or persuade
the Maitland Valley Censer-.
• vation Authority to participate.
c. Should municipal funds
be allocated for acquisition of
future- recreational areas
'along Goderich's waterfront?
Municipal funds need not he
used for this purpose-;rttt� ►�
an area where the Maitland
Conservation Authority - can
he tapped for monies hut our
municipality must present
plat° or program' of develop-,
ment to the Authority.
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9. Some people believe regional
government looms in the not so
distant future? In :our opinion
a. Is regional government
desirable? Why?
No - In my opinion regional
government is costly and inef-
fective.. By mere virtue of its
geographic location, Huron
County is distinctive and I'm
afraid that we might- lose our
identity if absorbed in a
regional government, However,
at this stage we are still given a
choice by Ontario government
of 1 r re -structuring at the
county level or 2. going
BY GARY LOEWEN
A forum for candidates run•
ning for council, was held last
Wednesday: by the Women's
Day Out at Knox ,Presbyterian
Church. The audience of about
50' women grilled the can-
didates on election issues, in-
cluding shopping centres\ and
future planning and develop-
ment in Goderich, police, roads
and council attendance.
Fifteen -candidates' attended.
Dai Gower, 'Rick Robertson
and John Doherty ,did not at-
tend.
No candidates questioned
spoke out against the develop-
' ment of -shopping centres.
Harold Leddy said, "If the
developers *ant to spend the
money, more power to them. --
It's not going to hurt me." •
Mayoralty candidate Deb
Shewfelt agreed. He said
though, that meetings should
be held with the public to
decide on the amount of future
development in Goderich.
"Where do we stop? How
much farmland should we take
up?" Mr. Shewfelt asked.
"Planning is only an opinion;
and often the opinion of people
from Toronto,"
He said, he'd like to hear
more ideas from local people.
Harry Bosnell, the only other
candidate for mayor said that
future development should be
done in a very "planned and
orderly fashion." •
On. the question of council at-
tendance, Eileen Palmer said
she has missed only three
meetings, council and commit-
tee, .in the past'two years.
"Unfortunately, I can't say
the same for my opponent."
"I have faithfully attended,"
Bill Clifford replied. He said he
has always had an acceptable
reason whenever he • missed
meeting.
"No one has been away from
a meeting without a valid
reason," said Leroy Harrison.
Can IDB
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rt'r;ltwal and as you know the
decided this \ ear N) con-
Irit t rheic own Pstudy on re-
,trui turing at the coUn(,v level
1�l Planning is a long and
tedious process In your
opinion'
a, Is there adequate plan-
ning for Goderich's future?
I frequently feel that eve art
er•planned by all 'our exper-
tise advice frtun_ planners and
consultants. plan was inten-
ded to be for, alltime. As our
community changes and ex-
pands so must the plannin'.
The secondary plan presented
ro Council last week should
allow for municipality owned
serviced, residential lots. This
would serve a dltalc, purpose.
Residents of moderate income
who wish to bud'",a lot, hire
their own contractor and do
some of their own labour would
have lots available to them and
the small contractor would
derive a viable existence:
c9t.Should Huron's farmland
be protected, even abutting
Goderich?
According to Eugene Whelen
- yes, however Whalen is still.
trying to figure out which came
first the chicken ,or the egg!
11. Why would you make a
good candidate for town
council?
An elected ,representative's
job is very time-consuming -
one should he willing and able
to meet the many demands
made on his or her time'. I have
the time and am interested in
all issues at municipal and
county level. Having been in-
volved in mangy'' civic activities
before and since my election to
Council and because of my
genuine interest in Goderich
and its people, I feel I am a
good candidate.
CORRECTION
Last week a word was omitted from the ad tor'Doti McKee. We
apologize for any misunderstandings. The cdrrect ad should
have read:
4.
Howls, lime could run schools in the past without
paying hundreds * of thousands- each year for
"Board Office -Supervisors"?
For a Change
Vote
DONALD McKEE
To represent Colborne and Goderich Town-
ships on the Huron County Board of Education;
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Leroy Harrison, candidate for council, stresses a point at last week's candidates forum held by
other candidates look on.
the !Alice and agreed the local"
force was doing a commendable
job, but as Elsa Haydon ex-
plained, "the mayor and coun-
cil have nothing to do with the
p6lice." The police are paid by.,
the town, but are "completely
outside of, and not answerable
to town council."
Harry Bosnell,, who ward'„
, silent for most of the meetingV2,
said he probably learned `more
at the meeting than he would
have had he served on council
for three years..
"Council has bten . attended
very regularly by all:"
He said councillors even
juggle their holidays so as to
miss as few meetings as
,possible.
Deb Shewfelt•said.town coun-
cil is not just a Thursday night
affair.
"It's important to attend
Thursday night, but it's also
very important to communicate
during the , week with the
people, he said. -
Kay Leamen said she was
dissatisfied with the way, coun-
cil has , been working • in the
past. She said council's process
is too slow. "Things seem to get
.lost in the shuffle. They should
be kept on top until they're
looked after."
''I always make a -point to
follow up -everything," replied
Elsa Haydon. "It just didn't
happen that something was lost
or wasn'ttabled again.
Questioners and candidates
were all sympathetic' towards
the .Women's Day Out, as
Robert (Bob) Allen
Encourages you to vote on December 2nd
and solicits your support as councillor.
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The Royal Canudian Legion.
GODERICH (ONT. NO. 109) BRANCH
GODERICH, ONTARIO
Thank you
Citizens of Goderich
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The Poppy Committee of Goderich Legion Branch 109 wishes
to thank the citizens of Goderich and district on .behalf of the
Branch for their generous support of the 1974 Poppy campaign.
We express .a special thanks to the Signal Star for their photo
coverage of the service at the cenotaph and to the town mer-
chants who Included the Remembrance Day theme in their win-
• dow displays and advertising.
The monles received during the Poppy"campaign are placed in
the Poppy trust fund and may only be Used by- the Branch to
provide emergency Old to needy veterans and their dependents
or to provide bursaries to deserving students who are the sons
or daughters of wer,,veterans and who would be unable to con-
tinue their education beyond the secondary level without some
,financial aid.
S.an%ly Profit,
Chairman of Poppy Committee