The Goderich Signal-Star, 1974-11-28, Page 14 (2)3
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PAG 213—GODERICH SIGNAL -STA, THURSDAY, NOVBMBER 28, 1974
Joan Van Den Broeck
Continued from page 14
council. In your opinion:
• a. 1* PrevIOUS Oxperience on
municipal .council necessary
to become6mayor?
No. Dr, Mills is a good exam-
ple. 1 am sure that anyone who
has dealt with the public and;
has an administrative
background could do justice to ,
-the position.
b. Should the People expect
the mayor of a municipality
such as Goderich to attend all
meetings, public functions
and conventions on their
behalf, or should the mayor be
free to delegate alternatives
from his council on occasion?
It is my understanding that
the mayor is free to delegate
alternatives on occasion and
this seems tobe a reasonable
arrangement, though I would
think that the people would
want the mayor to attend
public functions on the town's
behalf if at all possible.
c. Would a fulitime mayor be
desirable in Goderich? Why?
• No. I do not think that
Goderich can afford a fulltime
mayor. Before we give it any
consider whether or not we
could not make more 'effectiVe
use of aur town clerk. As he is
well versed in municipal law it
would seem reasonable to me
that more administrative work
should be done by this office so
that council can be freed to
spend- more time • on policy
making. The town clerk should
not be used by council as a
secretary. Administrative work
should be less political, not
more political.
d. , What salary should a
fulltime mayor receive?
NO comment betanse of
•.
above.
e. Would the election of a
fulltirne mayor seriously
reduce the number of eligible
men and women in the com-
munity who could serve?
(refer to your answers to the
previous two questions?).
Yes, 'beduse in many cases
we would not be able to afford
to payfor the services of highly
capable people. It would be.
uneconomical ,for these people
to offer their services to the
town. A very competitive salary
would have to be offered to in-
duce an established person to
leave his emplOyment to fill a
term of office.
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3. The reeve and deputy-i*eve
represent the municipality at
the county level. In your
opinion:
a. Aree,local councils!,1wll
enough inforMed ibout. th0
happenings at county .eoun-
cil?
established It should nut be a
matter ot "wli‘lo‘er holler, the
loudest gets the woik Int
c. Would you be in favor of
increasing the road budget
sufficiently to provide good
_roads, qurbs, sidewalks etc.
across the municipality even if
No. 114 meant considerably higher
, b. Should Goderich taxes?
representatives on county No
council be more parochial in 7. Godrich is called The Pret-
,
their participation there, or nest Tovin in Canada In your
should -they strive for a wider opinion:
and more general understan- a. Is that so? ,
How could I say otherwise,
nevertheless v: e are in grave.
tit
danger of losi our•communit\.
integrity and ,aaracter which
has made of / town a beloved
spot for.so ii,liny over the years.
b. If not, why not? If yes,
what is your plan to preserve
that beauty and build on it?
The people in Goderich have
got to di) a lot of hard thinking
and decide what they want .for
. ,
ding of .all municipalities
within the pounty and those
• problems peculiar to the
county system?
I belieti>e that, our county
representatives must strive to
better understand the integral
relationship between urban and
rural areas.
c. Should Goderich
representatives to county.
council make regular reports
to their colleagues about the community. ,How dense' do
coUnty business? we want to becorne? What
It is essential: • population do we wish to
-4. There have been problems in sustain? How many industries?..
the past two years between
neighboring municipalities. In
a. st sa rea pro em
Yes.
b. If yes, how do you
propose to work towards
correcting it? •
One step would be arranging
bi-annual meetings to discuss
common problems as areas for
cooperative efforts are iny
pn
and varied: Also town coun-
cillors must familiarize them-
.,
selves with the secondary plans
for the neighbouring townships
and establish, with them,
guidelines that are of benefit to
all.
RE-
ELECT
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Dave Gower
For'
Council
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5.. Soaring tax bills are
everyone's concern. In your
opinion:
a. Are taxes in Goderich
unusually high?
While they would appear to
be so I do not know how we
line up in comparison t� other
similar sized communities with
the same industrial/commer-
cial/residential ratio. • '
b. If yes, what can be done
about it? If no, explain why
you think local taxes are in
line.
I can not answer this
question in context. I would
to say though that it will
be the responsibility,of the new
council to scrupulously
examine the tentative budget
for the coming year and
reassess. priorities if necessary.
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16.`There are always ,complaint;
about roads. In your opinion:
a. Is Goderich's road
program adequate?
It can not be considered
"adequate- when people are
unhappy.
b. If not. why not?
I am not aware of any long
range planning. There should
be a road program that people
can understand and priorities
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Do we want to be; a touu,t
town or an industrial town
Long range planning should' In
chide the answers to t
questions We must use •Iocal
planners I'll drawing u`p our
plans We do not have ti be a
carbon copy of other places In
our plans we should have a
comprehensive tree planting
program and also we 'must do a
better job of protecting and
developing community parks
We must also protect. ;1'11'
neighhourhoods from nom.,
conforming development .and
recognize the significance of -Our
town „landmarks such as
being done in the sevondar
plans which have been drawn
up for the town of Brussels and
the township of Grey. W e kA 111
need -lots of public input it ‘k
. wish to preserve the quality of
town life. I am sure that t he re
are many people with good
jdeas,. We will need everyone's
help if we' wish to put
beautification and preservation
planS into action and maintain
a_sense of 'community.
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S. Lake Huron is 0 natural
heautN sp,00,1 A3.,t.t 111
he community 1n you r
opinion. •
a: Should 'our beaches be
improved and additional
facilities 'added to, attract
visitors to Goderich?
At what cost? Native has
our
shoreline ill' recent years and I
do. not think that the
muniCipality‘can do very much
un its own:°While, it night be a
heroic effort it will have little.
effect unless massive ' studies
are undertaken ihto the
problem by the Federal Resour-
ces Ministry. I would he in-
clined to recommend that the
County approach the ministry
fur a study of this kind. n
b. Should a municipal cam-
pground be established?
'Yes - a stop -over cam,
mound would beappreciated
by visitors to our community.
c. Should municipal funds
be allocated. for acquisition of
future recreational areas
beeir very unkind to
0
along Goderich's waterfront?
Yes - the public has an
inherent right to enjoy fuller
acce!-;s to both the laltefront and
the river flats.
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Some people believe regional
gtk eminent looms in the not s'(1
distant future. In. your opinion:.
a. Is regional government
desirable? Why? • 3
No ; Regional. Government is
planning on 'the grand scare.
And, as they reason that such
planning would
be
uneconomical unless you are
dealing with region populations
of 150,00() - 200,000 you can see
that we 'would have no plan-
ning control to speak of for our
own community. What happens
when you have such large scale
planning such as is the case
with the parkway belt, the
Niagara Escarpment, and the
To Centred Region is
that, because they *are.so large,
the degree of expertise .needed
is so great that 'the ordinary
.citiien is isolated by his lack of
technical understanding and is
1
much easier .to dismiss. It is
also worth noting that cin some,
cases the regional governments
which have been, .established
are very weak structurally and
consequently do not have the
necessary economic base to
pose plannifig controls on
developers. I am inclined to
believe that the next few years
will be crucial for our County
Council, and town. When
neighbouring municipalities -
start squabbling because of
their own vested ;interest. (like
that Of t he competing shopping
centres) the government will
feel more inclined to superim-
pose its authority on these mat-
ters through regionalization.
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b. Do you believe the plan-
ning on the fringes of the
municipality , should
correspond with planning in
the adjoining rural areas? .
Yes.
c. Should Huron'A farmland
be protected,' even abutting
Goderich?
-Yes.
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11. Why would you make 0
good candidate for town
council?
I do not, by any stretch of the
imagination claim to have all
the' answers but I do have some
ideas that may be of help.
Before formulating these ideas
I would like to have the oppor-
tunity to learn more about' the
municipal -business. I can only
promise that I will not support
any proposal which could send
this town into an economical
tailspin.
12. Comments:
I have attempted to the hest
of my knowledge to answer
each question in the context in
which it was presented and it is
my jape that, if elected,, yoU
will feel free to advise me of
ydur thinking on these matters.
It is my 'sincere hope that you
Will support my bid for a seat
on town council and I hope too,
that thy letters to the editor,
this questionnaire, and my
brochure have, given you some
insight into the type of person
am.
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