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WITBY FREE PRESS, WED)NESDAY, NOVEMBER 2,1988, PAGE 27 FROM PAGE 1Jo baçkyard on a residential street, you're damn right they should. If you're talking about a profession, someone operating a ceramica busi- ness in their basement, teaching ceramics classes, 1 don't see that as a problem unless yoîu put up a huge sign with flashing lights. There's an awful lot of amail businesses, such as Avon or Mark Kay, operating out of homes. I think where it affects the neighborhood generally, the' Town should intervene. But if what's tak- ing place on the property doesn't have a negative effect on anybody in the neighborhood, then why should they have their nase in there. Free Press: What are the limits of commercial growth? Do you think the Town should limit the number of new commercial plia- zas or should the marketplace decide who survives? D.W.: If you're referring to places like the West Lynde plaza which has a number of. retail outiets with a couple cf professional offices, I think there's prcbably just about enough of those in mre given area. Then there's areas that grow and become larger, for example, Otter Crcek, which h as a amail service plaza which has a day care centre, a cleaners, a hairdresser, a variety store(that one is full, but there's plans te expand it). I live ini the neighborhood, I use, other than the day care, just about every service thiat's in there, or my family doe. So it's handy to have. But if we were to say we'd like to build another com- mercial plaza in the Otter Creek area as it currently stands, similar in size te the West Lynde plaza, I think that would be ludicreus. I don't think there's a need for it. Free Press: Would you provide protection for heritage build- inges? How much? D.W.: I think if somebody wants to beautify an older building, I think they should try and beautify it using natural techniques as opposed te covering up the history. It's like the TD Bank building where 1 believe Family Trust are in right now. They have maintained the exterior cf that building. I agree the Town should be encouraging those kinds cf preserva- tioQ. FPree Press: What about the future of Port Whitby? D.W.: AlI've seen on the Port Whitby issue right now is a prelimiin- ary plan from a developer (Coscan) who wants te p ut condominium units 22 atonies high down there. I don't believe the planning department or the works department h ave had a chance to adequately study and report back to council. Se it's night now in its infancy stages. I de under- stand there was one issue on it about the closing off of a proposed wallcway on the lake. I think I have te take the aide cf the people, I'd like to see that walkway stay open so that if you start at one en d of Whitby harbor you can walk te the other end if you so desire, without having to go around a development. Frorn what I saw, it looks like a very interesting proposaI. l'd need a lot more informa- tion and te hear from what the folks in planning and operations and works had to say about it. Free Press: This municipality spends a large part of its budget on sports/ recreational facilities but very littie on cultural facili- ties and groups ( except for the library, If you want to Include that). Would you change that at ail? D.W.: That's been an ongoing hot button - it's on, it's off it'a on, it's off. l've sat up in council and listen te themn turn down a request frern- the Henry High Scheel Band for $150 or $250 ,te help defray costa when attending certain functions and representing the Town cf Whitby. I think that the Town sheuld support those thinga, as long as the requesta are reasonable. One of the ceuncil- lors, at a meeting I was at, aaid works te the effect that if we start, the floodgates will open and every- body will be leoking for handouts. I think it it's a wotrthwhile cause, if it's semething that's going to promote the spirit and the heritage and the type cf town Whitby is, then I think we should be willing te inveat a reasonable amount cf nxoney. What that is, I think each request would have to be treated on ita own merits, and some could very possibly be turned down. *As long as people do net corne te what they envision as a bettemnless pit cf money. Because it isn't, there is an end, there's a limit. But I think that somne money could be put aside on an annual basis. Free Press: The laet few years have seen complainte about "closed" government. What would you do to open it up? D.W.: In seme ways I do agree with it, li others, I think the process werks pretty good. But one cf the thingsl want te sce, and I believe yourselves and the ether local paper agree with this position, 1 would like to see earlier accesa to council agenda, both se yeu people can do your job as a watchdog in the cern- munity and alert people to situations or controversial items. Whether I win or lose, l'm still goinq te keep my interest in varieus things that are looking place. I find it difficult on Monday meraing when I go and pick - Dave Wall up a copy of the agenda, te have time, in six hours or seven heurs, te pick out what I need and then get on the phone te make arrangements fer an envelope with additional informa- tion I need, bring it altegether and be prepared, if 1 wish te speak on a subject, for a good deputation. 1 think that in that case, yes, it should be reverted back te what 1 understand it was before. I would like to see it go back to being available at least the Wednesday before, if net the Monday befere a council meeting, therefore a week before...They (agendas) are dif- ficult te weed througi unless you've been involved li the committee meet- ing and you know exactly what yeu're looking for and you can flip threugh and see the points you want te make. For an average citizen, it takes a little bit of reading and skimming very quickly. And, as I aaid earlier, P'd like te seem them become more responsive te what the peeple are saying. If there'a an issue that affects a neig*h- berhoed, then I thiak the ceuncilor whe is responsible fer that neighbor- hood has an ebligation te represent them, net bis interesta. That's. one of the thinga I want te do if I become the west ward councillor. Free Prese: What are your feel- ings on disclosure of your hold- ings? D.W.: Abselutely, 1 have nothing te hide. And 1 believe that if that is the wish cf the municipality, I would completely agree with the exceptien of one area - 1Ido ne t behieve that my personal inceme from my regular job is anybody's business but mine. But the preperty holdings I have, etc., I have ne problem, none whatsoever. Free Prese: Do you feel that taxes are too high? D.W.: As a taxpayer, I believe I g et reasonable value for the money P'm paying. But-are they tee high? Pro- bably they are a ittle tee high. But I don't think they're eutlandishly high. I'd like te aee the council continue with fiscal responaibility. Our tax increases for the Whitby municipa- lity have been reasonable, for the p ast four or five years, at leat. The arer increase has corne from the Regien and school boards. As long as we keep grewing, they're going to need to spend more money. Sure we have people coming in and feeding the tax roll, but they'rc going te have to spread the coats over the entire cemxnunity to meet that growth. So there's going te always be an in- crease. I'd like te sec it kept a little lower than 8 per cent. Free Press: Where would you save money? D.W.: None corne te mind at this point, l'm being very honeat. You May be able to ask me that question six months frem now after I've, been involved in the system, providing 'm succesaful. then maybe I can answer that in a little more detail. I don't know ail the areas the Town spends right now. Free Press: How do you envi- sion Whitby in, eay, the year 2000? Can we maintain a sepoarate identity? Should we? D.W.: I really hope we can (main- tain identity). I would hepe that Whitby in the next il years and two montha, I hope that Whitby can maintain its identity. I don't wiah te see what's happened in Mississauga and Markham as far as ahi the little communities now band together under the City of Missiasauga and the Tcwn of Markham ...I1 know that the regien is going te become a more powerful entity as it grows, but I would stihh like to see a distinction between Oshawa, Whitby, Ajax and Pickering. CIIRISTMAS BAZAAR A "Christmnas Village" bazaar will be held at Ail Saints Anglican Church, 300 Dundas St. W., Whitby, on Saturday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m. te 3 p.m. Featured will be photos with Santa, homemade soup in the "Christmas Cafe," and a stroli through shops in "Candy Cane Lane." BAZAAR St. Andrew's Presbyterian Wemen will held their annual1 Christmas bazaar on Sat. Nov. 5 from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.. The church hall is located on Cochrane St., Whitby. CIIAFT SHOW The "Marigold Christmas Craft Show" .%il] be held Sunday, Nov. 13, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., at Heydenshore Pavilion, Whitby. Admission is $1, free parking. Fer more information caîl 668-8907. El e iion '88 BAZAAR. St. John's Anglican Church will hold their "Snowflake Bazaxir" on Saturday, Nov. 19, il a.m. to 3 p.m., at the church (corner of Victoria St. and Brock St. S. in Whitby). For more information eall 668-2401 or 668-3448. BAZAAIR Holy Family Catholie Women's League will host their annual Country Christmas Bazaxir on Saturday, Nov. 19, 9 a.m. te 3 p.m. at Holy Family Church hall, Ribblesdale Dr., Whiàtby. Ail wel- corne. CRAFT SHOW A craft show, te include a visit from San ta, will be held at Heydenshore. Pavilien on Sunday, Nov. 20, 9:30 a.m. te 4:30 p.m. Admission is $1. For more information and booth rentaI cal 668-8838. CALL A PIROFESSiINAL ACC-ET-CONVITION EC.. RRUF'S,.,ANNUITIES FOR FREEQUOTATION CALL HERB TRAN 725-6564 Ji M .LEAL AL'S DRYWALL *Ornamental design ceiiings e Paster work si Painting & decoratilng Î 668-8958 cMn666-1657 Scotty_____ AI Bazaar &, Craft ineriing Mbrik, epais Phn743 -122 BRIAN DEEGAN DENTURE THERAPY CLINIC HARWOOD AVE. S. AJAX, ONTARIO 683-6074 We moved eut te Whitby i years ago because we wanted a nioe, rea- sonably quiet, ffiendly neighborhcod- oriented area te live in. As you get dloser te Toronto it gets more com- mercial. Sa you go into Oshawa, it, toc, becomea heavly commercial with the influenceocf General Moters there. Whitby has a amaîl town atniosphere with very modemn day people living in it, and that's why 1 think people choose Whitby as opposed te Ajax and Pickering. Free Pres: What special quali- ties would you bring to the posi- tion of councirnor that sets you aside from your opponent? D.W.: l'Il be very honeat firat of aIl, I didn't think about it. I really think that, and N'e heard people say that, politicians using the words "honest" and "ccnitted" and "making a cern- mitment" are just se much talk. But te me those words mean what the dictionary defines themn as. l'in s very honeat person. When I take on a job, I commit myself te do that job. And I think what 1 bring is not, nor ever, complacency. In would always be the eyes anad ears cf the west ward, available at any time and at a moment's notice te answer questions or concerna or dig information or look at problema that anybody may have in the west ward, and represent those in council with a atrcng veioe. 1 would be there for them, net for myself.