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Serving Kendal, Kirby, Leskard, Newcastle, Newtonville, Orono, Starkville and Tyrone since 1937 Pond hockey is still a popular pastime in Orono as cold temperatures of late have formed a thick layer of ice on the Orono Mill Pond. Mayor Mutton seeks another term Mayor John Mutton officially officially declared his intention to seek re-election on Voting day, November 10, 2003. Mutton was the first and as yet only candidate to register for this year's municipal election, by filing on the very first day papers could be filed, January 2nd. Once a candidate files their nomination papers they arc allowed to officially begin campaigning, raising and spending funds. Potential candidates have till October 26, 2003 to file their nomination papers with the Clerk's office at the Clarington Municipal Administration Centre at 40 Temperance Street Bowmanville. To seek election to a municipal council, candidates must be 18 years of age, a Canadian citizen, a resident, owner/tenant or the spouse or same sex partner of a resident, of Clarington. A refundable payment of $200 for the Mayor's position or $100 for a councillors position position must accompany the : application. This fee will be refunded if the candidate withdraws from the election campaign, is elected, or if not elected receives more than 2% of the vote. Clarington will once again be using the Vote by Mail system system as first introduced in the 2000 municipal election. Newtonville development 'unwanted urban sprawl' A number of Newtonville residents attended a public meeting on Monday to speak out against a proposed subdivision subdivision of 39 single family homes on !4 acre lots in that hamlet at Monday's public meeting. The development proposed as an extension of Jones Avenue, south of Highway 2, and east of Newtonville ******* Road is within the Hamlet's boundary as identified in Clarington's Official Plan. Mr. Sandy Lyall of 37 Jones Avenue asked if we . really need this kind of urban sprawl. The development would double the size of Newtonville and Lyall said he doesn't know of any community that doubled in size without any problems. "We're lucky to see a police car once a month," he stated, and "with no transportation and recreation to offer the new kids, we're going to end up with the same problem they have in Newcastle; kids hanging hanging around at the four corners because there is nothing to do. I don't see how this would best serve the community." Ray Tomkins, also of Jones Avenue, said the subdivision would be just another curse on their forgotten road. "We're just a cow path down there," he stated. The public meeting was a requirement of the Planning Process, and the application was referred back to Planning staff for further processing. However, , Mayor Mutton 77 said it was high time GO Do we really need, this kind of urban sprawl?" -Sandy Lyall Newtonville Transit bus services were extended out to Newtonville. Newtonville. He said a bus may be not every 1 hour, butf§ hour or more every other would get a lot of use. Because the southeast corner corner of the property contains a significant valleyland the developer--Veltri and Sons Limited is required to provide an Environmental Impact Study. The 39 proposed dwellings are planned for the northern portion of the nearly 75 acre site. The property to the west of this proposed development already has draft approval for a subdivision. Snow clearing on budget With a few overtime calculations yet to do, it appears that the 2002 snow clearing cost will come in slightly under budget according to Operations Director Fred Horvath. Clarington's Operations Department dealt with 38 snow clearing occurrences in 2002, with the majority of the snow falling in January. Every three or four years you get a year that has 30 snow clearing occasions in January alone, said Operations Director Fred Horvath. Last year was not one of those years. This winter season, snow clearing crews were called out 12 times for the months of November and December, including Christmas Day. The 2002 snow clearing budget was close to $1.2 million.