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4- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, August 30, 1994 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" HTT IIE IT NIT ITIIIEN NEEI--__."™r On Sept. 28, a new non- profit organization, The Dur- am Home Business Associ- ation, will be holding its in- augural breakfast meeting starting at 7:30 a.m. (to ap- prox. 9:30 a.m.) at the Trilli- um Trails Banquet Hall on Simcoe Street North in Oshawa. This association was formed to help home busi- nesses, Durham Region with information, educational workshops, motivational support and networking with other home based busi- nesses. Meetings will be held once every two months and the organization will be run by its members by way of membership surveys. A board of directors will pro- vide guidance in the organi- zation. The advisory committee consists of Norm Leigh, Di- rector of Business Develop- Home Business Ass'n to start up in Durham ment for the Region of Dur- ham, Bernice Burke of Ontario Skills and Phil Mcmullan, a small and cor- porate business lawyer. The first meeting features guest speaker Terry Straker, a marketing and advertising expert. He will be speaking on» how to market your home- based business and offer some tips on advertising. It is estimated that between 80 to 100 businesses will be at- tending. Tickets for the breakfast meeting are $10 each, pay- able in advance. Tickets are available at Kastelic Kount- ing in Port Perry or Brian 985-1401 or you can mail a cheque made payable to the Durham Home Business As- sociation, c/o P.O. 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Mr. Moffat, a former Durham East MPP and a federal Liberal candidate in the riding in 1988, said he has set his sights on local government because "the decisions of local councils are as important as those taken anywhere." He predicts increasing pressure on the municipality by developers as building opportunities increase here; he sald the council must have a planning advisory committee in place to review proposals, and "allow everyone to know what's going on well before the council votes." "I am concerned that the actions of elected people are too often taken benind closed doors," said Mr. Moffatt. "We elect people for three DOUG MOFFATT years under the premise that if they aren't any good, we can get rid of them," he said. "But you can do a lot of damage in three years." "I firmly believe that the citizens must be involved in every step of the planning and development process." Mr. Moffatt added that there is a need for greater not intentions for the Nov. 14 coordination of services between Scugog Township and neighboring municipalities -- he on to firefighting services as an example -- which would allow officials to actually increase services while reducing taxes. Mr. Moffatt, 67, recently retired from his executive position with United Parcel Service, and works now as a part-time consultant to the courier industry. He lists experience as a school principal, MPP, and businessman. "The next council must set in place a vision for Scugog for the next decade and I think my experience... will assist in seeing that citizens' views of Ward 1 and all of Scugog are forcefully put forward," he said. So far, Mr. Moffat has candidate Barry Johnston for competition in Ward 1. Incumbent Ken Carruthers has yet announced his municipal vote. Incumbent Dietlein would push for balanced budgets Careful management of tax dollars and balancing budgets will remain at the top of the priority list for incumbent 'David Dietlein, who announced last week he's seeking re- election in Ward 4 in the Nov. 14 municipal election. Mr. Dietlein has voted | against budgets that called for tax increases in the past, and vowed he'd continue to fight for balanced township books in the upcoming term. - "I think they're too easy o spending," he said of municipal councillors. "I've voted against budgets where they've had tax increases because the economy's in such bad shape." Mr. Dietlein also voted against a proposal to spend federal and provincial infrastructure funding on a Wholesale Brand Name Factory Seconds 5" Tortiere JOR INN LLB | Meat Pies Savings Silver Platter Tr eas | Cocktail Tarts Burrito Mini Fills 15350 Old Simcoe Rd. 985-7373 Port Perry, 1 per pkg. 15 per pkg. with dipping sauce 8" Tortiere Meat Pies 1 per pkg. 75% 58%, $300.$3300, 75%, 98%. o MOTHER JACKSON'S OPEN KITCHENS LIMITED DAVID DIETLEIN banquet hall at the township arena, arguing the $1 million -- the township contributes a third of the cost -- could be better spent on municipal roads and services. He added that the township ought to be banking funds where possible, creating a substantial contingency fund to deal with unforeseen expenses. "If the province cuts back (on transfer payments), we'll never get the reserves back," CN i ee EEE ENN All day breakfast! 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He added the council must strive to promote jobs 'and investment in the community, noting that during the past term he supported the majority of proposed commercial developments presented to the township. Mr. Dietlein, 37, is a self- employed businessman who lives on a farm in Nestleton. ICE CREAM DONUTS