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B8 The Acton Free Press Wed October 1976 Eramosa township councillors Three seek reelection two undecided Bylaw discussed at public meeting township council faces an election in Decern Most members have made their decision whether to run again a few have not The Free Press polled the council members and covered not surprisingly the sewer and water project is considered by all to be one of the major issues of the two year term The veteran Eramosa township council Reeve Bill has decided he will run for the same position in the upcoming municipal election Mr political car began in 1908 when he interested in what was happening locally At that time he began to think that if he was going to have things to say he should put up or shut up He ran for a seat on council which he held until 1974 when elected reeve Because all affairs were handled as committee of the whote he did not sit on specific He was involved in recreation and the now defunct Mid Western Tourist council reeve he automatically sat on thi Wellington county touncil It was here that he was placed on the finance committee admin stratum committee and planning and development committee He is also on the Guelph General Hospital Board and the and Suburban Plan Board As reeve of Eramosa town ship he is an member of all committees formed that council As or the past two years Mr the time for many major Hems to come to a head As examples he mentioned the sewer and water project in Rockwood the zoning by law and munic pal drains and the recreation com He explained that none of these ideas is completely resolved reeve said he would to see some of the major issues resolved so council tan get back to some of the regular business and hope fully have some improve ments in regular service Mr s the owner of WHA and publisher of The Community News in Drayton and the Wellington Advertiser He hopes to see new names on the ballot in December and Lou Clark As Deputy Reeve of the township Betty Lou Clark has been busy on the county council and on several com However all this has not deterred her and she plans to run in the December election Mrs lark is finishing her fourth year in politics She sat on council for two years before deciding to run as Deputy Reeve Her present position automatically places her on the Wellington County council As deputy reeve she sits on the recreation committee the local advisory it lee for architectural conservancy and the finance committee Mrs Clark is the chairman of the Pioneer Cemetery committee and chairman of Social Services commit lee for Guelph and Wellington county She Is also a member of the agriculture and com committee com services committee She is a board member on the VON the Eramosa library board and is a member of the constituency advisory group for Local Initiative Pro grams She is also a member of the board of directors of Ihe Children Aid Five years ago when sewers and water in Rock wood were only proposals the ratepayers in that area ap proached Mrs Clark who belonged to the ratepayers association and suggested a pipeline lo Guelph if Ihe pro ject was passed It was Mrs Clark as deputy reeve who mentioned it lo council five years later with the proposal eventually being accepted 1 feel I have made a sin cere attempt at listening to what the taxpayers are say Mrs Clark said She continued to say that she does her best listen to what Ihe people are saying She ex plained that as a taxpayer she felt frustration when dealing with councillors and does not want people to ex penence that Mrs Clark stated that her main concern Is the loss of agricultural land in the township something which she has opposed for the past few If she is reelected Mrs Clark will not be silting on count council again as he deputy reeves have been eliminated from that seat She said she was the only deputy reevt to vote for Ihe elimination as she felt reeve should have the voting agent with United Trust in She is very active in services and alternative for in diocese for the Anglican church Mrs Clark began her busy career after her Ihrce child ren had grown I started at home and was a mother first and foremost I had the energy within me after the children had grown and used it constructively Man Burnett Although his past two years on township council have been very enjoyable Councillor Alan Burnett has not yet made up his mind to run for another two year lerm Mr Burnett said he feels everyone should take their turn silling on council or at least make the attempt to get there He explained that this is the only way the average taxpayer can appreciate the problems in politics He cited the gravelling of roads as an example of the red tape in volved Mr Burnett said that a person would come lo him asking for a stretch of road to be gravelled Simple enough request he says however the Ministry of tion and Communications must be notified and granted from them after it has gone to the local roads department and the township council All takes time Mr Burnett pointed out and sometimes it is turned down in the final stages The farmer trade said two years ago when first elected he had expected lo really change things How ever Mr Burnett said I was really surprised at how power the township council has He explained that the government has federal county and then township levels Townships are low man on Ihe lotem pole he explained Mr admits that he would be a lot more benefit to the p In the next two years than Ihe two He explained that there is so much to learn in the first term and in the second term a councillor might better understand what is going on his term Mr Burnett has been on the medical centre committee roads committee recreation committee and also was on the team which looked into the septic systems problems Mr Burnett spoke ap preciatively of his fellow councillors bul also said he does not feel the same should be in office year after year He hopes to see many new names on the December ballot The councillor says he will know within a few weeks if he is running In the meantime he said he is going lo make sure his decision will be right for the township and for him self John Hewitt Councillor John Hewitt is after his second term on township council Mr Hewitt feels because he is retired he has no conflicts of interest and anything he says is for the good of the township The councillor began In politics after he retired as a construction manager in London He moved to Fergus where he was asked to be building inspector After two years he was forced to resign when his wife took sick After while the township asked him to on the Fergus high school board which he did for three years He was also on he Fergus hospital board After his there he ran for council but was defeated by Bill by voles He ran again a few years later and was defeated by Betty Lou Clark by ten votes he explains from until 1972 Mr Hewitt sat on tht planning board and res lo run for council In the 1974 election Mr Hewitt was elected In the past two years he has been on the Mill restoration committee and was partially responsible for the acquiring of a I IP grant for the project He was also chairman of the nvestigalive into the sewer and water issue He admits that it was Ihis report which made council decide to accept the proposal Mr Hewitt feels because he is retired he has more time to devote lo his Job as He pointed out he has only missed two meetings in his two years on council If you are going to do a job you might as well do it right he stales Mr Hewitt hopes for a lot of new faces in the coming race He cannot under stand why more people do not run for office People belly ache but they do not want to run The councillor is not going to make any promises to people if they say they will vote for him He believes the council Job Is lo do what comes up not to make promises Ihey cannot keep David Ma Councillor David Masson has not yet decided whether he will be seeking reelection Mr Masson explained to the Free Press that he has Just accepted a Job wllh Lear In Kitchener as production control manager after 17 years Ford Motor Company in Redoes not start his Job until this Monday and therefore does not know what commitments he will have lo make the new firm The Eden Mills resident began his political career almost six years ago as a trustee wilh that village After four years he decided to lake one more step up the ladder and run for township council Once he wus elected as councillor Mr Masson was assigned lo sit on the finance and personnel committee on which he was appointed chairman and he recreation committee Ht was also on the steering committee for the Sports Com Mr explained that he enjoyed his time on council and 1 like to think we com something He said here Is a lot of personal satisfaction Counc I as a whole worked very hard to keep mun taxes down Mr Masson went on to say that he thought the quality of services in the area was very good His greatest reward in his political career was that of lobbying to get the Nassaga portion of Eden Mills into township and the rerouting of the fourth line When you start some thing like this and see it through it is very reward mg Mr Masson explained that even though he lost his debate on the and CARPET CORNER NORTH ACTON 8533620 Your Headquarters in Hills for CARPETING CUSHION FLOORING DRAPERIES CERAMIC TILES Set Your Sights On Hunting Season Valu 20 OFF All Hunting Equipment Rifles Ammunition Belts Gun Cases Cleaning Kits EXAMPLES IMPERIAL Gauge Shotgun Shells Reg Gauge Shot Gun Shells Reg Deputy Betty Lou Clark will run again Milton Mall Shopping Centre 55 Ontario St South Milton Open Hon Sal to 9 P 878 8178 water issue hevotedagalnst it he did not try to stall it but pushed for a pipeline Tor the sewage to go to the Framosa River The councillor admitted that he learned a lot silting on council but he also felt the council learned a lot from him He explained I hat because of his involvement with Industry he was able to offer various viewpoints on matters It is a two way street He explained he received a lot of personal satisfaction from the two year experience at the same time feels he con tributed equal amounts You get out of what you put into it he concluded Rockwood Page Club project Ten girls met at the home of Mrs Jean on Salur day Oct at a to start the club project A World or Food In Canada sponsored by the Rock a long The books and sheets were given out and our club name was discussed They decided lo set up an exhibit at Erin Fair Thursday Achievement Day is to be held on Dec The subject mailer for the first meeting was read and our leaders Miss Helen and Mrs McDuffe demonstrated Blueberry Buckle which everyone seemed to enjoy The next meeting will be held on October 16 at Mrs McDuffe township held a public meeting in Centennial School September and only 14 members of the community attended The events advertised once in local weekly and daily papers was for the purpose of presenting the long awaited Restricted Area Zoning by law which Planning Board and Council with input from and Eden Mills had worked on for some three years Guess chairman Jack Campbell of many years municipal planning lence in Fergus introduced Lehman of Dryden Smith Lehman Planning Consultants of K Mr who had guided I lunning Board and sub sequently written the docu reflecting board opinions rcid summary of the by law and answered jest ions from the floor Copies of summary handed out at the meeting had also been advertised as table to the public in the office and lit mpleic by law was available to be read at the same office Those who attended were Reeve Bill at the outset and for the r interest in rs 11 was stressed that the by law per I lo till residents of the and regret was expressed that so few had appeared This was a recur theme by other speakers of evening Questions from the floor dealt with II areas of Lands the Code of Practice Pits Quarries definition of a serviced lot and offices in homes Persons with concern were inv ted to send same in to clerk October 15 Mr Lehman promised the meet ng thai these would be duly con council Plan n Board He further ex plained the procedure to follow A final summary would be created and copies mailed to all ratepayers If ratepayers then have ob jections they should forward them In wntlng to the town ship clerk These letters will subsequently be forwarded to the Ontario Municipal Board and a hearing could be held on decision or the Board Once approved by the Board the document becomes law replacing he existing by law Council had called the meeting in order to afford citizens an opportunity for their input The Planning Consultant Mr Lehman stated to the reeve who was expressing concern privately about the limited response you have already gone the second mile You have held a public meet which is not mandatory people still have the opportunity to object The procedure for same has been outlined in this article FOLLOW 32 Mill St Acton HOMESTEADS mow sale LOOK 5 PIECE DINETTE SUITES AT 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