SHI KIN III Hills second mayor reviews past term coming issues One and Four A LOOK AT THE CANDIDATES the candidates in this years municipal what thilr views ambitions What it like to hi the new kid on town council and the ducntion And what Insights retiring Incumbents Shepherd Hartley Pal Patterson as thilr terms come to an end In all instance The lit raid will have during the coming weeks allium Words I candidates for council mid Hit school board nlong with Hills but lit idiiiitledthit cult ft r tit people ll Iht department Mayor Slid lie realised the regions treasury department was desperately in need of improvement as early as his fitit budget meeting his election staff wis to give budget figures from the pre his embers lake the staff Obviously because region councillors cannot spend a much time it the rcpon is they do in their rely on regional staff much than we do on stiff here he explained The difficulty is that staff controls the rtgion more than at the town lei el but I think dung 1 rod jeb in presenting our niuls mil filling our require mVumiVr municipal nun I bins Iwo liter mplnsiml it mis nun Knichttlsudhe Hi wit of decision Mill In his job as wis i dicision llloi his hours id that hippy to opi his with Ins recent icclamalion etui imilv imi hop tint it mdititcs the in hippy he he job reiU res eh of i special hours i of bringing Hills equalized In on tssessincnt Ihusdcahng tomphintsth it 11 1 ir lit an being lucid Kntchtil Slid he is pit results nil is pluming present its findings lo count il in Hi ritiiii limit weeks mint i I i over the term mm thai he is Inppv council has m he town in and forecasts Hi council will soon have to tilth the complex and knot input bit of urban develop mint m At tun ind Georgetown specifically the extent of growth width sewage it i but lie nit pi cm handle Pete had organized reelection campaign Harboring mixed feci mgs about his acclimation as Hills second mayor last week Pete Pomeroy says he had the same campaign team which carried him to victory in 1978 in preparation for a second mayoralty campaign this fall Mayor told The Herald this week he d met with the eight cam workers who helped arrange his of former mayor Tom Kill and had begun calling area captains In each of the town four wards fully minute challenge The nomination deadline came went a week ago Monday however without have mixed feelings ill mil the ietl ilion he comment I like to think It nit ins the people hive decided deserve I four year term but I know comes up a lot It to that Ihe but when you think ibi lit it this is really i hip It in ml you have up Ihe competition and you to consider lime involved Its no lonttr an easy thine poll Tht days an gone when you could put In three or four hours week and be Mayor said his with his 107R Two irs igo In In wis rookie who knew his opponent This time in und his like ly be in unknown mm modi bed conn across no during bis first term mayor Mr idmiltcd bat Job inevitably requires some unpopular decisions which provoke opposition al time Generally however his reception town during the past Ins been live he said building mortgages mil Hint should Mr is also ibout 1h possibility of Terry Grubbe HAM WHITING deficit as an issue more or less speaks for If Mr The budget prepared by Ihe by council and there were some fantastic errors made In order to correct mistakes council has used the reserves in the budget and taken money from Hie works budget and roads budget and Ihe province has alreidy slid thai of 3D regions Im it Polk in i concern up ihe other tht entire town and area of the surrounding year his councillor Terry told Tht Herald Conn who won the si it I ist In a by election following deilh of former nnyoi- said she views acclamation as a I think miny of Ihc in it ions are willdeserved I Ihmk in my com It was earned 1 would accept my on on the rounds that some thought I did a good job or I that I had the potential of doing I a good Job sold she Is looking forward to continuing to be a grass roots politlci continued on page two separate school board contenders are the sub jects of indepth Interviews Coming next week heir counterparts And soon to follow some personal glimpses of the rookie terms being completed by school board trustee Hetty Fisher Ward Coun John McDonald Ward 1 a Ed Wood Ross Terry Finally some departing observations from Messrs Shepherd Shcrk and Patterson Stay tuned to Central in each weeks Herald SEPARATE SCHOOL BOARD Irene McCauley for Ihe Hilton School Hoard I felt I being mfnrmid of was ling on as i parent with children in Mrs Met lion to her constituents infi rmed Mrs Mid she will be regularly m ikme inform ilion avail iblc pirents on decisions board pirticu those which affect schools in Hilton Hills Other projects Mrs Met ire lowering the pupil rilio which m I being told Mrs on Grey I is high a n of 3 loom and Iht building of i Catholic school in lorlh Hilton first lime years supporters ive id tlioice I Ihmk v oil II find that Ihey re there he a he ivy turn Mil JOB Mrs said he her lime Parents wbnwish to send their to Catholic I igli school must now 11 d iv sin she i lecissible people I h ive i willingness to isten to people she said My prime eontcrn is Ihlt 1 illbt i strong voitt for Hilton Hills input from the mil llit teachers so Hut when I down to ho I will be in effective Mrs said she will be visiting each school ind g to the ind she mlends lo meet mill nth of of her r Mrs MeCaulty said she has St Joseph School m and is vtry concerned about conditions there A new school building for At ton is another of her priorities I know i lot of people in ind I been follow ing the situation with St a children I want the have the very best Mrs said she will be on as many sepirate school supporters in Hilton Hills is lime will illow her fore the election with ons ibout her can ill her it home Vince Whelan a rid i da It Hilt Ho ird wants del tint hi is issue date Mr dent of he St ho i Joseph Association said he is working hard voters lb it i new school for SI Josephs is main Iruslei rcsiduit Irene Mr Whelm lives in Aeton with Ins wife Mary thtlrdiughter Jill He is bank and is involved in a number of in lo his work with issotmlion includ ingltic Club the Clumber of Commerce and the At ton of the legion Hilt LAN Mr said his main Is and needed improving the stindard of education of the school board He Ihal this Is a difficult task because of the provincial government finanenl constraints STRONG VOICr or this reason I feel It is very important have a strong voice to represent us the separate school support en First of nil we have to gain ihe support of the trust in the of the county so that we have the courage of their convictions North has three trustees and the south has 15 so It very important to gain their support Mr ilthoughlhis running for office feel inexperienced because lit has number of government through his work In the community I a strong you si ould by example Ihmk my success in anything I vc undertaken to do will that For I feel I have a lot lo the people of Hills I feel I be a good mediator good fighter and a good listener long as Ihe people can convince me that their concerns art genuine and this t be difficult of course because in many respects we share common concerns they tan rtsl that I II do all within my icily to see their through to a success ful completion Mr Whelan Slid Tt The pupil teacher ratio is mother of Mr s concerns hopes the board can manage to keep the ritio to i maximum of students lo one teacher Mr supports Ihc of a Catholic high school in North While I don behove in miracles I firmly that if you have a proper you sway them board members and ministry of education Mr said Willi the way he north end of the county is growing 1 would out on a limb and the next several years we should have a high school I think the enrolment Is there there no question about that Mr said Mrs Stephenson recent decision to provide to cover cost of thesite for the new St Joseph School is a live sign that the money will soon bo forthcoming for the new school We feel the MO is a commitment on her part Mr sold We the board and Ihe association feel she t buy the land let it sit idle for several years