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ELECTIOS I Ma wants to finish the j hes started Town future cost up service down By CHRIS AAGAARD Herald Staff Writer Anticipating a campaign built upon his post perf ormance Pete announced Monday that hell seek a third term as mayor of Hal Ion Hills in this years municipal elec tion lie told The Herald the decision was made long before council Incumbents and aspiring municipal po liticians recently started to get restless with elect ion fever When he sold his Mam Street Georgetown sports store wo years ago May or said he made a big commitment to a future Id municipal polit ics Theres a lot going on right now that I want to see finished he said citing as an example the towns new official plan unveiled this year and currently being revived by local reps before it Is sent to the provincial govern- Mayor began his political career in 1976 representing Ward Georgetown TWO YEARS Two years later he plun ged into the mayors race and regional politics oust ing incumbent Tom Hill He was acclaimed for a second term as mayor In November and as of Thursday rem ains unopposed in this yeara bid for office The learning experien ce never end Mayor Pomeroy said Its very complicated Job now esp ecially in dealing with other governments consi dering that municipalities now rely heavily on prov incial subsidies With the growth of new assessment in town slowed to a trickle responding to a sluggish economy across Canada Mayor said regional and local governments now face perhaps one of the tough est terms in recent hlst- for Increased levels of service will cont inue he noted but politic ians must be prepared to cut back cancel and defer tome projects One of the things well probably have to deal with very early in the term Is the transfer of payments from the province to the municipalities KEPT PACE Councillors be noted have not witnessed areas where provincial fund havent kept pace with the rate of inflation and muni cipal governments have had to increase taxes to make up funding short folia Governments may choose to fallow the feder al governments six and five per cent solution to help wrestle information Mayor Pomeroy acknowl edged but it be some time before municipal cflats drop that low THEY CONCUR Meanwhile he maintai ned the towns budget committee may realisti cally consider priority changes and cutbacks in the capital projects fore cast and residents could see taxes rise regional and local governments services dwindle Well have to be very astute when It comes to budgeting next year he said But 1 think that council has done a good Job of keeping the town in a good financial position especially in the dollars- owed side of the ledger Theres no question In my mind that the biggest problems governments and people face is the amount of Interest they have to pay on large deficits Our policy has been to spend only what we can raise and avoid borrowing money Halton Hills regional councillors Mike Arms- ship between the town and the region has improved dramatically Mayor Pomcroy noted pointing to Hal tons swift action in which sought to equalize the towns various assess rates Georgetown and councillors maintained it would do more harm than good particularly to senior citi zens living in older homes with substantially lower assessments than found in nevcr subdivisions FORM What really need is for the to come up with a better form of tax reform Mayor Pom- I dont think we should change from one bad system to Act on councillors were also disappointed when council declined to help restore the communitys former town hall On the verge of having its historical des ignation stripped ready ing the building for demol ition its fate will be disc by a special Judicial panel established under the provinces Heritage Act Mayor suppor ted a plan to restore the building and that he feels bad about the outcome though he respects cils decision Despite emotion sur rounding the halls future the issue will likely be over shadowed by effects of the recession on future town and regional policies The primary issue next term will be costs Mayor predicted Its now a more critical Issue PETE getting its public works department to quickly repair Maple Avenue after the culvert was washed out In a June rainstorm A PLACE Regional staff have come to realise theres a place for tho northern municipalities In the reg ions administration he said A lot of credit for this has to go regional chairman Jack Locally council works well as a team he We hate a very good senior administrative staff and we listen to ill the opinions he said When Historic Bahai conference attended by 12 delegates its a eery complicated job note especially since we rely so heavily on the province trong Dave Whiting and Miller Roy Booth could not be reached as of press time concur with Mayor view that there must be serious belt tightening at the reg- described as reacting slowly to the economic change and exp ects cutbacks In public works health and social services programs al though demand for these services Is expected to increase However the do that theres a good chance the decision which comes out at the end will be the right one Although councils past term boasted major tri umphs like the construct ion of a librarytheatre complex and the presenta tion of planning policies which wUI guide the muni cipality into the cent ury there have been some divisive moments There was a strong push lost year from councils Acton contingent to adopt the Section tax reform ByMARYLAMON Herald Special Twelve from Hills have Just returned from Monlreol where they attended the first International Bahai conference to be held in Canada Ten thousand Bahais from all over the world gathered in Montreal Sept to to attend this conference in response to the challenge of building unified international com munity that demonstrates the oneness of all the worlds races peoples and religions Barber and Bourassa Patsy Irving and her daughter Shaelan Isabel and Don Weaver and sons Craig and Ryan and Mary Barbara and Jenni fer were there conference was dedicated to the greatest woman of Bahai history Bahlyyih Khanum and highlighted the importance of the principle of equali ty of men ana women and the crucial role women have to play a civllixlng force In the emergence of a unified peaceful world The first International Childrens Conference one of three auxiliary con ferences was held concur rently In the Pierre Char- bonneau centre at the Olympic site One thous and children age at tended the childrens FISH CHIPS Skipper setups ARBOR VA ORCHA APPLES Pick Your Own Weekends Only ATTACK THE MAC intosh Perfectly ripe and unbelievably delicious Were only minutes away so drop by and pay us a visit SPECIAL COOKING APPLES per bushel pproxlTCIb Ussy el gold Eitng Aspltt a better understanding of the oneness of mankind and their vital role as part of the community In achieving world unily This is gradually taking place through a vital gro wing worldwide member ship of over three million people who come from all racial religious ethnic and educational and with the assis tance of many dedicated volunteers enjoyed an ex tensive programme of speakers musicians and dancers The Childrens Confere nce focused on the ideal of raising a generat ion of worldminded child ren by helping them gain Town hall art show The Glen Williams town hall is playing host Sept 13 and 19 from 10 am to a display of paintings by Ian and prints by Robert Murray The two artists have their studio next door to the town hall and call their style expressionist Our works are concerned with the psychological and spiritual rather than the realistic approach artist Murray said grounds including of North Americas native tribes The Canadian live in 1500 localit ies across Canada and are part of a Faith that teach es the elimination of all forms of prejudice and superstition obedience to government and avoidan ce of involvement In any form of partisan politics equal opportunities rights and responsibilities for men and women the ind ependent Investigation of truth as the right and responsibility of each Ind ividual The Hills were Indeed proud to be part of this historic Inter national Conference and to serve as volunteers during this memorable oc casion Over 1 graduates recommend Young Drivers of Canada Training coast to coast Drive training lor all age Course fee is income lax by the student Your choice standard shift cars Enquire insurance premium reductions for YD graduates Private instruction Free pick up at home tor instruction Approved try me Ontario League You only learn to drive once- do it right NEXT COURSE STARTS WEDNESDAY SEPT 22nd Wednesday Thursday Evenings 630 930 pm Consecutive Weeks 16 Mountalnview Rd S Georgetown 8770751