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A Georgetown resident, who is fed up with the per- formance of a local council- . lor, feels that her concerns are being ignored. Molly Monahan, member of the Halton Citizens’ Committee on Property Tax Reform (HCCPTR), said she has complained several times to Town of Halton Hills councillors about the conduct of Ward 2 councillor Rob Heaton at HCCPTR meet- ings, but nothing had been done. At Monday’s general com- mittee meeting, Monahan distributed a written com- plaint about Heaton, asking council to “seriously consid- er whether Councillor « Heaton is competent to rep- resent the Town of Halton Hills on any future commit- the complaint to be dis- cussed, it had to be intro- duced by one of the council- lors as new business. It was not. Both Town of Halton Hills administrator Ray King and town clerk Janet Lunn- Stewart have acknowledged receiving a copy of After a Sept. 14 HCCPTR meeting, during which the recommendations of the committee were discussed, Heaton wrote his opinions on a public comment sheet. He insisted the “final impact of the study (change) to the res- idents has not been commu- nicated in a proper way.” Heaton added, citizens will be unable to communicate their support or opposition to the changes to their own municipal council. He con- cluded, “the mypole proposal is a total sham! Monahan, in es circulated letter, pointed out how much work the three volunteers from each of the four munic- Rob Heaton demanded. She requested “an apology to the committee for his (Heaton’s) pointless and rude letter. Heaton explained he was not referring to the commit- tee or its report as a sham, but the role of the region in the study. “I don’t think the region should provide less services for more taxes,” he said. He pointed out his concern for his Ward 2 constituents, some of whose taxes would increase by 10-20 per cent because of the size of their tural property. “I have to rep- resent their needs too,” Heaton said. Monahan did not agree. She pointed out the market value assessment study was for the entire region, and added “every recommenda- tion (in, the committee’s ene) was good for Halton Meaghan disapproved of the fact Heaton signed his complaint “Councillor Rob Heaton.” “He made it appear he was representing the views of the said, She added town council should ask for an apology from Heaton. Monahan said Heaton should also apologize to his constituents who “must realize the difference between using one’s position to make welcome changes in an inherently imperfect sys- tem and using his title as an excuse for venting his anger at anyone and anything that Tepresents authori Monahan was also upset about vegas i input during HCCPTR meetings. Heaton a an alternate to Councillor Rick Bonnette, who was the town’s repre- sentative on the committee. Monahan said each munici pality had one town repre Continued on page 3 Pe Norma terson we Canadas A® NewDemocrats Last Wednesday, Halton-Peel New Democratic Party candidate Norma Peterson was joined by Halton North MPP Noel Duignan and campaign supporters, to offi- cially open her campaign headquarters located at 330 Guelph Street in Georgetown. The campaign office tele- phone number is 702-0062. Photo by Simon Wilson/HHTW Call Brenda 877-5165 ~ 24hr. pager ~ JOHNSON Assuciates mea a . 232 Guelph St., Georgetown 873-2254 eres Libertarian party volunteers John Shadbolt (left) and Pat Galton were busy last week babe "p signs for their party’s Halton-Peel candidate, Hilliard Cox. Shadbolt an inordinate number of Libertarian signs had been found on ae rage lately. “Maybe it was the wind,” he mused. photo by Simon Wilson/HHTW 50 cents includes G.S.T. 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