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The Acton Free November Forecast tight races in Esquesing election i- III fnlll Tension la mounting as the election campaign In township cornea down the home stretch With all posit ions except that of Helton County Board of Education member being contested many township rate payers are forecasting one of the closest elections in history W A was acclaimed the township representative on the board of education Attention of electors has on the race for the position of reeve where Deputy Reeve Russell Miller has stepped up to challenge incumbent Reeve Tom Hill for the township s top elected post Return to politics of former Councillor C Pat Patterson who is challenging present Councillor for the RUSSELL MILLER deputyreeve seat has also created interest Incumbent councillors Wilfrid Leslie and Dick Hewitt are up for reelection Malcolm Freeman unsuccessful candidate for the position of reeve both in and 1B70 George unsuccess ful candidate in and newcomer J Cartwright are also the race for the three council seats All candidates will speak and answer questions at a Meet the Candidates night at Stewarttown Senior Public School tonight I Wednesday at JO there will not be another issue of this paper before election day this week we present capsule canments from the contestants take a close look at the slate In the contest for Halton County warden if he is reelected reeve A papermaker with Domtar Fine Papers In Georgetown Mr Hill resides in Glen Williams RUSSELL MILLER A change to the system of administrative committees of council so that ratepayers would not be kept waiting so long for answers to their requests is one Russell Miller would initiate if elected reeve He claims council has been faced with more complaints and larger deputations than ever during the fast year and promises steps in all aspects of administration would result If he were elected reeve Miller says he Is disappointed county council roads committee has delayed the construction of a truck route for the Llmehouse area until If for no other reason than the safety factor it should have priority over other projects he contends He feels that with the co operation of the township working through the committee system to produce recom as to why the Job should be done now he could get priority for the project at the county level Miller takes the position that better advantage of the township roads staff and equipment could be made if there were better administration at the council level He admits there has been a lot of neglect of roads but promises more administrative steps to help alleviate the problem He promises rczoning applications will be heard as soon as possible from applicants who have been held up by the holding by law once the township any group at any time says Councillor Cone as he steps to try for the position of deputyreeve says he hopes ratepayers see fit to return as many incumbents as possible the dose of a two year term as reeve Tom Hill looks back to election night when promised be would not stand agam if be tad not feel be had earned out his Job to the best of his ability The reason I running be asserts is that Ifeel Ive done the job as well as anyone has He damn every ratepayer in the township has had a fair chance to state his views and ays he has beard no criticism of the new system in which council meets closed committee every second week Men will often say things in ate tbey would rather not say In he points out It may not be good in one sense but I fed its good for the township in another sense Hill says be is ICO per cent in favor of the proposal to have a North Halton region if in fact regional government has to be instituted He promises all ratepayers will have the opportunity to apply for amendments to the townships wrung bylaw once it receives government approval and predicts the township will have more equipment and money available for road maintenance in the neat two years Now that we ve paved streets in the villages our graders will be able to spend more time working on rural roads he explains sees the need for the township to ha its own art ice rink and promises his co operation to anyone Interested in working under the federal government plan whereby long term loans can be obtained Hill served three years on council and two as deputyreeve prior to his election as reeve in He has served four years on county council and says be would TOM HHX zoning bylaw receives approval I m upset our official plan has taken so long to process and Im sorry for those who have applications before council They been more than patient when you re talking three tune he says He is satisfied with the proposed North Halton region under regional government but adds electors should make sure they have good representation to deal with the matter Incumbent council members would have an advantage in discussions he says Besides his dissatisfaction with some aspects of the present council administration Miller ales the right of ratepayers to a choice of candidates as another reason why he is running for He thinks a recreational needs study should be made for the township and feels construction of an arena in the Georgetown area might alleviate heavy ice time bookings in arenas in Acton and Milton A papermaker with Domtar Fine Papers in Georgetown Mr Miller lives on the Eighth line Just south of Sideroad He has served two years as a councillor two years as deputyreeve in addition to five on the defunct township school board 1 think we ve proven we can work together This council prepared to communicate with COXE One of his main concerns is to see township is kept in its entirety within the proposed North region I don want to see Milton get a piece of the township and Georgetown get another and so on he exptalnd However he says he is happy with the way neighboring polities have cooperated with Esquesing in discussions on regional government He defends the township holding by law claiming it has been a deterrent to uncontrolled development but adds he hopes the township can be developed on a planned basis once the official plan is approved He concedes township roads do need a rebuilding program and Knits out council is working on a year roads study program now and its engineer is preparing for a further five yenr program beyond that We have made an attempt to improve the roads during the past two ears but we have to be prepared to spend more money money he says Mr Coxe is completing his first two year term on council A painter and decorator he lives on the Seventh Line near Ash grove C F PAT PATTERSON Several people approached me to run and said they would support me explains Pat Patterson who is returning to the township political wars after a four year absence He feels nobody should go into office on an acclamation Patterson claims the imminence of regional govern ment is being used too often by the present council as an excuse for delating much needed work At the inaugural meeting In 1968 Reeve Currie said regional government would be in by 1970 Here we are in and it still not in he points out Patterson says he is not an advocate of meetings behind closed doors at which ratepayers cannot speak He also charges township roads are gravel starved He believes the township should have its own artificial ice surface rink preferably a hut type with heating facilities It would not hove to be extravagant he says There should be more ice time available to Esquesing kids he says In conclusion he points out that his home farm and future interests are in Esquesing township and that he has the time to work for the interests of ratepayers Mr Patterson lives on the town line Just south of Nerval He Is president of his own company Swift Chemical Co which has an office in He has served three years as an Esquesing councillor previously and is a former refereelnchlef of the Ontario Hockey Association J JOHN Chairman of the Pincgrovo Ratepayers Association John is making his first attempt to hold political office He is primarily interested in maintaining the rural atmosphere of the township and promoting the scenic qualities and recreational potential of the area He promises to ensure the rights of ratepayers are protected in the case of the opening of any new extractive industries or the extension of any of those which exist If elected he would also fight for road improvements monitor any activity which could affect the quality of township water wells and improve com between the elected council and residents by the- introduction of a periodical newsletter highlighting points importance more Informed community and pomt of towns hip roads Ho ho Is happy with the north Highway North region mutcraare iravell warns township may not i yet be ready for regional government Right now ro more Interested in the zoning of the region than what a going to when get in there ho nays Freeman argues that the of llcial plan must bo approved before the region Is introduced Ho likes the Idea of a truck route in the 1 urea but says residents should not have to wait until 1078 to have con strutted county council has proposed Although some other w township roads are not In good P in the future if condition he feels the condition lrsons for amendments to 1 the zoning bylnw after it Is Dec 4th Vote GE0R6E MALTBY For ESQUESING COUNCIL Strong Local Government Improved Communications CONCERNED PROVE VOTE DEC Wright POLLOCK CAMPBELL VOTE PAT PATTERSON FOR DeputyReeve Esquetlng Township Your Home and Mine are In Esquesing Your Interests and mine are in Esquesing am experienced in council work as well as business and would like the opportunity to look after yours PLEASE SUPPORT PAT PATTERSON DEC Telephone Bus Home out traffic on Is particularly ay where com from and has Increased considerably Council must be prepared to cope with the problem and perhaps consider on increase in roads stuff and equipment he says Ik says he would have been delighted to see some of the com ventures to council while the holding by low la in force become realities but Insists council was not in a position to treat them fercntlylhun any others He hints ventuns on sites along Steelcs Avenue and road be looked lie feels agreement the township has come up with under the proposed North region Is satisfactory also regards extension of the service to as a great benefit to the township Is concerned about the delay In approval of the township plan but says Ik will listen sympathetically to applications when the zoning by low Is in force Im available anytime of the day I in my own hi Mr lalle still his iurm on th I town line north of I llmlnation of turn J that appears from lirni to time between count jnd will be rf On aura of George IContlnud on C PATTERSON His business experience has given him a sound Knowledge of accounting and a smattering of legal knowledge both of which he be a benefit to council Mr Cartwright is marketing services manager for a firm which manufac tures magnetic recording menu A native of England he farmed there before coming to Canada in He has lived on the Ninth Line south of for the past six years MALCOLM FREEMAN After two unsuccessful contests for the position of reeve both of which he says he carried through to ensure the incumbents had opposition Malcolm Freeman says he has decided to get serious this time and run for a seat on council During his campaign he is stressing three planks in his platform progressive planning a condition he feels of roads in general Is not big election issue He believes In closed committee meetings to get business done but Insists that Individuals Involved in matters be allowed to attend their position Mr Freeman Is an Instructor the Department of Cor rcLtionul Services Adult raining Centre in He lives on the Seventh line just south of Highway He has previously served two years on the Georgetown public school board and one year on that town industrial commission RICHARD DICK Councillor Hewitt fore casts the pressure on the township from prospective developers will Increase con in the next two years as he winds up his first two year term on council I m not opposed to develop ment but lets make sure its planned development channelled In the right way He does not foresee a large development such as Erin Mills in Peel County but says he can see development being cut off completely with Toronto expanding and the extension of GO- train service to Georgetown He says a dozen plans of sub division are before township planning board right now On the question of regional government he feels It is imperative that Milton be included In the North Halton region and not be allowed to grab any of the township assessment in the southern end If we re going to keep taxes down wo 11 need a good broad solid tax base and that means keeping Milton in with us he explains approved Mr Is a lawyer who I to Toronto dally from his home on near the 1 I ine WIIFRimbSMI- promises to fight or the continued Improvement of township roads as he carries out yet another campaign In I Veteran member of the present council he has already served eight years as a and six years as deputyreeve We have more people living in Lhe township now need mare gravel on the roads he says He also feels roads should be better drained TO THE ELECTORS o ERIN TOWNSHIP VOTE DEC John FOR COUNCIL Ready VOTE RUSSELL MILLER FOR REEVE ESQUESING TOWNSHIP Years Municipal Experience A vote for Russell Miller is a vote far dependable representation and a keen sense of responsibility to the electorate FOR TRANSPORTATION Phone or ARTHUR A JOHNSON OPTOMETRIST S4 Mill St E Acton 2520 Wednesday Saturday EXPERIENCE COUNTS Your vote and influence are respectfully solicited to reelect WILFRID LESLIE TO COUNCIL For the Township of Esquesing years experience on Council For transportation call 8774845 Meet the Pickup with the Hippocket DODGE Club Cab Heretour version of the latest and State t idea yet in a pickup Dodge lub Cab A new pickup with cubic ft of storage apace 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