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ELECTION CENTRAL What do councillors do A voters primer by CHRIS feCWHD Herald Writer What is it the em lady on he other end of the phone line v as asking that these do with the pay them She later answered her own lion convinced In her opinion that what ever it is it urn enough on the dec lion However rightly or wrongly residents view their municipal council tors he relationship which the wo is trust each councillor is keenly aware a majority of voters have chosen him or her to stand up for them on council they have faith at least initially that the councillor can do the job well When constituents think their rep is shrinking some of the ties that come wih he job the chances of that councillor returning after lb- election trows proportionately smaller When a resident is pin by a municipal con and can decide whether it a regional matter or something for local council to deal w its usually town council who bear the brunt of the first broadside There are eight local Wards candidates p Malta Hills council Four re gional reps one from each ward and he mayor fill out he political group which the mile mum They meet once a week in council bers located at the clerk office on Trafalgar Road The first and of each month have councillors met ting as council issemble as members of the owns general second and fourth Mon days Most of the important business is first handled by the committee which makes recommendations to council Both types of meetings arc opened to the public but when the and the press ire asked to leave a session it s actually I allow councillors or con mittce members lo cuss a legal personnel property matter DRIVLON It up to own council that r dents have parks and and pnl which reflect unique in of the local area They nothing to do providing subsldiied day care in own solving sewer and water prob lems or why the Ninth Line Regional Road 13 has potholes deep enough to get lost in for three days Like their counterparts on Ha I Ion council local councillors set a budget for the municipality every year Most of the money comes from taxes but the pnmnco annually chips in an ever dwindling amount Residents who pay their taxes late force the town to barrow money with interest o meet revenue shortfalls until all taxes are collected Also like their counter parts at the region local councillors look to town Civil service for motion before decisions arc made If he mayor Is he head of council the clerk administrator is re sponsible for seeing that council orders are The town civil ser vants are the carpen- of municipal gov eminent hey know what tools are needed to ad minister properly but they must ask council for permission to use them While residents can see heir reps at work by l tending meetings or Continued on page -877-5213- FOBERT Real Estate inc EXCELLENCE AWARD IN CUSTOMER RELATIONS the HERALD Home Newspaper of Halton Hills Established 1866 WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 1982 am LTD 8776928 Highway Goorgotown BEST DEAL It A CAPITAL DEAL Gravel policy snag at group says Differences of opinion between he minister of natural resources and his lop bureaucrats may alleviate gravel concerns in southwestern Ontario the Foundation for Aggre gate Studies says in a letter to North Dumfries council The message currently being reviewed by Halton Hills staff suggests there may not be complete agreement among the minister his executive assistant and other minis try officials on the amount of land to be protected for the aggre gate industry he mln iitrys Cambridge ics township expressed concern that aggregate mapping for he area was excessive and rccom mended a number of changes to the ministry plans Meanwhile Halton Hills planning ex pect to present council a report reviewing the town region and other positions on the aggregate issue Firm ok for worksharing From the Ottawa Bureau The employment and Immigration department has approved an plica Ion by another George town company to particl pate in the federally sponsored program Ltd has been given permission to put six employees into a unit in an effort to avert two layoffs Under he program the work week Is reduced by one to three days Emp loyees are paid for he time worked and unem insurance helps top up the weekly pay package Average earn Lngs for employees mating in work sharing units are about per cent of normal levels Since the program was introduced in the department has roved 145 applications lo put 171928 on work sharing averting layoffs The federal gov has committed JIBS million to the pro gram for the balance of this year and another million Into 1983 MP pounds lighter By ROB DEACON Ottawa bureau If the federal govern wants to trim some excess fat from Its spen ding BramptonGeorge town MP John has some practical ad vice Mr McDermld old the Commons Friday after noon he has lost pounds In the last five months I did without some of those things it is nice to have he said I sacrtfi that trimmed down I cut Ihoffat off That is what he government should be doing SPENDING UP Government spending is up 17 per cent over last year the Tory MP said Unemployment fig in Canada arc a national disgrace espec ially for the young people An unemployment rate of per cent is not He criticized finance minister Marc recent announcement to provide million to temporary jobs over the next year and a half Some money has been sent to the riding of Brampton Georgetown It will provide about jobs As of Sept in Brampton here were registered for ployment insurance and 1 in Georgetown he said That means over 9 people are now re gistered for A year ago there were people and the year before that 1 people This government with its great giveaway program is going to provide Jobs He said The people who get hose jobs will be thankful The other 9 will not be happy The MP said You can go chapter and verse through this government and each minister and trim off a lot of fat but it is not being done SCARY SKATERS TheKintmcnLlob of Georgetown helped resident Imaginary character The eventual winners In a celebrate Mallow en Sunday afternoon with costume number of wide ranging categories from scariest skating party memorial arena to he funnies I are above like took he opportunity to up like their favorite llrrald photo by Dave Not too late to join cultural centre party Thursday afternoon he high schools and public schools will be performing and later An Evening of Song and Music should be a real treat with some wellknown local groups and singers to entertain The culmination of the week celebrations will be a performance Friday evening by Long John Boldry the King of Rhythm and Blues Come out and hear a great performer Saturday presentation of Dick and His Cat by the Inner Stage Theatre Group wilt be real thriller for children of all ages Don t miss these great events Tickets at the Recreation Department est or at the door IN SEARCH OF OUR ROOTS Extolling he virtues of our rich Canadian folk heritage the based band Brigand a fitting opening to the Cultural Centres week long first anniversary celebration Playing a fine arrangement of nautical Jigs original airs and born again ballads he filemember folk baud were featured Monday at the John Elliott Theatre start oft a number of anniversary festivities which Include an Amateur Night Long John a children production and much more Brigand a performance was far from being a art but many he upcoming popular activities will require ticket purchases soon to ensure teats For tickets and information call Herald photo by Anl Rate maintain town didnt res GARA standing firm By CHRIS AAGAARD Herald Staff Writer The Georgetown Area Ratepayers Association maintains it was ignored by municipal reps when it raised concern earlier this year about the Georgetown urban area review Its executive described comments about the group made by town planning board Mike Armstrong as untrue Coun Armstrong him self responded lo state ments made recently by president Brian Bush told The Herald that regional staff attempted o reach Mr Bush several times with a written re sponse to the groups ur ban boundary concerns Armstrong said Mr Bush was of the country on a lengthy bus trip could not be reached by the region courier and that other GARA reps failed to re spond to the review at a public meeting in August In a written brief sub mitted to The Herald by executive members day night GARA said it only received answers to its questions Oct fol lowing The Herald pub lication of its interview with Mr Bush The mater which says it has wailed for for several months is now being re viewed by he group GARA maintains hat it only heard of the region a l tempts to reach Mr when Coun Arm strong responded to the Interview with Br Bush Its brief asks why the region s response was not sent to the GARA mailing address a box number which was included with its questions to the study earlier this year Our submission dated April is in fact full of he LARA brief continues If our input appeared enUoCcun Armstrong It can only be because these questions went ed throughout he planning process But Armstrong that not only did GARA miss the second public meeting to discuss he completed urban re view now being studied by the province but It railed to bring Its concerns to official plan meetings in September and October We had no reason to hide anything from Mr Bush at all Coun Arm strong said commenting on brief didn I even a Mend the August public meeting At the official plan meetings I understand they had somebody but he too was called of own We just can be after these people all Ihe time Armstrong added that public meetings for he urban boundary re view and the official plan were advertised in local newspapers if other real dents with concerns were aware of the sessions he said hen GARA could have adended as His remarks about GARA and Its leadership following Mr Bush sinter view were made in all sincerity and shared by other members of own council Arm strong said noting that he was Miffed at statements that Its con were not being con by the region Coun Armstrong hat Mr Bush sent did not represent the feelings of other mem of the Associations executive GARAs brief however endorses Mr Bush views published in The Herald three weeks ago I don want to get into a running battle In he press Coun Armstrong said If t get hold of me by phone they could write They can read newspapers like everyone else and find out when the meetings arc I can t understand what he point is of going through all this now White brief ex presses disappointment with Coun Armstrong reaction to the Inter view with Mr Bush nevertheless we believe that through this discourse better understanding of the needs of the commun ity will be Imparted to all concerned the brief con Fotomat kiosk empty The kiosk in the Georgetown Market Place was one of 174 retail photo closed day Two local employees among the staff it of Customers who had left films for developing with the company shouldn feel nervous about ever them back controller Philip Bogod of Photo graphic Ltd said vue picks up processes and delivers films to outlets He assured The If era Id thai the films entrusted art under lock and key and have been developed by Bellevue Were expecting an answer in hours Mr said Monday We great deal of work on our premises and ore awaiting instructions as to how his work will be returned the custom Attorneys for are currently sorting how lo deal the customers Why the company ed remains a mystery is a division of privately owned B I Images Inc of Toronto I Images has launched a suit against Corporation of Hartford Connecticut from which it holds a licence to use the name in Canada lawyer She don Salcman has Issued a news release staling hat any further Information regarding film pickup and any reopening will be posted on kiosks within a few days Saturday be Inmalr appeared be running the Here Drug Mart employee Susan Murray dresses like a IfSvs goblin while flanked by two young Carrie left and Card The lobe Theatre members were helping to celebrate the Halloween mood by painting facet en children Ibr front section of Hie store Herald photo