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turnover in nassagaweya tho arton free press wednesday november 20 1968 deputy three councillors are acclaimed goutouski opposes hoey for reeveship there will be a wholesale turnover for the personnel on nassagaweya council this year with three new faces acclaimed to council seats james watson gordon agnew and arthur gibson were acclaimed to sit on council at the nomination meeting in brookville hall monday evening mrs anna mc arthur was acclaimed to deputyreeve moving up from her previous position as councillor a l gus goutouski took the crowd by surprise when he announced his intention to challenge deputyreeve william hoey for his bid to become reeve positions opened up when reeve william coulter announced he would resign and councillor ross gordon finished his term and could not run again as he is no longer a resident citizen bill mahon who was nominated for the position of both deputyreeve and councillor declined both jobs terminating five years of service on council as it stands the only position where an election is necessary is for reeve it was anticipated earlier this seat might be the only one tilled by acclamation william hoey will rely on his years of service and his record in council as dcptuyrecve mr hoey said the introduction of regional government the implementing of the official plan passed recently and control of the extractive industries were to be three of councils main concerns nassagaweya needs a leader and i think i am that man hoey told the smaller than usual audience as he made his appeal for their support a resident of nassagaweya for three years gus goutouski is making his second bid for township council mr goutouski told the meeting not to be concerned about his lack of experience and used jean drupeau montreals mayor as an example of what a man can do with little experience but lots of enthusiasm he promised to make an effort to bring the area up to par with other areas in telephone service he said there were come four and six party lines in some areas of nassagaweya and some people could phone tollfree to oakville georgetown and burlington while other residents could not he promised strict control on quarry operations and charged the youth of the community had been totally overlooked he suggested lights be installed on the pond in campbcllvillc foi skating and similar services be rendered in eden mills mrs mac arthur reviewed achievements of the past two years and the stand she had taken she said uie had opposed the official plan as she though it was too restrictive she charged the municipality was just being kidded along by the province as the minister of municipal affairs has the right to change any zoning bylaw during her speech site at tat wed the quarry industry and in particular campbellvdle sand and gravel and sherman sand and gravel and suggested licence fees for the four large quarries and pits in nassagaweya should be raised from s2 to 100 per year councillorelect jim watson president of campbcllvillc school and a resident ol nussagaweya for over three decades based his platform on three plankscommunication progress and people effective communication must be a two way street the council must know and act upon what the people want and the people must know what the council is doing tot their interest he told the meeting lie had studied at milton district high school and mcmaster umversit where he made a detailed study of cajttpbellville village as part of a course in regional and ujrban planning campbellville merchant gordon agnew comes to councd with three years experience on planning board experience as a trustee of the village ot campbellville and with a thorough knowledge ot ulut council has done he has missed only three council meetings in the past three yean art gibson brings with him 12 years of experience on school baud he said he fell his task was done when the county school board came into effect about the quarries he suggested council may have been taking the wrong approach by going to the individual operator and said they should approach an association of quarries in toronto for help bill mahon said he would make room for a new face on council after five years he paid tribute to reeve coulter and acknowledged the rccvc may have erred at times hut he did more for the township than anyone in imtory ross gordon thanked the people for their support during his stay and assured thcfii he hud always tried his best although he sometimes fcchmc frustrated mr mahon retaliated to sonc bitter criticism directed at him as a quarry operator at the end of the meeting did you know the royal botanical gradcnsui hamilton was once a quarry lie asked although reeve william coulter had farhcr made public hi intention to retire irom the township council he was nominated for that iwisitioii again he remarked it wjlm eighth trip to the nomination platform in brookville hall as he reviewed igs eight years in olficc he snd the highest point in im politic il career was as warden olllilton county in im 7 he pokc ol the controversial zoning hylaw that was passed apd rescinded and told the people the one they have now came ut all expense of si 0200 hut would save thcni money over a period of time ivc would lace i 22 to 2 null increase il we did not restrict development he said 1 here are still i00 separated parcels in nassagaweya lliit can lie built on because they were separated before passing the byl ivy mr coulter explained the nkinicipahty was responsible for control and would be until the provincial and federal government i iws changed lie charged the new council with the job of revising the bylaw to nice the changing needs closing ins speech reeve coulter promised personal help to anyone who asked although he would not seek office during the address ho complimented the township and the county on an excellent road program lie said nassagaweya w is on a live year plan and the costs had tripled over the pist three years when the pcople of nassagaweya go to the polls dec 2 they will vole on sunday ricmg as well is electing a reeve and county school board representative the new council will sit lor a two year term better safety for students suggest improved bus stop for pupils at stewarttown steps to ensure belter safety for public school students boarding buses and walking through the village ol stewarttown were suggested last week in a department ol transport safety study made public at a special meeting of the lsquesing school board the survey suggested the road shoulder on seventh line just north of 1 7 sidcroad be widened where students board a public school bus for the trip lo speyside school and suggested a safety program and bus patrol system for each school in tho township parents in stewarttown and district had complained about traffic hazards earlier this year to the school board and presented several grievances in a petition the parents suggested the board change the route and stopping points of its school buses in the stewarttown area as a result the board asked the dot to make a safety study assistant director of safaiy education otrter reavclt in company with llalton m pp james snow ancrojp district safety officer peter campbell visited the village to observe the existing and proposed bus stops and to watch the childrens walking habits mr ucavells report presented lo last tuesdays meeting upheld the hoards present bus stops but suggested a wider shoulder at hie seventh line- 1 7 sidcroad stopping area would alleviate some ol the problems it was also suggested lo llalton county roads superintendent d j corhctt who attended tuesdays meeting that a sidewalk on the south lull in the village needed repairs and a railing on a bridge over the creek needed fixing mr corhctt agreed to take the suggestions back to the county councils roads committee along with the idea for a wider shoulder on the seventh line at the 17 sidcroad bus stop parents mrs stewart mrs beckett and mrs thorns also attended the meeting to hear the dot- report mpp snow reeve george curne and deputyreeve tom hill also attended school board chairman william lawson told the meeting the board did not favor changing the location of its school bus stops because the suggested stopping points were unsafe and contravened the law thcdot upheld the hoards view in a letter to the parents the dot spokesman had pointed out some oilier schools bus slops in stewarttown are contravening the highway traffic act during the same meeting hoard chairman lawson eluded council representatives tor our readers write moretoconsidi r than just uacis dear sir the choice ol nass igawegiaus to vote for or against sunday racing al the mohawk is more complicated than an emolioiiil yes or no there are many tacets to he considered in my opinion how u person gcls nd ol ous goutouski ins money or how he spends his sunday is his own business but lets look al nassagaweya on a sunday and weigh the pros and cons the cars ol woshippers parked on lulls create certain hazards this plus the vict that sports car rallyists alsoxciioose oui winding undulating roads to test their drivine skills on sundays promotes a further haaid then we have the sunday surveyors those motorists who travel at speeds from live lo 15 m p li taking in the view creating further hazards i think these lactois plus the race track traffic consisting of people hurrying to gel to the first race or hurrying irom the last race- will cause chaos another lactor is police protection we in nassagaweya enjoy excellent police riotection being a slull worker know the tribulations of working saturdass sundays christmas new ears etc and the extra work tor ilic police sunday supervision ol race track tralfic may he the straw that breaks the camels back already i have heard ol an instance ol a sick child being dmen south on the cuelph line to ihe uoctois in kilbnde being delayed bv racelrack traltic when ihe childs lather esplaiued the situation to the otlicer controlling traffic he was told lo ssail his turn md though my sympathy lies wuh the sick child i can leel lor the olficer under pressure and most bkely pulling extra duty win a johnson william hoey a woman was mailuig the old lanuls bible lo her brother in another city the postul clerk carefully examined the packaging and enquued it if contained anything breakable yes ihe ten commandments was the quick reply statements reported in the press two weeks ago concerning a request for traffic lights in norval at the tunc councillors had said the school hoard was shirking its duty by sending a delegation of norval residents to council to demand the lights but mr lawson replied the lights were beyond the power of the school board reeve curric reported the dot is being asked lo make a survey of the area and bring in a report first draw winners in tho santa rama contest sponsorod by acton merchants for six weeks prior to christmas were pulled out of a drum saturday harold deforest left is con gratulated by clown band drummer frank spiolvoqol while first prize winner gerald schonnop accepts slide trombonist john mchuqh s congratulations there are five more draws staff photo avis rentacar and truck rental phone 8775323 special weekend rates free delivery j acclaimed as councillors in nassaga weya for 1968 and 1969 were art gibson jim watson and gordon agnew reeve wil ham coulter is resigning and deputy reeve william hoey is seeking the reeveship in com petition with gus goutouski incumbent coun cillor mrs anne macarthur was acclaimed as deputy reeve for the next two years the three men are new to council work althouqh mr agnew is a regular attender and mr gib son has been a member of the township school board staff photo extra a special announcement on behalf of the acton public library just arnvedl one hundred books for children specially selected by your library staff and ready and waiting to be borrowed spot them by the blue and white stickers in their special display section at tho library this is ust the beqmmnq of a special program sponsorod by the south central regional library sytleni in conjunction with the oakville public library mrs anna macarthur nassagaweya townships only lady member ol oumil mr macarthur was aedaimed to the post ot deputy reeve lor l m at monday nomination meeting children need plenty of sleep children need lots ol sleep the amount varies with the age growing less as ihe baby grows older horn one to two years he needs 11 is hours two to three m ii hours three to four 12 m hours and from foui to six i i 12 hours these are lverage ot course and there nuv he van hums somewhere between three and five years he will begin to stay awake ill day however it is oil cm i wise to maintain he daily afternoon rest until the child is six vears old lveu though he doesnt always sleep the regular alteinoon ret is a good thing he will accept the atteinoon in bed with toys and books as a comtortahle routine 11 this hah needs sleep he will drop oil ii not perhaps he will rest 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