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The Acton Free Press Wednesday February Taking government away from North HaltonMulkewich Regional government proposals says farmer West candidate Walter Mulkewich have the potential of becoming a technocratic monster which will further growth for growth a sake because techno cratic monsters have to grow In a submission he made to the Minister Mr Mulkewich contends the urban type problems will not be solved until local Is reformed to Involve the people of the community meaningfully into the decision making process Your proposals include no real changes In the method of representation to further Qua kind of Involvement he charged You have faled to consider that among the many causes of problems such as over crowding pollution housing shortages Is the fact that local governments have not been responsive enough to the needs of the people they represent Some citizens have expressed their lack of Interest in local government by simply not voting at Sons The poor voter tumout in municipal elections Is a symptom of a disease which you have not attempted to cure In your proposal Mr Mulkewich says the present system of representation was designed for a rural community where the word community really meant something before mass newspaper radio television and telephone As he sees It the government has not followed the need for reform to its logical conclusion What have you really changed he asked You have changed the boundaries but not much as the old county boundaries are still much the same with some notable exceptions Perhaps the biggest change you have made and rightfully so Is to realign responsibilities so that regional level 1 elite old county level has great responsibilities and powers Generally I don t Quarrel with your division of responsibilities between the regional and local level but we must note that all you have done Is to reorganize an existing county government Further you have made very little change In the methods of financing local governments and the methods of electing representatives to municipal councils He points out that Burlington will likely elect Just as many representatives or fewer than are now elected while people In the other will apparently elect less representatives Moreover you have done nothing to bring government closer to the people of Burlington and have effectively taken It further from the people in the municipalities of North Halton You argue that regional government produces greater responsiveness without really explaining how an unchanged representative system In Burlington and less representatives In North Halton makes for greater responsiveness My alternative suggestions are such that I believe will allow the people In their various communities to become more Involved in the decision making process They can be summarized as follows The Halton Region should be divided Into Wards with a population of approximately 10 people In the urban areas south of Number 5 Highway and approximately people in north of the Number highway Each Ward would elect by direct election one Regional Councillor to act as the representative on the Regional council The salary for this position should be large enough to enable the Representative to be a full time representative Each sentative would be supplied an office with secretarial and research assistance in a central place in the Ward 3 The Responsibilities of tho Regional Council would be much as they are presently enumerated In your proposals There Is an obvious need tor regional planning and controls However your proposal of local municipal councils should be replaced by a scheme of community councils within each Ward Each Ward would elect one or more community councils depending on geography and other critical factors The Regional Councillor for the Ward would be the chairman for these Councils The basis for representation on the community council would be 1 representative for each 1 population In tho urban areas south of Number Highway and 1 representative for each population In the areas north of Number Highway These community council would he given decision making powers and direct responsibilities for matters of community concern at the local level such as parks recreation and education Matters which come before the Regional Council would have to be aired first by the Community Councils These Councils would then become a real forum for public opinion would assist the Regional Councillor and would Involve the community In the decision making process before the decision was made The first Regional Chairman should be elected rather than appointed It la an insult to the people to suggest that someone in Queen Park should appoint their first Chairman Let the people speak This reformed representative system would make the Ontario Municipal Board obsolete contradictory and unnecessary and It therefore should be abolished f Private Collet with the militia only female member Linda Street of Georgetown H Coles photo DEAR DEER what that your eating there The presence of Preserve near The deer is quite friendly and unafraid this two legged dear t interrupt the four legged variety of humans who walk through the trails at the preserve even from its for food recently at Kortright Waterfowl when they get as close as three year old Robert Jennings did J Jennings Photo Charge seven drivers after 17 collisions Plow again Last week Milton OPP invest Seven drivers were charged general occurrences during the gated motor vehicle collisions Accident prevention officer Jim pastweek Included were a break the North Halton area reports Just onethird of and enter three thefts five liquor patrolled by the detachment s the drivers involved in these charges two criminal charges of officers Four people were hurt collisions were years or Impaired driving two stolen cars and property damage totalled younger recovered for other police Police also investigated 58 departments and three tres passing complaints For the first time In weeks town workmen 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