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The Acton Press Wednesday Nov 1978 Four seek two Halton Hills council places Les Duby Now a 19year council veteran Duby decided to run again for area council because he thinks his exper ience is important He is the only one of the three original area councillors running and when he made the si on this year he thought he would be the only candidate with nee Since hen regional councillor Pat decided not to retire but to run for area council No one is going to anything as an dual Mr observes It ridiculous to think you can arbitrarily change any thing One must earn the respect of his fellow councillors and Alice live on Churchill and their family has grown and are away from home He is personnel manager at Beard more s The Jong tune was Acton last mayor before regional government Me is concerned that the mayor and regional are now being required to devote full time to the post He want any councillors to get the idea that area council full tune job We must reserve the right for any taxpayer to be able to run whether em ployed full time or not I have had that privilege If the job were full time area councillors would have to have full time pay too Phone calls and contacts here as well as attending meetings firmly convince him that anyone can function as an area councillor and hold onto a job as well support Halton Hills council work whole heartedly says Mr Duby We ve overcome at the table Both and Georgetown representatives have been very fair and I am sure they found Acton rcpresenio lives very fair In this period of inflation It becomes more and more difficult to run a municipality and yet fulfil the requests that may come before council All the arenas have been brought up to date George town needs a library or proved facilities Acton has been fairly treated with as much work on streets and roads Much has been engineered and planned for the future such as the work on Main St S After five years the new council will have to be very budget couscious Mr Duby stresses There are many things we have no control over and sometimes delega want things that they can do without everything has to be considered care fully I m very conscious In years that all new cillors and present cillors should realize the limitations On the subject of rccrea lion he thinks we should maintain our present level but be aware of the escalation of costs So much has deve loped and increased in recreation In the last five yer we still hear There nothing for Ihe kids to do On the subject of Focal Properties request for a huge development at Georgetown Mr says council deci to not allow the project to proceed without full study is Continued on Page Ross Knechtel One of the candidates for area councillor in Acton is J Ross Knechtel He and his wife have been residents of 1973 Almost all of his business career was with the Crown Life Insurance Company a Canadian owned company in Toronto When he retired in 1976 he was a vice president During World War he served as a flying control officer with the C A for three years in England and France retiring with the rank of Squadron Leader He is presently an active member of the Aclon Curling Club and the Acton Tennis Club His church affiliation is Trinity United where he 13 a member of the Board of Management Prior to moving to Acton he was active in community affairs in Toronto such as the United Way Boy Scouts church act ivitics and local political campaigns etc The Knee els have three sons One is a chemist with the federal Department of the Environment In Burlington One Is a partner In a com puter firm in Moncton and the third is a manager with Confederation Life in Toronto They enjoy four grandchildren Mrs Knechtel is a prize- winning photographer and many Actonlans have seen her slide shows needs a fresh strong voice to adequately express the opinions and concerns of the citizens of Acton If elected as area councillor he hopes to help ensure that the opinions of this community are presented at council Regional government is with us whether we like it or not says Mr Knechtel A councillor must attempt to see that Acton have enough Information to enable them to reach intelligent decisions The councillors can then forcefully present them to council he says In his opinion if we don improve our public com muni cations we will have lots of regions but not much government Dave Whiting is making his first bid for public office and he docsn t have particular issues yet that he has picked sides on He was an officer with the C M for nine years and allowed to hold public office then However all during these years he was particularly interested in municipal affairs He has lived in western Canada Ottawa and Toronto before coming to Acton three years ago He left the in August and is now a real estate salesman with Ileal Estate In Georgetown He his wife and children live on Kingham He wonders if governments doing a little too much for us Take the issue of fluoride in the water He quite agrees fluoride is good for children teeth But is it the government business to look after our teeth We re getting to be overgo verncd people as well as overtaxed he thinks Recreation is another example Every time you turn around somebody is doing something for you With his nine year stint in the he is par interested in the policing situation m Acton and he terms the situation pathetic He was involved out v est in the policing system which had a central office with the men working in a hub around it as they do here and he thinks It can be done more efficiently We should have a division of our own he declares Figuring one officer rxr thousand population we should have six police officers here with a sergeant in office during the day Mr Whiting sees part of the sergeant duties as working with the people of the town At present no policeman stays In the Acton office during the day and comes from George town And these six men should live in Acton ex Whiting thinks He has found it is important for Ihc police to know the they serve They should get out and walk on fool You have lo socialize to know people They re paid good inonej and they should be prepared to do the job He believes ihe police space here is seriously in adequate In particular he thinks they need lock up so they do not have to go out of town with a prisoner In this day and age you got to have a good police force On another subject thinks the town hall should saved if you re going to put money in it and it properly II should kept and good use made of Living in himself he believes condominiums are the thing of the Dave Whiting re a good tax base and Planning must be done can more house In the carefully parking for arc However we don instance the services for Ihc lax Dave Whiting is satisfied that the official plan was Autos hit One of four vehicles In- Damage to a parked car in a collision on Main owned by David Cunning Street North Saturday after ham R 4 Is noon damage about say police Regional Police The same figure applies to stole the pick up truck driven the damage estimated by by Hoy I Acton police on the vehicle driven no damage by adhered to in the decision not to allow a new shopping centre here That what plan s there for They lake a long time to prepare and should be followed he says He is one of four running for two area council seats on Hills council Haton Hills Your choices in the November mum election Mayor Thomas J Hill Peter to be elected Ward One Acton Regional Council one to be elected William Coats Roy Goodwin Ed Wood Area Council two to be elected J Ross Knechtel Pat McKenzie Dave Whiting Ward Two Esquesing Regional Council Russell Miller Acclamation Area Council two to be elected Nick George Pat Patterson EVERY SANTA NEEDS A LITTLE HELP hep you range your party catering Taken of by experts inn can vi1 do I Centners 8771113 WORLD LEADER IN COMPONENTS with 30 month full warranty MODEL SRF 335 DIRECT DRIVE TURNTABLE Fully automatic Repeat Function AC Serva Motor Strobe Variable Pitch Control Wow and Flutter 00 Cartridge Extra You Already Know Our Toshiba Bbckstripe TV with Month Warranty So Come and See The Rest MICROWAVE OVENS RADIOPORTABLE CASSETTES COLOR CAMERAS CALCULATORS RYDERS TV LOTS OF FREE PARKING NO CREDIT CARDS IN MOORE PARK PLAZA PHONE GW Tat McKenzie G Pat says he is offering the people his experience as an area cillor and if he is elected he will continue to work in the best interests of the entire community Retired principal of the Robert Little school past councillor and deputy reeve of Acton he was elected to regional council in 1973 and again in He and his wife Mary live on Jeffrey Ave He is especially pleased that uniform water ana sewer rates were finally adopted last Wednesday This major accomplishment provides an estimated annual saving per home in Acton of With this financial saving secured for the people of Acton it was my intention to retire How ever when peter Marks was unable for business reasons to be candidate I was asked by many people to re consider my decision And so he is running for the first time for one of the two Acton area seats on Hills council He has served as a member and chairman of Finance and Administration Planning and Public Works committees and has represented council on Conservation Authority Library Board and Chiropractic Clinic Or BUILDING Anion the I A in Acton For the Free Press he comments on some of the Continued on Page DUAL CONVERSIONS AND CUSTOM WORK I Superior Muffler Lifetime Guarantee Far fang you own At a price you can afford I 1000 coast Richs Service Centre Ltd ACTON PHONE 8534M0 THERE IS A NEW SENSE OF UNITY AND COOPERATION IN HALTON HILLS Help Keep It That Way Reelect Les Duby Area Councillor Ward 1 A Trusted Voice For Acton