Georgetown Herald (Georgetown, ON), September 20, 1973, p. 3

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CANDIDATES NIGHT Audience Has Few Questions For Oct 1 Election Hopefuls done this year permanent road con pump million the extension of the GO train to GEORGETOWNIIERALDThurBdaySept PaeeM Listing of the protects paving program in serve helped promote the town commissions A halfempty auditorium greeted candidates at the candidates night Tuesday sponsored by Georgetown Only wards 3 and council candidates and the four mayoralty candidates were Invited The speeches were brief and the questions few with none of the heated debates common to such meetings in the past Roy Booth candidate for local council in Ward 3 said it was sad there will never again be a Georgetown council he was not per sonally responsible since councils have to work together he listed the initiation of recreation facilities road resurfacing better planning and controlled development as some of the years ac complishments He said he would continue to work as hard for the cltitens as he had in the past and keep uppermost the rights and best interests of the individual Em Hyde a candidate tor local council in Ward stressed the importance of unity In the northern area He said regional government is not really a change since Acton and Georgetown combined have six represen tatives on county council now out of a total of 14 members In contrast he said the northern areas will now have five representatives out of a total of so the need for unity is even greater Mr Hyde stated the north was designated a slow growth area a fact with which he had no quarrel Because of the slow growth designation council petitioned the province tohaveallindustrialtaxationin region distributed on a capita basis so we wouldnt known as poor relatives In answer to a question from the floor Mr Hyde said he was not In favour of local Im provement taxation John Hole the third can didate for local council in Ward 3 could not attend as he was being honored by the cancer society for his many trips into Toronto transporting patients REDISTRIBUTION Mike Armstrong candidate for local council in Ward 4 said he was running in Ward because of the redistribution boundaries and because he lives in that ward He said council had made great strides in the area of recreation and credited interested citizens in the community for much of the work He said a major decision was the extension to the sewage treatment plant Mr Armstrong said he was b member of the works com mittee vice- chairman of finance committee a member of planning board and the in dustrial commission I now have my feet wet he added He concluded by saying he was not an outspoken critic or a conductor of filibusters but tried to make unbiased decisions and offer constructive criticism In reply to a question from former councillor Joan Smith about selling industrial land tc a private recreation club Tor an acre Mr Armstrong said the land was not suited Tor industry and would coat a great deal to make suitable Horry Levy candidate for local council in Ward said he felt it was more important to discuss matters that concern the taxpayers of Georgetown rather than regional govern ment He said he intended to make sure the road recon struction and recreation program are continued He praised the work of the community facilities com mittee and said work must begin on the recreation com plex before the end of the year I feel council has made the decision In locating the swimming pool at the high school and the balance of the complex on the highway op posite the plaza said Mr Levy He said his background proves his interest in recreational facilities He stated he was concerned about proper planning and ensuring future development is not a financial burden on the present taxpayers In reply to a question Mr Levy said the installation of the poof at the high school would cost more than it would in the complex plus the cost of a second staff He said he op posed the location because he felt it would not be used by as wide a range of citizens We pay for the pool but the school board owns It he concluded Graham Ripley also a candidate for local council in Ward 4 said noone had ex perience In regional govern ment and noone knew how it was going to operate He warned the voters should think carefully since regional government was a bigger responsibility than ever before He said he would make no promises with one exception wont vote for a salary in crease he added BETTER FORM First of the mayors II candidate to speak Tom Hill said he would listen to any worthwhile project but reminded the listeners they would have to pay in the long run He termed regional government a better form of government than the present one Mr said there had been great cooperation between Georgetown and during the last two years At over meetings regional government has been discussed both at the county level and at the three councils in our own area he added He claimed mayor of the northern area would be a full time job and said he was on a fouryear leaveofabsence from his Job he felt part of reserve fund should go to Georgetown recreation complex since it will be used by residents William Bill Hunter candidate for mayor of the northern municipality claimed experience was an asset and cited his 12 years in municipal office three as councillor four as deputy reeve and live as reeve He said he was elected warden of county and in this capacity attended over 300 meetings In ail municipalities of the county and became aware of their problems I served on all county com mittees so learned about the manor childrens aid In addition to finance and ad ministration He promised to be a futltime mayor available to the people at all times and would see the tax dollar was spent wisely Questioned on the location of the pool and his absence from the discussion at council Mr Hunter replied I certainly took exception to the sentence in The Herald which said I left before the discussion I asked the mayor If I could leave and was unaware the of he pool was coming up at all Mr Hunter slated emphatically he was not In favor of the pool being built at the high school LETTING OUT How will you handle the between controlling development and making a profit out of It asked a questioner Mr Hunter replied he was turning over his business to another family member and getting out of it whether or not he became mayor Phil Siddall third mayor hope ml to speak said he had put together the final brief on boundaries and assessment that was sent to Queens Park As a result the province ex tended our boundaries to High way 401 and instituted a new system to areas with assessment He listed his main proposals as fallows areas should be retained for productive agriculture and recreation development should be contained within existing builtup areas planning and zoning changes should be made only after residents of the area are con sulted better ways or waste disposal should be developed and the use of quarries for dumping opposed priority must be given to the acquisition of parkland the park belt along Silver Creek must become a reality and local government must become more efficient Council shouldnt be doing the work of staff as it has been for too long he added Bill Smith last or the Tour candidates for major to ad dress the group staled regional government was simply a reorganization of existing councils boards and com missions He admitted he too was concerned about the affect on taxes since he was a local homeowner and businessman He reminded the audience the mill rale in 1971 his first term was which was held the next year and reduced lo In 1973 Mr Smith said the new sewage plant will be built in 1974 and the pilot recycling program is being continued and the recreation complex is being designed lie claimed the greatest number of roads ever done in one are being in which been Invol Mr Smith said he was chair- have made available an man of the committee that abundance of water We use purchased Codarvale park million gallons a day and ACTIVE AWARE 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