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NEWS Signs ‘necessary part‘ of process D "Some of these signs are so big that you can‘t see cars behind them," he noted. He also asked staff to look at potential time limits, such as a 30â€"35 day limit for signs on public property. While Mayor Gord Krantz “ said he would support such a timeframe, he‘d be opposed to prohibiting election signs altogether. "Are we trying to prohibit elecâ€" tion signs and stymie or neuter democracy? | would hope not," he said. "It‘s one way the public knows who wants to run." "The goal isn‘t to restrict deâ€" mocracy. The goal is to ensure a fair election," said Hamid. For Local and Regional Councilior Mike Cluett, "election signs are, | believe, a necessary part of the democratic process." But he said he would like to see rules inâ€" troduced that would establish a minimum distance between signs, and a regulation requiring candidates to keep signs in their reâ€" spective wards. Ward 7 Councilior Rick Di Lorenzo said he‘s in favour of enforcing the sign bylaw and adâ€" dressing safety issues, but opposed to any adâ€" ditional restrictions. "Those restrictions benefit incumbents," he said. And while Hamid‘s motion notes the Town‘s sign bylaw is inconsistent when compared to surrounding municipalities, Di Lorenzo said he doesn‘t want Milton to be consistent. s "The surrounding municipaliâ€" Are we trying to i2 al ties have many more restricâ€" prohibit election SIigns _ tions than we do,"he noted. and Styrme or neuter Halton Regional Council previâ€" ously voted to amend its bylaw democta(,)filvw)uld to prohibit election signs on hOpe not. regional road rightâ€"ofâ€"ways. At the time, Regional Chair Gary ” Carr said it was "chaos" during the fall election. uf:,'d“::;: Mississauga and Burlington also have bylaws in place that restrict signage on rightâ€"ofâ€"ways. Aside from the visual clutter, election signs mean extra work for Town staff, who remove over 3,000 signs annually from road allowances. Best suggested the most effective way to campaign for office is to go out in the comâ€" munity and talk to voters. "My competitor had more signs out than | did, and | still beat him," he noted. Town Clerk Troy McHarg will report back to council at a future meeting on the issue. â€"with hles from Rachael Williams _Providing Exceptional « home senior. . p 4 ic y‘ ;. M sY 3e h + s senior care 905â€"749â€"9466 330 Bronte St. S., Suite 111 Milton, Ontario L9T 7X1 info@home2stayseniorcare.ca www.home2stayseniorcare.ca C# a w C +# 8 T43E P mt ol se Better feod for all. "_____â€"â€"_â€"â€"â€" ommz l , I | | Our Information Centre is open, so please drop by to learn more, ask questions, or share your feedback on the Milton Logistics Hub. hk | - :! c git | c i0; Information Centre MILTON a1 .:-n-lsv::m:‘:m ' ' \ ' LOGISTICS uesday = pm HUB Saturday â€" 10 a.m. to 2 p.m milton@cn.ca : www.cnmilton.ca â€" @CNandMilton â€" 1.800.216.9466 wos‘uoyeyap|su|‘mmm | NOLIIWVHI NYIGVNYI NOLWUW | QTOZ judy Aepsiny} | 5¢