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Oakville Beaver, 2 Nov 1994, p. 9

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If, by forcing a mayoral race, Ed "Schuermer gets more Oakville resiâ€" «dents out to vote then his campaign ewill have been a success. Of course he‘d like to win, but Schuermer views his candidacy as a way for those who are not satisfied with the way the Town is run to push for change. According to calls Schuermer says he‘s received from unhappy town staff members, the municipality is mismanaging both its people and resources. Staffers resent the topâ€"heavy administration and authorityâ€"driven government at Town Hall, adds the mayoralty candidate. <â€"| "If I can affect the way people vote in this town then I‘ve done my job," says Schuermer, a 42â€"yearâ€"old married father of two children. ~_ "We need a breath of fresh air in this town," says Schuermer, a mechanic, musician and former auto racer. "The mayor is a manager of resources, not a dictator or king or queen." He would like to create an enviâ€" ronment of coâ€"operation in which councillors, staff and the considerâ€" able skills and knowledge of Oakville‘s residents are used to their fullest potential. .. "The Town is an incredibly comâ€" plex machine, but I don‘t see anyâ€" body running the machine. We have to encourage people to bring forth their ideas to help with problems and policies," says Schuermer. "Let‘s make Oakville the great place it was and will be. I don‘t want to radically November 2, 1994 By HOWARD MOZEL Oakville Beaver Staff Please call 1â€"800â€"668â€"5151 or 825â€"TIPS (that‘s 825â€"§477). If you have any information that leads to an arrest in this or ‘any other case, you may be eliâ€" gible for a cash reward of up to $1,000. You need not give your name and your information will be treated with complete anonymity. Crime Stoppers does not subscribe to call display. Mayor Ann Mulvale 338â€"8556 The young people sought by police were described as males in their midâ€"teens, or 5°7" tall, with stocky builds. Ed Schuermer wants to breathe fresh air into mayoral bid _ TWA nmn Blood was found at the scene, indicating one of the suspects cut himself in the process. Just before 3 a.m. on the Sunday morning of Oct. 23rd, two young men smashed their way into L.L.S. Jewellers in the mall at Lakeshore and Jones. A glass display case for watches was then shattered, and the culâ€" prits made off with over two dozen made by Seiko and Pulsar. on Monday, Nov. 1 you have a choice A burglary at a Bronte area jewellery shop has detectives looking for two young males, and one seems to have suffered a cut during the entry. > Community safety is everyone‘s concern and responsibility Jewelry store thief may have cut hand EXPERT PINKING SHEARS SCISSOR SHARPENING make it Canada Safety Council Tol.: (613) 739â€"1535 Fax: (613) 739â€"1566 try, Schuermer says he was told the town has a distinct bias against them and has not accepted the fact that Oakville must accept its share of growth. Schuermer says a comproâ€" mise must be struck between the idea of a small town and a big city, but the burden must not fall on either the taxâ€" "I dealt with the Justice Minister in his office and that‘s where it ended," he said. "It is not an issue here. I won‘t debate it here." What his campaign is about, in part, is growth. In speaking to repreâ€" sentatives of the development indusâ€" Schuermer emphasizes his candiâ€" dacy is not â€" despite rumors to the contrary â€" about guns. A firearm owner who helped organize a sumâ€" mer rally at Justice Minister Alan Rock‘s office, Schuermer says this is a federal matter â€" case closed. change the town. I grew up here. I love this town." "The Town should not be run like a business but run businessâ€"like," says Schuermer, who drives $500 cars and is running an extremely fruâ€" gal campaign. (He sold his boat trailâ€" er to cover expenses.) Schuermer would also like to see more interaction between schools, business and young people in order to create beneficial coâ€"operative proâ€" grams. He realizes this may infringe on regional and other upperâ€"tier govâ€" ernments, but as mayor he said he would do his best to get everyone involved. In keeping with today‘s tight financial considerations, Schuermer says the Town must learn to do more with less, since no one believes increasing taxes is the answer. "The mayor can‘t lose touch with the little people," he says. "That‘s not being pompous because I‘m one of the little people." payer or the development industry. Schuermer is also upset by the way which he perceives Town Hall is ignoring small business, the backâ€" bone of the local economy. To counâ€" teract this tailspin â€" as evidenced by the empty industrial sites along Speers Road â€" Schuermer wants to set up a running dialogue with small business owners to find out their gripes and then set priorities to help them. 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