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Age 18+ HEARING AID SPECIAL $295From* 3 W ednesday , Septem ber 29, 2010 O A KVILLE BEA V ER w w w .o akvillebeaver .co m By David Lea OAKVILLE BEAVER STAFF Ward 1 residents have three choices this year for who they want to represent them as Ward 1 Town and Regional Councillor. This time around the ballot in the Oct. 25 election will give residents the choice of the incumbent Alan Johnston, 58, solar power consultant Bob Aceti, 57, or local nurse Linda Oliver, 62. Major issues listed by the candi- dates in this race include the proper management of growth and develop- ment and the need to bring afford- able housing to Ward 1. BOB ACETI Aceti, a solar power consultant who consults mostly on large-scale solar projects, listed redevelopment as a major issue currently facing the ward. We have older buildings that are inefficient, that take up a lot of valu- able land space and we can mitigate that through a higher density to the degree that the transit system and roadway can handle it, said Aceti. If you really want to stop urban sprawl, which adds to the problem of having too many cars on the road and people needing cars, you need to have more people per square foot. With more people in one area, Aceti said, more shuttle transit could be brought in to take people to the GO Station, thereby eliminating cars from the streets and highways. Aceti also talked about examining Ward 1s industrial sector to see where new green jobs could be creat- ed. He also spoke about the impor- tance of initiating programs to con- serve energy, carbon based fuels and water resources to keep more dispos- able income working at home. Accountable government was listed as another pillar of Acetis cam- paign, which to him means sustain- able community planning, effective and preventative fiscal controls and transparent bidding and tendering. He said such policies would elim- inate waste and minimize taxes. Aceti has been a resident of Oakville since 1991 and a resident of Bronte since 1995. He has spent 19 years as a certi- fied general accountant and his past volunteer work includes serving as treasurer of the Oakville Arts Council and Community Development Halton. He has also volunteered to serve on the editorial board of the Canadian Journal of Financial Planning and helped immigrant and refugee women as a COSTI Mentor. Aceti is married. For more information on Aceti, visit www.aceti.ca. ALAN JOHNSTON Johnston was elected to his cur- rent position in 2006. During his term in office he has served on a number of committees including the Administrative Services Committee, the Environmental Strategic Plan Advisory Committee and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee. He has also served on the Oakville Public Library Board of Directors. Johnston said that while he believes Ward 1 is in good shape he said it is important for the Town and the Region to continue to control growth and charge the developers the highest development charges possible to pay for the infrastructure to support that growth. At the end of the day, if the devel- oper doesnt pay for the infrastruc- ture he needs, it comes off the tax base, said Johnston. So that would be the number one issue for me. We dont want to increase taxes to pay for new devel- opment. Another cause Johnston is cham- pioning is the creation of a lobbyist registry, which would require lobby- ists to register when they meet with Town and Regional councillors. This registry would be available to the public online and would bring greater transparency and accounta- bility to council, said Johnston, as councillors would have to explain why they were meeting with a partic- ular lobbyist to their constituents. Johnston said the upcoming con- struction of the QE Park Community Centre marks the fulfillment of the campaign promise he made during the 2006 election. Johnstons past community involvement includes time spent as a coach/manager with Oakville Minor Soccer, serving as council chair of Brookdale Public School and T.A. Blakelock High School. He has also served as chair of the Bronte District Advisory Committee and has actively participated on the Eastview School Council, West Oakville Family of Schools, Bronte Community Consultation Committee and on the BBQ for Bricks Initiative. Three competing for Ward 3 regional seat First in a series Bob Aceti Linda OliverAlan Johnston See Oliver page 5