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THE CANADIAN STATESMAN, DECEMBER 13,2000 PAGE A5 Election BY JACQU1E MclNNES Sniff Writer NEWCASTLE - Clar- ington's new council is being baptized by fire as it wades into controversy surrounding surrounding the Ward 3 and 4 regional election results. More questions arc being asked by a candidate in that race, who has now been joined by an Orono resident in seeking further details on the election results. results. Ward 3 and 4 candidate Willy Woo, who lost by 130 votes to Councillor Charlie Trim, and resident Linda Gasser claim there arc inconsistencies inconsistencies in the results which "puls the composition composition of the council and regional regional council in question." In a presentation to the general purpose and administration administration committee Monday, Monday, Ms. Gasser told councillors, councillors, "You owe a clean election result to all candidates candidates both present and future, future, and to all your constituents." constituents." Mr. Woo could not" attend attend the meeting due to a work commitment. Reached later, he said his main concern is the variance variance between the number of ballots accounted for in the mayor's race and those accounted accounted for in the Ward 3 and 4 race. However, he says, all the questions need to be answered to ensure the integrity of the election was maintained. "For the present councillors, councillors, the candidates who lost and for the people of Clarington, we want to show the numbers do add up," he says. "There. are questions to be asked and for myself being the closest one (in a race for a scat) I'm the one able to legitimately Council asked to step in candidate requests answers WILLIE WOO 'We want to show the numbers do add up. There are cptestions to be asked.' ask for a recount. Everybody's Everybody's looking to me," he says. In her presentation, Ms. Gasser asked council to have the clerk respond to a number of questions posed by Mr. Woo and herself regarding regarding the election results. Ms. Gasser also urged the committee to "request a recount recount for the Wards 3 and 4 Regional council scat be included included on the Dec. 18,2000 council agenda so if the clerk fails to provide satisfactorily satisfactorily documented responses responses to the questions posed by myself and Mr. Woo... a remedy can be decided decided upon by council." Following the delegation, delegation, councillors went into a 40-minute in-camera (closed-door) meeting. Except for Mayor John Mutton, who raised the concern of the "large amount of staff time and taxpayers' money" being used to investigate thé queries, none of the councillors councillors commented on the concerns raised by Ms. Gasser. They did however, ask the clerk to respond to the questions of Mr. Woo and Ms. Gasser by today, Wednesday, and provide a copy of those answers to council. In response to the mayor's concern about the cost of the inquiry. Ms. Gasser told the mayor. "Democracy is not cheap. Please remember that." Among the many pieces of information requested from the clerk arc: • clarification of a discrepancy discrepancy between the number number of ballots received for mayor and those for region- id council where there appears appears to be a variance of 280 ballots; • a breakdown of additions additions to the voters' list for each ward; • the final number of eligible eligible electors for each ward as of the end of voting on Nov. 13: • how many of 108 mailed-in ballots received after election were postmarked postmarked prior to Nov. 3 (the final day Canada Post will guarantee delivery in time for the election); • a count of the number of ballots for each ward rejected rejected at the ballot return centre and those rejected at the counting centre: • how many of the extra ballot kits provided by Canada Post u'ere left over following the election; • information pertaining to instructions given to election officials regarding taped envelopes, rescaled envelopes, marks other than Xs on the ballot, ballots that appeared to be photocopied and ballots otherwise appearing appearing out of the ordinary. * k À -k  4 À fe * k 1 J CcUlA-Gy 4 Q/fnJL I fd .n. <T/> jlcSfio., Atoai/ 5* PRE-Inventory SALE £ * WEDNESDAY, DEC. 13th to SUNDAY, DEC 31st k Shop Located 15 min. 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Bowmanville - Tees. 2:00 - 7:00; Thurs. 10:00 -1:00 905-623-5538 THE REGIONAL MUNICIPALITY OF DURHAM NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING AN APPLICATION TO AMEND THE DURHAM REGION OFFICIAL PLAN PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED AMENDMENT REGIONAL FILE No. : OPA 2000-009 ' The Region Is considering an application lo amend the Durham Regional Official Plan, lo permit the severance el a surplus farm dwelling Irom a 45 hectare agricultural property, as a result el the consolidation ol non- abutting farm parcels. of clarington) MUNICIPALITY OF Hampton SUBJECT \ SITE'*' PUBLIC MEETING The Durham Region Planning Committee will hold a public meeting to provide interested parties the opportunity to make comments, Identify issues and provide additional Information relative to the proposed Amendment. The public meeting will be held on: Tuesday, January 23,2001 at 10:00 a.m. Durham Region Planning Department, Main Boardroom Whitby Mall, Fourth Floor, Lang Tower COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS? An Information report outlining the details ol the proposed Amendment may bo obtained Irom the Durham Region Planning Department. II you have any questions or comments regarding the proposed Amendment, please contact: Tom Cndmnn, Planner Tel: (905) 728-7731 (Whitby) Tel: (905)686-1651 (Toronto) Fax: (905)436-6612 e-mail: tom.cadinan@roglon.durham.on.ca II you wish to make a written submission or II you wish to bo notified ol subsequent mootings or the adoption ol the proposed Amondmont, please write lo the Commissioner ol Planning, Box 623, Whitby, Ontario, LIN 6A3. Ploaso Include your address, telephone number and the Regional file number In your submission. APPEAL II a person or public body that files a notico ol appeal ol a decision lor tiro proposed official plan amendment to tho Ontario Municipal Board dons not make written submissions at a public mooting or does not make written submissions boloro the proposed official plan amendment Is adopted, tho Ontario Municipal Board may dismiss all or part ol tho appeal. Wayne Arthurs A.L. Goorgloll, M.C.I.P., R.P.P, Chair, Planning Committee Commissioner ol Planning mtMKOTtifflsKm!raœtTmiïEeæ3r i E:Ti