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iat ps] i A Councillors beginto eye Chairman's job (From page 1) consideration" if the chairman's position be- comes vacant in Sept-. ember. "* However, he said that 'right at this moment he's "not getting too excited about it". After all, Herrema still has to get elected," he stated. But he did say he has contacted a few coll- eagues on Regional council to see if he could get their support should the post become vacant and he decides to take a run at it. The Regional chair- man, the most powerful municipal position in Durham, is elected by the 30 member Durham council at the beginning of each new municipal term of office. Durham has had just two Regional chairmen in its ten year history. Walter Beath who served for six- years, and Mr. Herrema, who was first elected in 1980 and returned to the post again in 1982. The term is up normally in 1985. "Another Regional politician interested in the chairmadn's job is Ajax Mayor William McLean. He told the Star last week that he "will be testing the waters over the next four weeks or s0" to determine what kind of support he might expect to get. Mr. McLean was first elected to Regional council in 1980 and returned after the 1982 municipal elections. He is a low key but effective Regional councillor, a computer expert on leave of absence from his job with IBM. Another name being tossed about is Picker- ing Mayor Jack Ander- son, a veteran of the council. Efforts by the Star to contact the Pickering mayor last week for comment were not successful. Both Scugog Mayor Jerry Taylor and coun- editorial comments (continued) Turner campaign in such serious trouble that the leader had to call on Senator Davey for help? Could the Turner team not have pulled things back together? Mr. Turner may have said he wanted a Lreak from the past, but more importantly, the Cana- dian people wanted a break from the Trudeau regime. Yet, all of a sudden, the former PM's right-hand man is now running the "new show." Far be it from us to tell Mr. Turner how to organize an election campaign. But rather than reach into the past for help in a move that will be greeted with suspicion by a lot of Canadians, Mr. Turner might have been better off to admit to the voters that "yes, the campaign has not gone smoothly so far; yes, mistakes have been made, but we are going to carry on and do the best we can. The Canadian people aren't fools. They don't expect miracles, or quick fixes to anything these days. But what they might expect is when a guys says he's going to run his own show, break with the past, he doesn't panic and grab any old straw when the going gets a little tough. like you. ROY GRIERSON Speaking up for Canadians DURHAM NORTHUMBERLAND 623-3466 985-8338 cillor Lawrence Mal- 'colm said they definit- ely would not be inter- ested in the chairman's. job should the post become vacant in Sept- ember. However, both said that if the council must elect a new chairman in September, they would not consider the person to be 'an interim or caretaker' for 14 months until the 1984 muncipal elections. "I would hope that the person I support would go on and seek the full three-year term in 1985", said Mayor Taylor. When asked who he might support if a vote were taken in Sept- * ember, Mayor Taylor said he would be inclin- ed to support Mayor McPhail, if he runs for the job. Other names being suggested include Mayor Bill Ballinger of Uxbridge, and Oshawa councillor John DeHart. Both could not be reach- ed for comment last week. ™ All of this is still speculative, of course, and depends on whether Mr. Herrema can win Ontario riding for the Liberals on September 4. That riding, now held by the Conservatives Scott Fennell, takes in Mr. Herrema's home- town of Uxbridge and stretches south to Pick- ering and Ajax. 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