Sunday, August 20, 2000 Oakville Beaver Weekend Mulvale wants to reverse downloading (C o n tin u e d fro m p a g e 1) cuss important issues facing municipalities in today's finan cially strong Ontario. "We need to move forward and start addressing the fact that some things the province has downloaded onto municipalities isn't fair to property taxpayers," she said. "It's now my job to take the lead and start formulating ideas and strategies with my col leagues to help alleviate these problems. "Our federal and provincial finance ministers have an embar rassment of abundance," she said. "Their revenues are up signif icantly while ours have not kept pace with the costs and respon sibilities that have resulted from their legislation." Mulvale said that her taking the AMO presidency will not negatively affect her duties with in Oakville. "By accomplishing useful goals on behalf of all the munic ipalities it has a strong ripple down effect on the citizens of Oakville," she said, assuring that she is still running for Mayor this fall. "I don't anticipate many municipal/AMO meeting con flicts, but it will occasionally happen. I think the town can derive benefits from me holding this position, so to miss an occa sional municipal happening for an AMO meeting will be okay." Mulvale, as president, expects to have greater say over when AMO meetings are held, and will try to plan them on days when municipal duties are not abundant. "I've been on many task forces for the AMO, so I'm used to the trip into Toronto," she said. "We'll have the meetings so that I can be at Council and other com mittee meetings, the only sched ule I might have trouble working around is that of the Greater Toronto Services Board." The AMO's presidency is an unpaid position that will place more demands on Mulvale's time, but she said she has the support of Oakville town coun cillors. Mulvale served as a council lor for five years before being elected mayor 12 years ago and was a former executive director of Oakville's United Way. -- With files from the Torstar News Service J o lly T o ts Children's W ear EASY SHOPPING FOR EXPECTANT AND NEW MUMS. DADS AND BABIES For the Mums bravado nursing bras. Ameda & Medela breast pump rentals, mini electric breast pumps, Avent Isis Pump, nursing pillows. For the Family Avent Feeding System - makes feed time a pleasure. 1002 cotton, one size diaper fits 8-55 Id, easy to use, breathable waterproof diaper cover. Training Pants holds 12 fl. oz. Soaker pads ideal for cribs & potty training, holds 40 fl. oz. Good for hundreds of washes, used in hospitals. Baby Trekker. Super deluxe baby earner, the practical way to get out and about. 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