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@PAGE 4 In any event, as the York civic election campaign rolls along in the coming weeks it should not be turned into a personality contest. The public, or at least the real voter, is not inâ€" terested in charges and counter charges, acâ€" cusations and mud slinging. The voting public in the coming campaign should also show an equal interest in the canâ€" didates for school board. The policy and issues confronting York Board of Education deserve public examination. The candidates for school board, as well as council must also be given attention. Council is only oneâ€"half of the York civic administration, often the half that must meet most of the public criticism. The real voter is interested in the gut issues that confront York. These include taxes, planâ€" ning, redevelopment, expropriation, the civic centré‘s future and York‘s public image. There is a crying need for a vast imâ€" provement in communication between the York civic administration and the public. The public is entitled to be heard. This does not mean that every ratepayer delegation or group of citizens who appear before council have all the solutions to the administration‘s problems. There will be occasions during the three year lifetime of the next borough administration when council and the school board must make unpopular decisions but decisions that from all things considered still are in the best interests of the community at large and not just a few. What is needed in York are civic leaders prepared to deal with both popular and unâ€" popular issues. Leaders, and we mean all council members, who are more concerned about the gut issues than who should get what convention trips in 1970. The next civic election in York is only a few weeks away, Monday Dec. 1 to be precise. Nomination day for candidates is Nov. 17. While the general public is still concerned about dayâ€"toâ€" day matters those holding public office and those who would like to be in that position are placing the final polish on their campaign promises. Recent civic events dealing with a conâ€" troversial tax write off bylaw passed by the present civic administration which led, in part, to the political retirement of Mayor Jack Mould effective at the end of the year has opened the door for some members of the 11â€"member York Council who would like to enjoy the prestige and authority of higher office. As it stands, subject to a last minute change on nomination day, it appears that York will be electing a new mayor, two new controllers and four new aldermen no matter which way the balloting goes. It‘s possible that one or more members of council just seeking reâ€"election to their current position may suffer the displeasure of the voters. TW eoton Civic needs WESTON TRAVEL SERVICE Published at 2159 Weston Rd., Weston by Principal Publishing Ltd., every Thursday W. K. Wilson, General Manager B. J. LeMaitre, Advertising Manager » Mrs. Doreen Fawcett, Editor 1912 Weston Rd. â€" (In The Westlaw Bidg.) GOING OVERSEAS ? BOOK NOW AND AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT Classified Advertising Mrs. Edythe Mannon Display Advertising Bernie LeMaitre â€" Leigh Siegfried + Telephone 241â€"52 11 Second Class Mail Registration Number 1588 Phone 244â€"5324 ..... SUBSCRIPTION RATES $7.00 per year in advance to any address in Canada Other countries $9.00 Dear Mrs. Fawcett: The Federation wished to We wish to correct the arrange a meeting between report in your October 30, Council and the Federation 1969 issue under the heading Executive primarily to â€" ‘Ratepayers‘ Federation organize several panel â€" Cityâ€"Borough hookup discussions across â€"the turned down.‘ ‘borough. Four different Mr. Stollard was apâ€" panelists for each meetingâ€" pearing on his own behalf at fully conversant with the the Council meeting held on issueâ€"two for and . two October 27, 1969. Mr. Stollard â€" againstâ€"would bring all resigned as Ombudsman of their experience, facts and the Federation, which figures before the public. resignation was accepted, The Electorate, having earlier in the year. _ . heard both sides, would then The Federation remains have the opportunity to vote unbiased on the question of at the coming December whether the Borough of York Municipal Election on the should incorporate with the question placed on the Ballot Mr. Stollard was apâ€" panelists for eact pearing on his own behalf at fully conversant the Council meeting held on issueâ€"two for October 27, 1969. Mr. Stollard againstâ€"would resigned as Ombudsman of their experience, the Federation, which figures before resignation was accepted, The Electorat earlier in the year. _ . heard both sides, The Federation remains have the opportu unbiased on the question of at the coming whether the Borough of York Municipal Electi should incorporate with the question placed o City of Toronto and has Sheet. never pressed Council on the issue as implied by your Unfortunate headline. Federation‘s time The Federation believes Eiven free and is that a fully informed public, after working 1 should have the right to been concentrate decide such an important events. Council issue. It certainly should not Sued the item nc be decided by a small group initiative which t of members of Council have done as t representing only their own body representing views. of the borough. than never? Ed. note: We regret any misconception from our news report appearing on the front page of The Times of October 30. Since no notification was received regarding the resignation of Mr. Stollard as Ombudsman for York Federation of Ratepayers‘ Association, our reporter at the Borough Council meeting on October 27, wrote the story in the light of the facts then known. Dear Editor, Because there has been a failure on the part of the York Federation of Ratepayers â€" Association officers to notify the Press of my resignation as Omâ€" budsman given in May 1969 and only accepted in late September I find it necessary to bring this to your attention. My â€" resignation was brought on by the failure of the Federation at two sucâ€" cessive annual meetings to revise their constitution to prevent _ member associations having officers holding elected Municipal positions. At the time of placing my resignation, School Trustee Oscar Kagan had not relinquished his position as President of the Oakâ€"Vaughan _ Ratepayers and has not since. Before my resignation was accepted, Lawyer H. Wengel, President of Cedarvale Ratepayers Association, was appointed Trustee and has not relinquished his position as president. Consistently in the past, officers of York ratepayers Associations [Gesrmret®el Federation disowns Stollard ODD FELLOWS HALL 24 CHURCH ST. Admission 50 Cents 20 Games â€" Jack Pot Sponsored By Odd Fellows j Weston Lodge BINGO Saturday Unfortunately, â€" the Federation‘s time, which is given free and is limited to after working hours, has been concentrated on other events. Council never purâ€" sued the item nor took the initiative which they should have done as the elected body representing the people of the borough. Failure to recognize the conflict of interest that can develop may well result in failure to recognize conflict of interest in the future, by elected representitives. Under these cirâ€" cumstances I can no longer represent _ such an organization, though I will continue to use what skill I may have on behalf of the Humewood _ Ratepayer Association and myself. have resigned in similar circumstances. Yours A.E.Bert Stollard CHECK WITH YOUR FRIENDS .. JOIN THE TRIMBEE TEAM . . . ment is scheduled to review, in 1970, the present structure of Metro Toronto. The Federation will be going ahead with those plans for panel discussions to take place during the early part of 1970. serve a doubie purposeâ€" apart from placing all the facts before the ratepayersâ€" their decision can be made available to the Provincial Government by petition, aiding it in its evaluations of and possible modifications to the present structure. Briefly referring to your last paragraphâ€"‘there were 204 votes in favour and â€"only 27 against the York official land use plan designating certain areas in the Borough for apartment developâ€" ment‘â€"you omit the most important factors of the questionaire:â€" 1. Providing the proposed construction of the high rise apartments would not affect the existing residential occupancy. 2. The high rise apartment development in Weston has not as yet seriously affected the residential single family home areas as has been the case in many other parts_of the Borough of York. The proposed plan will continue the ravaging of good class residential single family home areas ‘to a greater degree. The discussions will now LAMPS & ELECT. FIXTURES * Everything in home lighting at Discount Prices. * Your old lamps remodiled or traded for new Iamps * A large stock of glass shades * Lamp shades â€" custom made 1011 ALBION RD. (At Islington) Phone 742â€"3008 ELECTROâ€"OR Governâ€" THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1969 had been placed before these other areas in the Borough of York, the vote would have been heavily reversed against the proposed Plan. Yours very truly, p.p. York Federation of Ratepayers‘ Associations Denis Shute The Federation is conâ€" Secretary.