1IFBY FREE PRlESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEblR9, 1988, PAGE 35 FROM PAGE 14, many old thlngs. And whatever is new is in tuie' with What's alre-'ady thore, that's the kind of development I support, always have. Unfortunately rm not always succeaful and sometimes some of the attempts to make something fit in doesn't wark à uch as the building on the corner of Centre and Dundas St. Free Pross; What degree of protection would ye ho inilined te provide for heritago buildings? M.B.: Once the downtown secondary plan is in place I will be pushing, and that will ho in the first year after the election, for a heritage district in the downtown area. If you are trying to describe Whitby you find yourself describing downtown. We have something very precious. Oshawa lias given that heritage away. They have sold it out and it's awful what's down there. Ajax is that low level thing that I don't think I anybody can identify with. rve tried to encourage the Downtown Business Improvement Area, and I think one of the thinks that will make the différence between saving the downtown and having it bo a success is the businessmen theniselves. If they have viable business that are aggressive and doing well, then you will sSc the buildings transforming and improving into something we can be proud of. Free, PrÈs: What about the future of Port Whitby? Do yoei support high-rise developmnent? M.B.: ln 1982 I said someday Port Whitby is going te be the place that everybody is going te want to live. It's going to be the pride and centrepiece of this community. Whatever we put down there, it's important that we don't build a concrete wail along the lake so the rest of the citizens i this town can't enjoy it. With that in mind, the Town has been acquiring property and we own ail the ]and around the harbor, save and except south of Pringle Creek coming across Brock St., south of that is private property. Se it's important to know that thore is more than just those lands that Coscan is involved in. As Coscan is concerned, they have put forward their idea. Their concept of what they would like te see. Developers corne with the ideal and they put these 22-story structures on the board. When that actually gets translated into being built, is another thing altogether. And hofore ail of that can happen we get comments from varieus agencies. And until al that process has taken place, I don't think the whole stoy has been heard. There has been a lot of knee jerk reaction te tho 22-story concept which I think will ultimately ho reduced te somethin'g a littie more reasonable. Free Press: The municipality spends a large part et its budget. on sports/ reereational facilities but very littie on cultural Ele etion .'88 faiitios (exoept for the llbrary, if you want to include that). Would you change that at all? M.B.: That's a question I don't think the municipality has addressed te the extent that it should. What the ultimate decision of ceuncil is or should ho is somethia'g that is difficult te tell without heaning all the evidence. It's an important thing we need te supply te the community. Sports is ono activity and there is a certain need for that. la ternis of a museumn, the age of this comniunity and the significance of this community te Ontario is important enough that we ouglit te be doing something in terms of a museum. What that should ho and how it should ho handled is another matter. That is the kind of probleme we have encountered in the past, iLe. there lias net been a happy relationship with the Historical Society and the Town. We need te set those differences of opinions aside and examine the issue itself. If that is donc, and it should ho donc, the municipality will see responsibility te get more inte culture than we are new. Free Pr-ess: Wbat should ho the relationship botween the municiplity and community groupe? The Town bas had a policy of reducing or elimnating grants to eommunity groupe. Do you agree with that policy? M.B.: The -question of funding groups depends on each individual case. There are some fundings that I think should ho increased, there are somne fundinus I think sheuld ho reduced and some that sheuld ho eliminated altogether. Free Proe: Thon wbat do you tbink the citoria should ho for M.B.: It dopends on whether we are talldng- about cultural things or sports. I came from the boy scouts and the boy ccouts have. nover taken a thing from the cemmunity. We have gene eut through paper drives, apple sales, choclate sales, toeaen our own funds. You thon spent those funds wisely because it was se hard te make them. It made a botter organizatien. And that always has te hoe kept in mmid. Whenever somoeone cornes with an open hand and says give me, you have te look at their capabilites te maise their own funds. Perhnps we should explore that. If you ean 50 per cent we will give you the other 50 per cent. There are seme groups that can get into fundraising and there are some groups that can't. As far as the prosent system is, rm net entirely happy with it. Free Prose: Do you feel that Whithy bas a eloSed governmnent? M.B.: No, I do net. Free Pross: Do yoei feel agendas should ho imade available earlier? M.B.: I have been fairly neutral on this subject. I understand both sides of the question. Everybedy knews what my phono number is. If semeone cails me they will get their cal returned. la ternis of the agenda, the issue as I sec it has beon, and I don't have a problem with people having the agenda ahead of time. But what lias happened in the past, there have been a few individuals whe have political reasons, have been getting the agenda and going eut interpreting whatever they wanted, without anyene available over the weekend te clarify se thay they miglit net go off on a tangent. If they do, yeu're faced with a meeting and ail these people cerne in, ail upset. Or worse stili yeu have people calling you on the phone ail weekend long, which is okay, except that you have ne oppo#runity te sert things eut. Se what came from that is "Okay, who really wants the agendas on Fridays?" And when yeu got looking at who reaily wanted one, yeu feund, by and large, without exception, they were those individuals. And se we decided te cut them off and sec what happons. See if there is a general hue and cry in the cemmunity. And you knew what, there hasn't been a gencral hue and cry. And we'vc kept records of who lias come and asked for agendas and wc found eut it's these same groups of people. Anyone who respects the process has te understand that evey member of council is elected te represent lis or her particular area. I den't have a lot of difficulty with the agendas being available, but somebody needs te prove te me that the general public really dees want te have this thing and net just someone who wants te play political games with it. Froc Prose: What are your feelings on disclosure of interest? M.B.: I have ne preblcm with a simple disclesure. The limits are that how mucli I make is my business. What I own in the community, certainly, ne problem. Froc ]Prose: Do you feel that taxes in Whitby are too Wgh? M.B.: Like every other taxpayor, yes. It's a balancing act evey time we de a budget. In 1985 when I was budget chef I managed to hring in a zero tax increase. That year, the school board, having seen us beave that big epeaing in the tax dollar, raised their taxes 13 per cent. And the net *effect te the persen eut there is that taxes increased quite dramatically. If you look at what the Town lias donc over the last live years, we have had a 4 per cent increase ever the last five years, that's loss than inflation. Most of the people have te say that's a prctty good record. Free Prose: How do you environ Whitby Ù14, say, the year 2000? Can wo maintain a separate identity? Should we? M.B.: Whitby is se strong as a community. It was plain te sce when we lad our ail-candidates' debate in Ashburn and ail those people came eut, and look what happcned in Oshawa, hardly anybody came eut. Samne thing happened in Ajax, aIl the acclamations. The strength of this comxnunity and the people in it are what's geng te make it survive. Whitby ha)s a high profile, it's seen as a progressive, strong community net enly by outsiders but by the people that live here. It's when we get apathetic, that's when we are going te MARGARET SCOTT Margaret Love Scott of Whitby died on October 17, 1988 at Oshawa General Hospital. She was 69. She was born on January 30, 1918, in Glasgow, Scotland, daughter of Frederick and Mary (Gray) Farrell. She manried John Scott on Januany 10, 1939. She is survived by daughter Mary, grandsons Bian and Gary, son-in-law Jini, Bob Bienarz, son John and famuly, niece Mary and famuly, nephew Alex and family, both of Scotland. She was predeceased by hon husband. The funeral was held fnom the W.C. Town Funenal Chapel in Whitby on October 19, 1988, Harold Inkpen conducting the service. Interment in Glasgow, Scotland. DONALD S. PHILLIPS Donald S.* Phillips of RR 2 Cameron, Ont., fonmenly of Whitby, died at St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, on Octoben 21, 1988. Ho was 76. Ho was born in Picton, Ont., on December 8, 1911, son of m Marcei runelle Urban and Clara ( Cole) Phillips. He married la Hawes on Deoem- ber 16, 1934. He was a businessman and volunteer fireman, and resided in Whitby for 10 years. Ho is survived by his wife, son Ron of Oshawa, daughters Beverley (Mrs. Armstrong) of Winnipeg and daughter Sandra (Mrs. Ferris) 'of California, grandehildren Rob, Sharon, Teri, Jeff and Brian. The funeral service was held from the W.C. Town Funeral Chapel in Whitby on October 25, 1988. 6 Generations of Service, Quality & Trust " Family Monuments " Granite or Bronze Markers - Cemetery Lettcring " Sandblasting Stafford Monuments 318 Dundas St. E., Whitby 1668-3552 After Hours 668-4460 or 666-1513 H-ome appointmcnts gladly arranged CALL A PROCFESSIONA&L ACCIDET -ONVCTOS R111N & CO iUYINS RRIF'S- ANNUITIES FOR FREE QUOTATION CALL HERB TRAN 725-6564 1 lneriing Mbrik, epais Phno43 -122 PALRC'S DRYALLRIE Imp Ovmnsrnaenotdin * Palocin bingdckrati * Gein eico&fncting 668-8958 666-1657ce Scotty Ai. 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M.B.: rm close to the people. r've rasiod my famîly here. I caro dcoply about it. rm one who can, through my voluntoor experience, negotiate woll with other people. And being regional councillor that's very much the job. The decisions are really made based on, is the man sincere, does he believe what he really says, and if you can corne across that way, the you will got support from othor serious-minded councillors, and you will get those things for this town that we so desperatley need. rm sorry to say, I don't think that's been the case this last while.