wHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 1991, PAGE a Joh Dostr wll eekcenreward seat By Mke Kowali John Do Ist ra believes, that when you are number two,'you Therefore,, the' 36-year-old Regency Ores. resident is once agi;eekin the centre ward ,ea on Toé council in this Novernber's municipal election.. However, this Ime out, Dol- stra.will Iio be up.against the woman who beat him in-1988. Three years ago, Dotra was one of ix candidates- who ran Ini the ward. He finished asecond te, incum- bent councillor, Lynda Buffett, collecting 790 votes te, Buffett's 968. But Buffett will not be sPeeing re-election li the centreward in Noveémber ( see separate sitory). According t a <prepared state- ment announcin his'intentions,ï Dostra is =MnI-g because he feels certain issues lxim the ward have been neglected in.,the last three years. - q bellieve the-centre ward is un, ~e because it is the only wa rd that encompasses the -busi- ness sector, the lakefront, older developments,- as well as new developmentsi,» says DoIstra. "These different facets of the- centre ward, each has different needs and concerns and, I- feel that some of these needs. and conce rns have. not been addrWessed in the'last three, years,» he adds. During,.an interview, Dostra said hie bas agreat concern over the entire lakefront in general» and is worried about Whitby's downtown., He said more effort should be made te preserve the "«heritage of Whitby» and teý combat the pro- blern of empty. stores in the downtown core. >Dolstra: is also worried about 'the future of Whitby's post office.. Althoug Canada Post officials deny thereare plans te close the facility, Doîstra said rumours that it will, refuse te go away. "They're denymn it,», conceded Doistra, "but it will be à sad day if it does close." SDoistra declined te outline details of his campa#u platfom at this time, prefemng te wait until the Novr. 12 election draws doser. Married, with two. children, Doîstra has lived in Witby for 12 years. He Js employed by General Motors. Also seeking election in the centre ward is John Southern of Regency Ores. Bufftt. to Seeê'k re-election elsewhere yMike Kowlki ResidentsofWItby's centre ward will have a new representa- tive on Town council corne November. Incumbnt ward councillor Ilnd Buffett will agan seek reeletion te council on Nov. 12 butin awdifferent capacity. Te 40-year-old -businesswo-, mani would not identify the poi tion* she will contest, b ut it wl not be the centre ward seat she ha edsne18Buffett said she wrill announce her decision by June. ' "T«here are still a few business thnsIhave te take care of," ste Buftt. However, Buffett refuted a rumour that has her moving over te -the west ward te replace incumbent'Joe Buqelli who is said to be. considerrng not rmn- ning for re-election. SEE PAGE 21 I $ 6 I I Scotia ire Check out our Low Low Pricés. remwm 'f f f N7TE DATTERIESo, Repmesentativ wil be on hand! frorn Sa&uday' Mayiitday * Plus Taxes' 4 7 Custom caS 1 courtesy 0f Deliclous Pizza bplgg(o 7 supplied by p * Becouse 50 rnuch is ridingtire ......................