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trkhara tttattng arcofioft10nng systems 131 weensbnl e unt 7 4711748 ratenunsljip fiiir limlilii n thbune ocm community sports leisure entertainment serving whitchurchstouffville uxbridge and area f08a ob hbit w evjumtm 1 cuiuiutt 8jw968 7im imperial reainltd a metroland community newspaper rrr wmmum wednesday november 2 1988 pnotojjim thomas jim sanders left the incumbent candidate in ward 6 chats with local constituents pkoiojim thomas marie adams paused for a photograph before heading out on the campaign trail again the ward 5 candidate told an audience she wouldnt make false promises ward 5 candidates vie for important seat when it comes to involvement neither marie adams nor doug alles candidates in whitchurchslouffvilles ward 5 are found lack ing both have a profound stake in the community mrs adams spoke of creative leadership in her opening remarks at the allcandidates forum friday anyone can deal with sure things she said mr alles stressed the need for improved communications saying problems in stouffvilies westfield estates wouldnt have escalated to such heights if thered been more discussion between residents and council at an earlier stage i intend to provide a forum so the voice of the people is heard he stated with respect to muchdiscussed indoor pool and office complex mrs adams suggested its not a question of which but when i will not make promises i cant keep she said tonight i ask for your support on nov 14 i ask for your vote concluded alles mayors seat beckons mayoralty candidates crawford thomson and wilf morley are presently employed incumbent fran sainsbury is not the question was asked at the allcandidates forum friday how each could fulfill the respon sibilities required of the mayors office thomson said he would devote as much time to the position as possible morley replied that if suc cessful he would resign his posi tion with york region board of education at the end of february 1989 morley said he had been temp ted to go for the mayoralty three years ago but decided against it due to his position with the board in four months time he said he could see his way clear to retire mrs sainsbury said she had worked diligently for the town over the past 21 years not just a single term as mayor ward 6 candidates speak on pool both incumbent jim sanders and opponent don bigioni agree on the need for an indoor pool however both ward 6 candidates differ widely on where the facili ty should be located mr sanders feels the recrea tion centre is the proper place mr bigioni says either renovate and cover the present pool or build a new one as an ad dition to the high school sanders told an allcandidates forum friday the pool should hold priority over a new town office bigioni maintained that by sharing operating expenses with the board the cost could be reduced by 2 million he sug gested a proposed health club be put on hold a pool would be used by young and old he said sanders argued the rec cen tre had been constructed with a pool addition in mind he said he couldnt argue either in favor or against the high school location without knowing the feeling of the board bigioni estimated the pool cost alone at 4 million plus a substantial operating loss both sanders and bigioni com mented on the problems of main street traffic bigioni said con gestion is particularly serious when it impedes the progress of fire trucks mr sanders called for im plementation of a town- approved traffic study including the erection of crossover lights on main street west to assist residents of parkview village ward 3 candidate nick tatone says he wants the job and hes setting his sights on the mayors chair in the future mr tatone is seen here with a constituent plwtojlm thomas following debate last friday an allcandidates forum where hopefuls took the stage to state their cases ward 3 race heats up i want the job ward 3 can didate nick tatone told the all- candidates forum in stouffville last friday he went one step further he said hes be interested in the mayoralty three to six years down the road mr tatone stressed the need to involve people in the decision making process let the people have their say he urged if successful the vandorf road resident promisedto establish the best communications net work the town has ever seen johan aaltink of preston lake also a candidate for the ward 3 seat stressed protection of the environment and orderly development as issues of prime importance lets preserve the rural smalltown atmosphere we now enjoy he said mr aaltink described the lack of parkland in ward 3 as appall ing his children he said must travel long distances to play ball he spoke against thetcvrisiriic- lion of a new town office calling the present building a land mark instead he recommend ed improvements to the present facility mr tatone suggested his business management ex perience would prove useful to council over the years he said he at tended many meetings and learn ed much from looking on as a spectator he said council could save itself considerable trouble by doing things right the first time crawford thomson a young stouffville resident who seeks mayor fran sainsburys seat discusses the issues with tribune correspondent kate gilderdale luxuries will cost taxpayers say he offered a suggestion to housing crisis urging accommodations pholojim thomas ease the affordable people to share- ptomjui thomas nick tatone left a candidate in ward 3 talks with ward 6 candidate don bigioni and a constituent at the all candidates forum in stouffville after proposed projects like an indoor pool a town office com plex and an addition to the public library were touched on several times at the allcandidates forum friday a ratepayer ask ed the question undoubtedly on many minds whercs the money coming from well be taxed out of our pants the speaker said he charged his property tax had gone up 25 per cent councillor jim sanders ward 6 listed lot fees government grants and volunteer fundraising as possible sources he said the big increase in taxes had come through education costs and not municipal spending the town he explained had held its 1988 tax increase down to around five per cent doug alles candidate ward 5 said industrial growth would lighten the tax burden don bigioni candidate ward 6 urged better management of funds already available the ratepayer criticized the in clusion of too many luxuries and improper use of time would a farmer abandon his tractor in the middle of the field at noon hour to go and play rac- quetball he asked incumbent mayor fran sainsbury chatsth al challenged by two chdidatej wfcf morfey arid crawf ordo f