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p 10 tribune june 22 1994 st council to stay with twicemonthly meetings by tracy kibble staff reporter a majority of stouffville politicians like councils new system of meeting twice a month despite several argu ments stating the roster quashes public involvement and undermines the democra tic process resident steve sword told officials during a prepared presentation that the loss of councils weekly meetings takes away politicians chariots invites you to join us on sat june 25 12 noon 4 pm for kids day fun for the whole family tap eatery try our delicious kids meals receive much much more meet hugs the clown for a free balloon sculpture as well as hand puppetry and free face painting by jeff 6422010 fax 6425443 12637 10th line stouffville next to the flea market 10 one ten dollar ticket 10 each ticket good for one person to play in mini golf championship putting holeinone draws j82 stouffville lions mini golf championship at timbercreek june 2025 1994 f easy to win everyone can play all ages all week long all net proceeds towards sight first community projects v win prizes test your sum have funll help local lions play anytime monday to friday playoffs saturday 1012 am each ticket gives chances for draw prizes without playing rules ml games must be played at timbercreek 9th una north of stouffville slderoad all qualifying games must be played anytime monday june 20 to friday june 23 until 6 pm all players must have fun t enjoy themselves while respecting mjimbercreek rules all ticket holders qualify for draw prizes whether or not they play all final round qualifiers must play championship round on saturday june 25 10 to 12 am all mini put entrants must register at counter before playing and validate score after for play info call timbercreek at 9054425174 or stouffville lions 9q6422s45 w op notice to residents with friday garbage and blue box collection please take note that garbage and recycling collections will be cancelled on canada day friday july 1 1994 due to the holiday closings of the waste disposal facilities the alternate collections date will be monday july 4 1994 for both garbage and blue box materials only those residents scheduled to receive blue box collection on friday july 1 1994 will receive blue box collection on monday july 4 1 994 if you have any questions regarding this collection change please contact browning ferris industries at 6196506 garbage miller waste systems at 18004611582 recycling or the town of pickering public works department at 4204630 or 6832760 stephen a vokes p eng director of public works opportunity for sober second thought and makes it nearly impossible for people to become involved or express concerns in time for a final vote currently council holds its discussions at the beginning of the session moves to a planning committee or public hearing and then finalizes discussions during a later council meeting through majority vote there is no time between the meetings for the public to learn of council issues through the local media the consecutive running of multi ple meetings makes it more difficult than ever for a mem ber of the public to know when their time might arise during the evening sword said but town clerk michele skinner reported the new bimonthly system is far more efficient in allowing staff ade quate time to prepare and organize agendas and cuts down on meeting times skinner rebuked swords claim that meeting two tuesday evenings a month leaves the public out of the process instead she stated it pro vides greater access for the public to attend meetings and gives politicians two weeks to change their minds on an issue if they can get a topic deferred at the initial meeting but ward 1 councillor ivanka bradley said deferrals are often impossible to obtain unless a councillor wanting to put off a decision garners majority support from other politicians bradley said the new sys tem displaces council from the daily business dealings at the town making politicians less effective calling the new system irresponsible bradley said it allows staff to run the town without much say from elect ed officials sword a former bia mem ber who was also instrumen- chrysler classic golf tourney ready to roll the stars are all in place and the weatherman is promising perfect weather conditions for the chrysler celebrity classic over 70 top names from the world of sport and the entertain ment field will be shooting for a 200000 prize purse with the first of three rounds to begin with a shotgun start friday morn ing at 9 am at the emerald hills golf and country club on warden avenue north of bloomington road the action gets underway today wednesday with a practice round and the toronto star shootout involving contest winners and celebrities a celebrityam event involving sponsors and stars is on for thursday the lineup of big names is headed up by national basketball association superstar charles barkley and his phoenix suns teammate dan majerle past and present hockey baseball and football greats will also be competing tickets cost 10 with children under 12 paying 5 and kids under three admitted free gates open each day at 8 am sun stream 2000 scenic cruiser 1 sun cdpper the hottest floor plans the best motor homes 5th wheels travel trailers park models by gulf stream super slide outs available now on motor homes fc one of the areas largest parts accessories store indoor showroom 8 service bays jl frontier rv hwy 11535 orono 19059838000 summit tour master sun voyager diesel pushers attention all pond owners are you having the usual problems with excessive algae bloom you need the algae buster call us today we will provide you with a listing of satisfied customers the algae buster works we guarantee it call 7053572406 fax 7053571482 tal in stopping the closure of stouffvilles downtown post office through his involvement in the save the post office committee said extensive public involvement is quashed with the new system and encouraged council to go back to the old system meanwhile ballantrae resi dent ed lyons told officials that the new system places public participation in the back seat to public involve ment efficiency and speeding up meetings is coming at the expense of democracy and peo ple participation lyons said ward 2 councillor stephen bellerby said the new system cuts down on technical issues which dont require debate and ward 6 councillor ken prentice who admitted he thought the new system would 3am things through in one night said he likes the twice- monthly sessions and allows councillors to defer items despite several pleas for council to scrap the new sys tem politicians voted to pro ceed with the twicemonthly roster editors mail kates great dear editor kate gilderdales writing in the tribune never dis appoints me now even before i begin reading kates corner i begin to cheer her on i worried for her june 8 toothpaste mystery investigated no need kate steered her way through the minefield of rights and political cor rectness with her usual cre ative verve cheeky nerve and delightful sense of humour watch it with a talent such as this a big news paper is going to discover her ann goldring stouffville century mill lumber 905640350 it mm prices pine 1x4vmatch 25 per ft 1x6 v match 35 per ft 1x8vmatcii 47 per ft we also carry a complete line of hemlock 2and6x6