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st ballantrae pose questions bymbkeruta staff reporter the four mayoralty candi dates generally stuck to the issues at a tame meeting in the ballantrae public school auditorium wednesday night ward 6 resident steve ker- ley told the audience hes heard a lot of promises in this campaign while the candi dates have all pledged to keep taxes at a zero percent increase how he said can both goals be accomplished at once kerleys was one of a few questions which prompted some commitments from the candidates wayne emmerson said he supports the second ice pad project but emphasized he would be only one voice on council if elected and that he candidates speak out on local issues from page 1 busy intersections and the increase of recycling options includ ing composting her proposals for the next term include amend ment of the towns official plan to conform with the region and protection and conservation of water supplies ward 1 incumbent ivanka bradley described herself as a champion of special interest groups she assailed the decision by council to award the towns disposal contract to miller waste without going to tender how do we know their bid is the best price for garbage pick up in our town she said by charging extra for anything over the threebag limit said bradley were alienating rural resi dents her challenger raymond preston cited improved representa tion fair taxation and carefully planned growth as the three major issues he would address as ward 1 councillor margot marshall who has been acclaimed inward 3 said fire safety for rural residents and the cost of staffing the towns recreation department were two areas she would like to see resolved residents voiced strong concerns about school taxes the miller waste contract environmental issues and a retreat last month by senior town staff to muskoka which was revealed in a recent edition of the tribune weekender guy gastonguay wanted to know the purpose of the trip and how much it had cost taxpayers if this came up before you on council what are you going to do to ensure it doesnt happen again fran sainsbury said that the provinces social contract required that one per cent of operating costs be set aside each year for staff training and that the trip was paid for out of those funds she defended the retreat as part of a consensusbuilding exer cise similar to that employed by many corporations i cant give you the actual dollars but i will certainly get you the figures from the treasurer she said all three mayoral candidates expressed strong reservations about the need for the retreat and questioned why staff did not select a local facility trustees square off from page 1 ment in the decisionmaking process he noted and i guarantee you we are far ahead of other schools both in zero tolerance and pre ventive measures despite some public mis conceptions he said joint busing and purchasing are already in place in the region george blake who is challenging bowes for the position of trustee feels that tighter fiscal management is needed so that more dol lars can be redirected to quality learning while keep ing tax dollars in check as a past school board financial analyst and busi ness entrepreneur blake wants to eliminate duplica tion by sharing services and functions with the separate school board he would like to go beyond zero tolerance he said and get to the root of the prob lem blake thinks the number of expulsions should be publicized because violence is a major problem i believe its 14 in york region sean pearce gets his insight on curricu lum and other issues affect ing the separate school board through his wife who teaches with the board this board is in trouble and it means a lot of work and commitment if were going to come out of the situation were in right now the mt albert resident said the fact he has no chil dren is a big asset because it gives him more time to devote to the job of trustee rival candidate paul wolscht is in favor of joint busing when it accommo dates parents needs but would like to see greater flexibility where those needs are not being met among other costcutting measures he would welcome are an increase in multiple use of buildings and an emphasis on maximizing the use of existing schools through time sharing pro grams kate gilderdale is willing to listen to all pro posals emmerson said money could be saved by looking at the duplication of services by town staff and said he would support staff cuts doug alles also said he would look at all projects he said a large segment of the population supports a second ice pad and are stymied until they get some direction from council answering a question regarding park facilities in ballantrae alles said park trust fund dollars could possi bly go to the area one resident asked why all the attention was on other pro jects when the recreation cen tre was still a work-in- progress fran sainsbury said there will be nothing added to the centre until the first phase of the fivephase project is paid off next year she said staff cuts dont put money in reserve funds for projects and that staff have already been let go under the social contract legislation sainsbury said tax bikes are inevitable if resi dents are to receive everything they want you can have anything you want she joked it only costs money sainsbury said a park in bal lantrae is on hold until devel opment comes but pledged to look at another location ken prentice promised one of the towns major projects eg library expansion second ice pad etc would be complet ed in the next term if he was elected and that he would seek ways to utilize the water reserve fund tm asking groups to come forward with their business proposals in hand he said we will do at least one project and have started fundraising for a second in three years if i am elected the mayoralty candidates were asked what dealings they had had with individuals and groups concerned about the water survey and if they had been asked for help sainsbury said all the deal ings she had with the mess group took place in the council chamber and that no one came to her office to request help tm not good at esp she said 1 would have helped if id been asked prentice said he approached people coming to council meet ings and met with mess he charged that the towns known for years the water was of insufficient quality the people who approached him at work said emmerson all received a similar answer he recommended they go to council and keep trying to get more information alles said he had spoken with individuals on his cam paign travels and the mes sage they gave him was lets get on with it council needs to take a stand said alles to move forward on this issue and get it resolved once and for all wanting answers mj perry of vandorf asks a question of the candidates at the vandorf all candidates meeting mon day night about the school boards zero tolerance policy r photosjoerdwtteveen water issue tops on list in ward 2 ward 2 candidates ed lyons and richard farmer agree that the towns handling of the bal- lantraemusselman lake water survey was less than perfect but they disputed an idea to kill two birds with one stone farmer said since streets will have to be dug up to put in a water system it makes sense to try and do at least one other job at the same time he said sewage pipes could be laid for future hook up and suggested that a joint venture with con sumers gas might get a gas line laid as well if youre going to rip up the street put in gas too he said adding that a strong council would have more leverage to work out a deal lyons said discussions hes had with consumers gas have shown it would not be possible to do a joint project as far as the gas is con cerned forget about it he said i think were concerned with water and sewers lyons said ways must be looked at to lower the costs of the system for residents some people feel that they could be hammered for thou sands of dollars they cannot afford he said lyons suggested the project be extensively tendered that spending elsewhere in the town should be curtailed and that developers should pay a greater share of the cost farmer was challenged on his knowledge of the area since he is a recent arrival and asked what hed done to educate him self it doesnt take a rocket sci entist to realize theres a prob lem in the community said farmer rather than just talk about it im willing to do some thing about it mikeruta kids earn extra money become a carrier today call 6402100 stouffville attention flyer advertisers we can deliver your flyer for as little m if a piece so larthii i year we have delivered 2896334 flyers doortodoor in i markham unionvide millikeilstouhville uxbridge i claremont dickson hoi locust h3l gormley goodwood victoria square brougham hagerman comers box grove cedar grove buttonville sandford goodwood leaikdafe i greenbank udora sunderland zephyr ashburn cannington and all adjacent rural route areas we can deliver your flyeri on the day you want to 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