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7 zjcvxrri fflwrt ft term gic rsp 1 705 705c 3 81 s 81 5 855c 855o rate a subject to change un nmhs mmuma rhf whbnwtciiiiortgftga m 4712311 a stouffville weekendet tribune 172 buuock drive unit 3t markham 471 8660 ml 10 no 50 ametjolaudcommn saturday decehtber 10 1994 48 pases 50t h7plus3t region eldred king reelected chairman by roger belgrave staff reporter although most of the regions newly elected councillors expressed a need for change at thursdays inaugural meeting council reappointed eldred king to the chairs position york region chair is appoint ed at the beginning of each term by the 19 elected council mem bers for the last decade for mer whitchurchstouffville mayor eldred king has been selected by a majority of council to hold this 86691 a year job the appointment process has come under heavy criticism lately council members have the right to nominate and appoint anyone they want pub lic input is not required as contenders lobby council members for support much of the process occurs behind closed doors and on the telephone the general public gets to see little if any of the politicking by the time the appointment is pub licly voted upon at the regions inaugural meeting its outcome is already clear within this political circle candidates have already assessed their chances and either withdraw their names or make a bid for the post kings last two appoint ments have come in the form of acclamationsthe only time king was publicly challenged was when he first sought the position in 1984 former richmond hill mayor al duffy was also nominated but defeated by an 116 vote two days before the meeting vaughan mayor lorna jackson surprisingly entered the scene as a strong contender at thursdays meeting she was the only nomination besides king- realizing he didnt have the support needed for a suc cessful challenge former markham mayor frank scarpit- ti said he left the race about the same time jackson entered after falling to king in an 11- 8 vote jackson said she let her concert season begins whitchurch highlands public school held their primary christmas concert thursday here the pri mary choir sings a carol for the crowd for more on concerts see page 27 photolori emmerson king ijs tj itp tea trait i i ation receives firs the stouffville train station torn this said the bias sandra will serve as a meeting area down in the late 1970s will be stronach they think it will help he said ongoing negotiations with rebuilt opposite the go station the downtown core go transit have pushed the startup was announced monday she and chamber president date for the railway to 1996 it is hoped that go will transfer the title railway lands to the two ihbulte restaurant the chamber the bia and the stouffville country button said trains will be ining runs and transport g paij members of theydhra he said the stouffvjuie station is one more pieceof the puzzle name stand for nomination while realizing there was not enough support to win but the longtime vaughan mayor thought the exercise was a healthy one for a council that has become complacent according to jackson she too was supporting king until a number of councillors dissatis fied with the status quo approached her a democratic process has to be followed she remarked after winning king made a commitment to step aside in two years if a better process for selecting the chair is developed but that would not exclude him from seek ing the position again in his nomi nation speech king noted he has never been influenced by any one inter est group or municipality kings remarks also suggested a willingness for the change many councillors have men tioned the public requires the best everyday and if that requires change then that is what we will have he said at the same time he suggested nine municipalities acting together are a strong force against intrusion from other levels of government alles calls for recount at press time yesterday the tribune learned may oral candidate doug alles had asked the town clerk for a recount alles who lost by 74 votes to wayne emmer- son said 11 of his 45 scruti neers were expelled from polling stations he said in a letter to council that since the scrutineers were not present at the vote count he is asking council to pass a resolution to hold a recount watch for details in wednesdays tribune i2i0q tuesday game quest the ultimate video game trade centre gift certificates now available game quest rent one game or cd get a second nightly rental free 6 coupon expires dec 3194 not valid with any other offers 4361 hwy 7 unionville just west of main st unionville call 4706633 buy sell trade rent i i i jtmimmirioy mrhihibibll game bow i i segarl l game gear fpeneslsv yvmy game quest 500 off any new or used genesis or super nes game cartridge or cd coupon expires dec 181994 not valid with any other offers