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st newsmakers 1994 tribune december 28 1994 3 i doug alles jxc after sitting out the previous council term former ward 5 councillor doug alles stepped back into the fray when he became the first candidate to throw his hat into the ring for the mayors seat in last falls election alles who didnt run in the 1991 municipal election after being voted onto council in the 1988 race was narrowly defeated by wayne emmerson the two sat together on council from 1988 through 1991 alles a 15year stouffville resident went after the top job offering himself as a person who could reach a muchneeded consensus on council after three years of endless bickering the former ibm employee who runs a consulting business out of his house promised to work towards trying to provide a second ice pad and a library addition without raising taxes alles who was chairman of councils planning committee during his term as councillor said he wanted to ensure that communication between the town and residents was improved he also sought to broaden the tax base alles continued on as chairman of the whitchurch- stouffville library board and the towns waste management committee throughout 1994 ken pxentiqe- former ward 6 councillor ken prentice had a bad year politically speaking on oct 12 he lost the provincial progressive conservative nomination to julia munro the next day he entered the mayoral race in whitchurchstouffville and finished last in a fourhorse race perhaps township voters resented his late entry in the mayoral race seeing it as his second priority after a provincial seat whatever the reason his fourthplace finish surprised many who thought he had a good chance of winning the election i he campaigned on restoring integrity and openness on council where he locked horns many times with ex- inayor fran sainsbury and town staff j5 as councils term ended prentice summedup his role 1 there i asked questions and i demanded answers of a sys- tern that is not used to questions and accountability he said i over the threeyear term this investigative style won him plaudits from residents who shared his distrust of lown business and processes 1- some of his peers on council felt he was looking for dirt where there wasnt any but their criticisms did not stop him from questioning where he thought questions were warranted prentice attended the first regular meeting of the new council earlier ion the month and served notice that he intends to be at many more wayne emmerson positioning himself as practical and downtoearth wayne emmerson beat out three other strong contenders to win his first term as whitchurchstouffvilles mayor emmerson who served as ward 4 councillor for two terms from 198591 took a previous run at the mayors chair in the last election losing by a small margin to incumbent fran sainsbury after a term characterized by dissension and infighting a changing of the old guard was almost inevitable on whitchurchstouffville council the result however was by no means a foregone con clusion and emmerson was given a good run for his money by closest rival doug alles who came in just 73 votes short of the winner when his victory had begun to sink in emmerson told the tribunes bruce stapley that he was hoping to retain the mayors chair for three terms in order to accomplish his goals his priorities include a streamlined budget careful examination of costs for new recreation facilities road repairs and a welcome mat to attract new businesses to whitchurchstouffville emmerson is also determined to forge a good working relationship between town staff and council lors and is deeply committed to an open door policy for both residents and staff a lifelong citizen of stouffville he has worked at schell lumber for close to 20 years during which time he has developed strong budgeting and organiza tional skills he noted good leader ship encourage ment for volun teers and a strong voice at the region are all on emmersons agenda and while he would like to see a sec ond ice pad an expansion to the library and a youth centre he is keenly aware of budget constraints norm craven saying that meetings of town council had become intolerable stephen bellerby called it quits and didnt contest his ward 2 seat in novembers munici pal election bellerby the youngest councillor on both councils stephen bellerby local giant vegetable grower norm craven finally made it into the guinness book of world records in 1994 craven had his 836 pound pumpkin grown in 1993 declared biggest in the world the pumpkin had been declared second biggest durjng the annual world pumpkin confederation weigh off in the fall of 1993 with nova scotia entry being given the nod but when the nova scotia pump kin failed to meet strict confederation requirements cravens giant gourd was ele vated to the number one spot the 38 year old associate real estate broker received a 20000 pick up truck for grow ing the giant vegetable and was a guest on the american tv talk show live with regis and kathy lee cravens name appears in the 1995 guinness book of world records he was given top grower status including free accommodation at the confed erations annual regional weigh off in port elgin in october of 1994 craven tends to his collection of prize pumpkins rutabagas beets and kohlrabies on a one quarter acre hobby farm on hwy 48 near bloomington rd on which he sat explained in a public letter issued in october that it had become impossible to work with a council which refused to play by the rules governing municipal administrations the constant negativity of council had flattened the morale of town staff to the point where even the annu al christmas party had been cancelled he explained bellerby an active envi ronmentalist said he would spend the next three years investigating how other municipalities are coping he didnt rule out run ning again in the 1997 municipal election earlier in the year bellerby caused a stir in his ward when he declared a conflict of interest in matters surrounding the musselman lakeballantrae communal water system he disclosed that a mem ber of his family stood to benefit from such an improvement in the area proponents of the water system were dismayed by bellerbys decision stating he would not be available to assist their cause bellerby had been serving on council since february 1991 kids earn extra money become a carrier today call 6402100 stouffville attention flyer advertuer vte on urmyva iijhi for u hole ti u a pica so ttr hi rear we hire ddiyowl 33262197 fljren dcorunkw in ihrkhto unjonrilje mflhken stouflville uxbridje ctoraont dickson hill loroit hill connie goodwood victoria spire broothun hejeraan camera box crare cedar grow botlomnile sandford goodwood leaetdalc gnxnbank udora sunderland ztphjr aibbsm ctnninfion and ih adjacent run root mt we can dearer rear fljren on the day you want to the area no want any cpaatiiy from 6000 to for advertteing and distribution inquiries ealli retail advertising at 6402100 clssvried 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