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stouffville suntribune thursday march 9 2006 7 accountability priority for candidate don barker challenging mayor sue sherban by hannelore volpe staff writer don barker is the first mayoral can didate to challenge mayor sue sherban in the nov 13 municipal election this isnt the stouffville residents first attempt at politics he was set to run in the 1984 municipal elections but had to give up the idea after his wife suffered a second stroke hes running for mayor because hes upset with the attitude of elected offi cials it seems politicians arent open and honest he stated politicians tend to solve a problem by lawing it to death and spending money he said problems must be solved without laws and more taxes if at all possible mr barker said politicians have to be account able he said if they are there is no such thing as an embarrassing ques tion he cites his strengths in business as being able to work well with people if theres something he doesnt know hell do the research and pass the informa tion along he said a resident since 1977 mr barker took early retirement from bell canada after a 33year career as a specialist don barker with the company when you run for office mr bark er said you have to be completely open and honest with people he describes himself as a people person and someone who owes nobody any favours and no one owes him any favours as the sole member of the ferret rescue centre of durham and york region he rescues ferrets who are no longer wanted by their owners he often walks his furry charges in stouf- fvilles downtown parks he has studied geology electronics and business and has run his own busi ness raydon an engineering and design and consulting firm in stouf fville since 1980 born and raised in toronto he moved to stouffville which he described as a small rural and friendly town when he arrived one of his concerns is the youth of the area he witnessed several episodes of vandalism last summer which included flowers being pulled from containers along main street more surveillance and police crack downs arent the answer he believes instead there should be a space for youth such as a room in latcham hall with an adult supervisor where young people can meet young people should be asked their opinions mr barker said young people have told him that stouffville is a boring town for teenagers especially if they dont play organized sports leading up to the election he wants to meet with residents including those experiencing problems regarding the health of musselmans lake he also wants to meet with bal- lantrae homeowners to discuss the municipal water system he will con tinue to talk to youth in town as well in the event of a major disaster hes concerned about whether there would be enough water capacity for the towns fire and emergency services depart ment to deal with it properly 30900 or 227 biweekiy s23soo or 166 bi weekly 26900 or 195 bi weekly 26900 or 195 bi weekly 2005 volkswagen golf toi i 2005 subaru legacy ltd gt 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