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thursday november 13 1972 the tribune pe 3 ken laushway accomplishments have been many for town mayor stouffville the inauguration ceremony will be conclusive the ritual an anticlimax the void in council inevitable when ken laushway hands over his responsibilities as mayor in january and bows out of municipal politics after 17 continuous years of service over 1000 resolutions have carried his signature 700 moved by himself and each in its way has affected the community and the people in it as a resident and business man in stouffville mr laush way has always been interested in the village its people and organizations ive been well supported in business by the people in the community he reflects i dont think one should take everything and not give anything back in the late 1940s he was on the park board for 8 years and as a member of the athletic club the forerunner of a recreation com mittee was involved in organizing the sale of shares to build the arena in 1949 he managed the arena for 4 years mr laushway was elected to council in 1955 when i joined he recalls the population of stouff ville was below 2000 we had no sewage system in the village and no police force there was a 1 man enforcement officer and he was a dog catcher wed have a meeting for half an hour and then not know what to do although he has stated that it was never his ambition to be head of council it seemed to be in the scheme of things that he should progress along with the village through 7 ac- claimations and 2 elections to deputy reeve in 1961 reeve in 1965 and after regionalization may or in 1971 my philosophy has always been that the municipality should grow as we can provide services lately we have been criticized for stopping development we did it on purpose to do it progressively without going into the hole two years ago stouffville and the twp of whitchurch were combined under regional government and ken laushway was elected mayor of the new municipality regional govern ment is smoothing out all the time and will take 4 or 5 more years to show its worth he predicts i am strongly in favor of it and tie number of services that can be shared the past 2 years have proved he is sure that rural and urban areas can work well together whitchurch and stouffville councillors usually see each others views even when there has been disagreement we have never gone out the front door when weve not been friendly this is im portant he also considers that he has had good luck in his relation ships with con stituents not once have i received a nasty letter or call ratepayers he ex plains called up but when they saw he wasnt going to lose his temper would simmer down and discuss problems rationally for local governments who cry that they have nothing to do they have plenty to do if they dont look after local interests they are going to lose the privilege of making decisions and the lower tier of ad ministration will be eliminated what of next years council and the new candidates dewy eyed with progressive zeal i like to see new people coming along but its not the best thing to change too many on council speculates mr laush way anyone new is going to spend 6 our layaway plan 2 specials by mattel sizzler set regs795 j5 95 magnetic pool table rksims 5 95 team prices on hockey sweaters socks and other equipment see our pet department for tropical fish hamsters turtles cycle sports rrrrl low income families receive tax rebate ken laushway mayor town of whitchurch stouffville can soon begin counting the days to his retirement jan 1 his period of service in municipal politics spans 17 years jim thomas months to a year breaking in if they make up their minds to serve they should study the municipal act and be knowledgable enough to make decisions we all have great ideas about what we are going to do we should say rather what we would like to do we are all creatures of the provincial govern ment in retrospect mr laushway remembers his tenure during centennial year with greatest nostalgia the community pride that was generated the redevelopment of civic square the generosity of people in contributing 15000 he looks analytically at the past the development he helped shape and the changing face of the area during his 17 years in office he looks hopefully at the future as years go by local councils through controlled development in the town and hamlets and preservation of farm and conservation areas have the op portunity to make whitchurch stouff ville one of the most wonderful places to live ken laushway is not an impetuous man his decision to retire was reached after the same sound deliberation that marks his era as council leader with solid respect the demands on the mayor have become greater i decided last summer not to run i would like to have free time to be with my wife 1 owe it to her and to myself the people in the municipality have been very good to me and i like to think in a small way my con tribution has helped them if a politicians worth is assessed on dedication then the tribune answers as an impartial witness at numerous council meetings ken laushway contributed more than in a small way his knowledge of legislation was profound and he flexed it to the benefit of all low income families in ontario will be able to recover up to 42 percent of their 1972 property taxes through income tax refunds financed by the on tario government the impact of the ontario program is shown in a staff paper made public this week by treasurer charles s macnaughton who said it justifies government concern over the action to offset the regressive effect of property taxation using guelph which is representative of the province as a whole the study found property tax credits for 1972 will range from 123 for low in come families to 50 for those earning between 10000 and 12000 maximum credit is 250 mr macnaughton said the property tax credit plan was in troduced in the 1972 budget as part of the governments con tinuing effort to make taxation more equitable the study he said shows the credits made the combined burden of income and property taxes correspond more closely to the ability to members of council and the community pay the property tax credits replace the basic shelter grants- which have been in effect in ontario since 1968 bylaw fines increased stouffville town council has approved a bylaw increasing the fine for breaking municipal bylaws the cost for such infractions has been raised from 300 to 1000 snow removal made easier stouffville a step towards im plementing a program to clear snow off town sidewalks was taken nov 14 when council agreed to the purchase of snow blowing equipment for this purp6se priority clearance is expected to be given sidewalks in front of senior citizens property and on main street at your service buying selling renting for a professional evaluation without obligation mortgages arranged call 2919626 residential ask for stu faulkner res 4446872 commercialindustrial ask for joe bokean res 2945302 j markham 85 main st n markham telephone 2943412 parking at rear of store suddenly its truck season and we have the largest selection of new trucks in stock in the area including 4wheel drives vans club cabs and conventional half tons this weeks new truck special 1973 brand new d100 nalfton 6cylinder standard transmission lug tires jr west coast mirrors heavy duty suspension throughout our low price of first come first serve 2942 85 and used cars we have them choose from our large stock 1971 duster like new low mileage lie 65653p 2495 s 1969 imperial i tastefully painted in rich maroon j fully equipped j lie 18015e 1965 beaumont i compact convertible 6cylinder automatic jl like new 0 0 1 0 3195 1970 fury hi 4door 1 owner low mileage immaculate b e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 lie 7353a 2595 1968 valiant 1 owner low mileage great second car for the wife lie 281336 lie 372990 1967 chevelle daal second car one owner like new 6cylinder automatic lie 128708 895 u plus many many more i2e emerald isle motors fwn main st w stouffville 6402400 8875787 owuooe 3524092 0 chrysler n 0 0 1495 0 0 0 1095 0 i motors p limited y cdoyour christmas shopping jvalu fair just arrived the ideal qift for mother wife etc the tote supreme bag water proof lined bag size 14xl3x5 colors red black bone blue price the casual carry an globe trotter bag size 12xl4x7 all weather expanded vinyl colors brown and tan price 1a95 10 1a95 10 qift for dad husband etc the ideal two suit tripper 195 now for only 13 for the young for casual or evening the draw string purse colors brown red gold and black for only 189 i gift boxed cosmetic bags on our christmas special ladies and girls colorful wallets all colors for only 119 wm christmas decorations 39c to 119 priced from mens travel case for razor brush comb etc only 249 childrens specials games cars coloring books all on discount all hot wheel sets on half price christmas paper 189 10 rolls i single rolls priced from 59cto j119 exclusive christmas wrap 10 rolls 5 rolls 299 189 colorful christmas stockings89c boxed christmas cards by carlton cards all on discount prices christmas table covers with luncheon and beverage napkins 89c soft dri deodorant uneen reg 199 sale 1 1 adorn hair spray 63 02 extra hold regular ultimate hold jj j9 unscented sale reg 198 1 vaseline intensive care bath beads i6o reg 169 sale 139 1 lavoris mouthwash 32 oz in a reusable pitcher reg 249 sale 179 1 yalu fair marts 19 main st west stouffville