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Broken gas main irks King Council Newly elected members of the York Regional Council gathered last week for a preliminary caucus in pre paration for tonights inaugural meeting Front row from left Gladys Rolling East Gwillimbury Harold Laurie Bock Georgina Back row Gordon Richmond Hill Don Plax- ton Richmond Hill Bob Pollock Albert Ruther ford Vaughan Tony Roman John Jongeneel Ken Maetaggart King Garnet Williams ghan Dick Aurora William Richmond Hill Garfield Wright regional chairman White Photo Region holds inaugural tonight in Richmond Hill When one door closes another one opens And here I am my friends with the de lightful assignment this week of telling all I know about the recently elected members of the new York Regional Council One of the notsoapparent things about local politics is that each man stands in cold and lonely isolation There is no party ban ner to huddle behind for protection Personal loy alties are nonexistent No quarter is asked or given It is in that context that the following ob servations are made Tony Roman the new Mayor of young aggressive and with old methods and people who cant hack it all the way on their own James Jongeneel young alert eager and pleasant Hes a stock broker A morning spent at a council meeting can cost him as much as Hes in politics because he likes it Harold a quiet gentle man Probably without an enemy Never did hear Hy open mouth at a county council meeting Garnet Williams Mayor of has a fantastic repertoire of country music and plays a mean guitar Rutherford another old hand Competent and a very likeable guy Speaks only when he has something to say but speaks loud and clear Hill Mayor of Richmond Hill has no idea how lo control a public meeting and doesnt even seem to be aware of the need Pro bably a very competent druggist Don logical clearminded speaks like a lawyer addressing the bench He is a lawyer Has a keen sense of humor but seldom gets isnionate Looks on politics as a fun thing Says he couldnt stand it otherwise RICHMOND HILL councillors argued briefly a minor disagreement among several councillors over press coverage Press representa tives turned out for last weeks meeting held in the regions temporary head quarters at the Toronto and York Roads Commission on Don Mills Road Reporters were granted brief admit tance about minutes af ter the meeting started to take photographs of the new council Regional Chair- man Garfield at first declined to answer re porters questions explain While the inter view proceeded however Mayor Dick of Aurora and several other Mayor slat ed flatly that the press should be admitted since public business was being transacted Two of his fel low councillors disagreed The debate had flared for only about 30 seconds when administrative officer Jack closed the door to press representatives There is nothing to be presented here today that wont be voted on in open council Chairman Wright told reporters in his office There are seven new members nine of the 16 sit on the York Co unty Council and were just bringing them up to This meeting is just to let the members know what to expect at the inaugural meeting said Chairman Wright Theyre not legally in office until the fourteenth routine bylaws rules of procedure schedule of meetings and the corporate Once formal re gional council meetings be gin Chairman Wright said the press would be fully in formed on the new regional administration He indicat ed the region had nothing to hide at last weeks meet ing and that all business discussed would be made public tonight Tonights meeting will begin at pm in Bay view Secondary School Municipal Affairs Minister McKeough will take part in the inaugural cere KING TOWNSHIP Councillor Gordon Rowe got his fellowmembers support last Wednesday in his outrage over a near- tragedy in the Oak Ridges tured in September Fortunately it was a windy day with gusts up to 50 miles per hour Doub ling the danger was the fact the end hydrant was out that day on the King Sideroad With water gush ing fullbore the pressure had it been needed would nt have been sufficient In addition a hydrant on High way near the gas main rupture was lying broken and turned on Us side Meet on ski centre that residents affected by a proposed ski centre could express their heard a letter of strong protest from Henry whose Tannery Hill Farm is adjacent to the proposed site parts of spring residents had ap peared before council warn ing of such a break Mr took note of this in his resolution to be forwar ded to the Consumers Gas Company Department of Energy and Resources Management and the Ont ario Energy Board Council passed a resolution stating that re plies received from the pre viously mentioned agen cies were entirety unsuit- to present to the citi zens of this municipality Consumers Gas had violat ed a statement contained in Its letter to council wherein the company slat ed than an inspector was supervising the reconstruc tion project PRESCRIPTIONS CALLED FOR AND DELIVERED No Charge BEST DRUG STORE 8954091 Ken Mactaggarl Mayor of Kiiik Scouts flan fall bazaar SHARON The First Sharon Cubs and Scouts are having a bazaar to promote Scouting on Sat urday Oct 17 An official opening and parade begins There will be booths selling refresh ments handicrafts and baked goods with games for the Cub and tain of the team play A and marshmallow roast will end the festivities at 7 pm self- Gladys Rolling Mayor of East politics are played like a game of chess up there Gladys got her job after a series of strategic moves not a skill to be underestima ted She has a good grip of political reality but makes her presentations like the group leader of a Brownie pack giving a talk on hygiene George furrows and Bob Pollock the regional representatives from Town ship are unknown to me as yet And finally theres Wright the regional chairman is a big bluff hearty man who is fond of sneaking in cliches He got the job because he lobbied for three years and because nobody else around at the time wanted It that badly has made a couple of mistakes already the most recent being the comment that the new boyg will have to learn There were storm clouds before he said that He has one deadly enemy in his new council The sole reason for enmity being the coveting of the job of chair- It will be an interesting exercise for readers to scrutinize the news reports from the regional council to see If you can spot the villain who coveted s job job in this space from now on is to try and make these people and regional govern ment come alive to fill in and color the spaces between pictures on a page and voices In a va cuum Im looking forward to ft and I hope you will be too 1 SALE OCT DRU 1 STORE COMMERCIAL COURSES FOR ADULTS STARTING OCTOBER FOR APPLICAT0N5 AND FURTHER IN- FORMATION contact Ike Registrar Training Division at SENECA COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY AVENUE EAST ONTARIO Dick Smyth Not the news is bad Dick Smyth tells you some of the good news Mornings at 7 and 8 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