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Ja Former York Warden Velenn Region Joseph Dales in a leuer to Ike editor below offers himself as acting chairman of York Region should Chairman Boh choose to vacate that post next week A lawyer has practiced in both Newmarket and Keswick since 1jM and a Queens Counsel Mr Dales has a combined service record as reeve and maor for years on York County and York Regional councils He has been Township mayor for six yean reeve of North GwUlimburv for eight years and Newmarket for two years He was also a Newmarket councillor for four vears In 1M Mr Dales was Warden of York County Dales for chairman The anticipated resignation this month of Bob as the elected chairman of York Regional Council to take over the duties and responsibilities of recently retired Jack Rettle as Chief Ad Officer of York Region has created something of a dilemma for members of York Regional Council Having given Mr the privilege of changing jobs a privilege of which in all he will avail himself Regional Council will have created a vacanc in the office of Council Chairman Ordinarily a vacancy in the office of chairman is filled vote of the Regional Council members taken at the beginning of each new the council which current legislation would occur every three years during the month of January Although until now all regional Chairmen for York Region have been selected by the regional councillors from among their own number it is a well known legal fact that any sufficiently qualified nonelected resident of York Region might equally well fill the office of chairman providing of course that such person was able to obtain a clear majority of council votes The selection of a regional chairman is always a matter of great sensitivity when there is more than one serious candidate standing for this office There are even those who feel that geographical con siderations should enter into the selection process special qualifications required by the next regional chairman to preside over council and effectively function in the best interests of York Region and its nine municipalities should somehow be Fee takes jump GEORGINA TOWNSHIP Township council voted recently to more than double the cost of a minor variance The price will rise from to 225 to cover the cost of processing ap plications on a user- pay of bylaw variances became necessary to make legal minor bylaw building too close to a lot line A flood of applications came in after the was passed I approved an am nesty bylaw to forgive infractions on buildings built before Dec 31 Presently the Committee of Ad justment deals with about 25 minor by whether the person chosen resides in the north south east or west section of the Region Perhaps the most significant and far reaching consequence of the selection of a regional chairman exclusively from among the elected mayors and regional councillors comprising the regional council ma be found in the chain reaction generated by this process The vacancy in the chair will certainly be filled but such will create a new vacancy in the extremely important and responsible municipal office of mayor or regional councillor the filling of which well create another vacancy and so on It is to be hoped but not assumed that the approval of ones municipal council would have been first obtained before ac cepting a nomination and possible election as chairman This preconsultation with the representatives of the municipality which elected the mayor or regional councillor as its personal representative presumably for the full term of three years would not be lightly ignored by a candidate for chairman who was able to put community interest above self Assuming further that such municipal approval at the local level had been sought and obtained the vacancy s to occur on the home front must be filled Whether this is done by municipal elections or by council appointments much is still left to be desired An election is an expensive un foreseen and nonbudgeted of tax dollars and may well generate only casual interest Council appointments to fill the vacancv where statutorily possible denies the democratic right of municipal electors to select bv ballot their personal representative as mayor or regional councillor and on down the line Under ordinary and usual cir cumstances where a vacancy in the elected municipal office occurs at the local or regional level the matter if filling such vacancy draws very little attention In the present instance a vacancy in the office of York Regional Chairman is about to take place and be filled with approximately two years still yet to run before the next regular election for regional chairman will take place in January Council may well perceive that this unique situation calls for a special approach and might consider the alternative choice of a neutral experienced and apolitical candidate to fill the upcoming vacancy as Acting Chairman for York Region Hwy 404 construction on schedule NEWMARKET Despite this years delays the extension of Hwy to Aurora and Newmarket should be on schedule regional council was told Dec 15 Chairman Bob said a meeting was held early December with the deputy ministry of the Ministry of Transportation and Communications Mr was assured that the schedule delay experienced this year will not affect the completion date He explained the delay was caused by bridge trouble One bridge over a railway on the southbound lane near Aurora was tilting due to marshy conditions around the foundations He remarked that it was not a funding problem School broken into SEW MARKET breaking a in York Regional a northeast side Police are in- door and a video a break cassette recorder in and theft at and a tuner were Public stolen School at Pat- Value of the Yorks UW donations low AURORA York Region has a long way to go to reach the provincial per capita donations in the United Way campaign Sinclair Stevens said in his recent newsletter to YorkPeel riding residents The York campaign did reach in which was an increase of per cent over the previous year However the per capita donations remained at a low rate In each resident averaged a 2 donation In the rate of giving in York was 2 per person The provincial average was that year Commenting that the United Way is a very worthwhile cause Mr Stevens urged all the people of York Region to generously support such chanties York Region is one of the major municipalities in Canada he said comparable in size to London and Hamilton In areas that large there are numerous social needs many of which are met by agencies supported the United Way In York 25 agencies including the Yellow Brick House in Aurora are spon sored by the United Way Newmarket According to the police report entry was gained by estimated at and damage to the door is estimated at LUESBY MEMORIAL CO LTD 93 MAIN ST S NEWMARKET 8954931 MEMORIALS OF DISTINCTION GRANITE MARBLE BRONZE CEME LEVERING RENOVATIONS CUSTOM DESIGNING LETTERING SPECIALTY OF OUR OWN CRAFTSMEN Quality A Satisfaction assured by our 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