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10O-The Canadin Champion, Tuesday, July 22, 1997 s y r p s l c u d b n Krantzsyprpsicudbnf *From RELUCTANT on page one Halton Chair Joyce Savoline said Halton Halton councillors to support the formation ® r. Oakvillk Couni.illor Kevîn Flynn was has been in the Greater Toronto Ara since of the GSVB. S against the plan, complaînîng that it repre- the province began consîdening it one eco- "Milton is a pnime example of why the sents a central planning approacb to, munic- nomic unit, as early as the I1950s. She board sbould exiat," be said before the ~ 4 ipal governmenî. added nobody at that lime knew wbat meeting. -Halton bas not been able to take "Look at old Moscow. This GSTB tbing where being in the GTA midgbl lead. care of one of its constituent members (in is central planning gone wacky." Milton Mayor Gord Krantz tried to rally providing water services for Milton). Purchase SmARTLEAsE pernh3 mohs lu $SARLAS ero $2=t! $31,888 urt $298~ ÎÏ 11L -11pustegtd84.3 dtri55~5ght $840. plu friht i65, ps Rugged and sporty Conquer the world you drive In 180 HP 3400 engine, tinted glass, AM/FM cassette, air conditioning, 190 HP Vortec 4.3 litre SF1 V6 enigine, automatic transmission, power pollen filter, child safety Iocks on sîîdîng side door wirndows/locks/mirrors, air conditioning, oemote keyless entry, 6-way power driver's seat, overhead console Get what you want from your Pontiac Performance Team. it Milton Milton getting water from Peel is a prime ex.sîîîplc of why tlw ho oct should work. Burlington Mayor Walter Mulkewich also asked for support of the GSTB but for different reasons. Quoting Municipal Affairs Minister AI Leach, Mr. Mulkewich said the board would eventuaily become a tier of gov- emment, pushing out one of the existing levels. He suggested support for the GSTB waa the best protection for the local level of government because it gives municipali- ties the opportunity to make servicing deais with neighbouring towns and cities. Mr. Mulkewich said the alternative is an amalgamation along regional fines which would iead to a City of Haiton. He added it is possible neither local munici- palities nor Halton itself would survive changes in govemment structure. Councillors rejected Mr. Mulkewich's vision, saying that its conclusions rest on a large number of assumptions. "Mr. Mulkewich's position is based on highiy speculative assumptions," said Buriington Councilior Rob MacIsaac after the meeting. "People here don'î want to cede juriadiction to a Toronto govemnment and they don't want an extra level of govemment." Council agreed it is important to, be at the GTSB negotiating table in order to protect Haiton's interests. Oakviile Mayor Ann Mulvale said Halton's position is merely a comment on a proposai. She said the provincial gov- emnment bas cbanged its mind on some issues and it is important for Halton to make its views known if it wants to effect change. Ms Mulvale said it may be that Halton can opt into the GSTB at whatever level suits local politicians. "It might be hard to, say emotionally but it is not bard to say inteiiectuaily . .. we arc part of the Greater Toronto Area," ahe noted. "The public bas no feeling for this region. That's reaiity." Ms Mulvale said if the province wanis an evolution of the GTSB into a level of' govemment then it sbould opt for a miodel which will provide equal representation to ail municipalities regardless of their size. The current proposai by former civil ser- vant Milt Farrow would operate on a rcp- resentation by population basis with a 28 member board, 14 of (hem coming l'romn Metro Toronto. Several councillors were adaînant they would not support the GTSB because il is a new level of govemrment. "Mr. Farrow finally admitted il was a level of government and would set as a level of gov'ernment," said Burlington Councillor Ralpb Scholtens, wbo stood firmly behind a City of Burlington survey that said joinîng Toronto was at the bot- tom of bis constituents' priority list. "If you're going to try to negotiate whai makes you tbink that your landfill won't become a negotiation cbip?" be asked, in reference to wbat be sees as the potential risk of baving Toronto bargain to use the Halton landfill in Milton. Some counicillors were looking abead t0 how government may look after the GTSB evolves into a level of govemment. Multon's Colin Best said many of the same arguments against the GTSB were used when Toronto amalgamated several nearby towns sucb as Weston, Mimico, and Leaside. Using Seattle, Washington as an exam- pIe. Mr. Muikewicb said the worids' economy is being driven by effective and unified city-states rather than national govemments. 1 97 GMC Jimmy L_ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11-- __ ý ý. '... __ 1 . . . w