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Fairness Iacking in Town decisions: council hopeful Massara running for Wards i and 3 post By Melanie Hennessey CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF Ensuring the transparency, fairness and integrity of council decisions is the main plank council candidate Frank Massara is building bis platformn on for this fall's election. Tbe Trafalgar Road property owner is running for the Wards 1 and 3 councillor position, whicb represents residents at the local and regional levels, and is competing with incumbent Barry Lee and political newcom- er Tony Lambert for tbe job. He said he decided to put bis namne forward because be feels some council decisions "were not dealt witb fairly, clearly or democratically' Massara noted that be'd like to see a metbodology put in place that weigbs the pros and cons of decisions council could make and determines wbat resi- dents are looking for. -l think surveytng would be an effective way of finding out what constituents want,' he said. Se wbat's the main purpose of bis three-prong platform approach? So that decisions are made in tbe best interest of cons tituents and citizens of Milton and Halton,' he said. Measured and balanced Frank Massara urban, economic and infrastruc- ture growtb that benefits both urban and rural residents, along with business owners and farm- ers, is something else tbat Massara is calling for. He pointed out that the wards be'd represent if elected are distinctly urban and rural, which he said bighligbts tbe importance of baving future growtb thats conducive to, the "diverse characters- Milton con- tains. "Preserving the best of town and country i5 very, very impor- tant," be noted. Maintaining respect and sup- port for property owners' rights is also something that tops Massaras agenda. And while he actually lîves in Vaughan, he said bis family bas owned local property since tbe 1970s. 'mr always in Milton," he said. "I work with a lot of Milton businesses and 1 know the area very well. l'mn familiar wîth the issues." Massara is an entrepreneur who runs his own consulting and financing business. He can be reacbed at (416) 706-8556 or fm.xI@arogers.com. Other candidates who've reg- istered to run in the November 13 election are: Regional Chairman, Gary Carr; Mayor, Gord Krantz and Genry Marsh; Ward 1, Mike Cluett, Eugene Cummins and Greg Nelson; Ward 2, Jim Timbers, Mike Boughton and Peter Haigbt; Ward 3, Lieven Gevaert and Jan Mowbray; Ward 4, Wendy Schau; Wards 2 and 4, Rick Malboeuf, Ron Furik and Colin Best. Nominations can be filed at the Town Clerk's office, located in Town Hall Victoria Park, 43 Brown St., until September 28 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and on September 29 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. For more infor- mation visit www.milton.ca. Melanie Hennessey can be reached at mhennessey@inilton- canadianchampion.com. 2.4L5-9We hourw",e per wWmow & ks CD WStk, e483 D&Issrsîk#O3918OOOOcwseta6MseerlineretrteicssofouîS6OOOOfid~meîof96OOO #0475$S9 00dmo qwo n"6 keîseilO firze ove84iaemst rte 68coi ~of g 6800.0fi paîet of S970OO lb.e Canadian Champ0o, Friday, Atigust 16, 2006 - A9