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4 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, September 24, 1991 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice" Not impressed with any declared candidates By Scott Anderson * With the well-being of the taxpayers in mind, Andy An- drews has announced his inten- tions to run for local office. Mr. Andrews, a member of the Taxpayers Coalition, and a fixture at local council meet- ings, announced on Friday that he will be running for Ward One councillor in the upcoming November election. Although he admits it is crowded in the race for that par- ticular seat, he says he is not impressed with anybody that has declared to date. That's why he made the decision. "If I felt that somebody was a good candidate and I felt com- ortable with that person, then I wouldn't run," he said. Mr. Andrews, who is actively involved with the Taxpayers' Coalition, and before that Citi- zens Against Unfair Taxes (CAUT), says the bulk of his ANDY ANDREWS For professional investment advice and service on a variety of products, including: = GICs = Treasury Bills = Strip Bonds = RRIFs = No-Fee RRSPs = Stocks = Bonds = Mutual Funds Lal ROBERT J. GOW 434-6161 (Toronto Line) 683-1081 Ea SG ian LE ie Robert J. Gow : om - 12 King Street East, Oshawa, Ontario L1H 1A9 1 SHON, Admission includes Entrance to our 26 Acre Show Garden Adult $6% Seniors $5% Children 4-12 yrs. $3% under 3 yrs. Free = Clie $ Mini or QR 5 ed LIVE DEMONSTRATIONS & ENTERTAINMENT September 23/29 Sat. Sun.10=6™ One of a Kind Crafts, Clothing, Accessories, Tapestry, Ceramics, . Holiday Foods, Folk Art, Toys, Dolls & Collectibles. CULLEN GARDENS & MINIATURE VILLAGE 300 Taunton Road West Whitby campaign platform will centre on the issue of municipal taxes. He says the issue of taxes, which are "way out of hand," will be "front and foremost" on his agenda. As a retired farmer, he has a special interest in the concerns of those on fixed in- come as well. "It's not a self-righteous cause I'm going for," he says. "It'sactually survival for people like myself on fixed incomes. It is Mr. Andrews' concern that if taxes in the municipality are not brought under tighter control people on fixed incomes will be "taxed out of the area.' "If taxes keep going up, then people on fixed incomes will be taxed right out of their homes," he says. If this happens he fears the younger generation will in- herit a "big mess." 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He says it is time that the municipality said "no" to the re- gion, and stood up against it. "If (Chairman Gary) Herem- ma can say no' to the Ontario Government, then we can start saying 'no' to the region and the school board." To this end Mr. Andrews says the municipality should fight for more control of its tax dol- lars to getits money's worth. "It's time we had a say over where our money goes, and get a proper vision on where it 8. Although Mr. Andrews has been a regular spectator at mu- nicipal council meetings and knows the ins and outs of coun- cil, he admitsit will be a new ex- perience to actually be a coun- cillor. "I don't expect to move moun- tains or anything," he says. "All I'll dois my level best." Mr. Andrews admits he will be a rookie on council, but vows to give it his best shot 'and learn from the mistakes. "I will make mistakes, but one thing I'll admit is that they'll be honest mistakes," he says. Explosion Andrews | jumps into Ward 1 race destroys trailer at Marina Two Toronto residents es- caped injury when their trailer parked at West Shore Marine caught fire early Saturday morning. John Reilly and his wife were awakened by an explosion in their trailer shortly after 2a.m. The Reillys had just enough time to get out of the trailer be- fore the blaze spread, said Rita Roadley. Mrs. Roadley and her husband George own West Shore Marine. "It's very fortunate that no one was hurt," she said, adding the couple lost everything in their trailer. She also commented on the performance of volunteer fire- fighters from Scugog Fire De- partment (Hall #1). "They did a super job," Mrs. Roadley said, adding no other trailers were damaged by the blaze and Mr. Reilly's car, which was parked beside the burning trailer was unharmed. The cause of the fire has not been determined. Fire Captain Don Steele told the Star he sus- pects a propane leak ignited by a pilot light started the blaze. 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