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" B2 - PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 8, 1994 "Scugog's Community Newspaper of Choice The Candidates... the Questions... the Answers SWC, Candidates for Ward 1 Candidates for Ward 2 5 ie rel QUESTIONS KEN CARRUTHERS BARRY JOHNSTON DOUG MOFFAT MARILYN PEARCE JIM GROSVENOR Maintaining and improving Cutbacks that will filter down Reduced revenues from Encouraging investment in our We have studied the second services -- with senior from Federal and Provincial | senior levels of government will community. We must create a ice pad issue to death and governments down loading, it will governments in the next few mean reducing expenditures in positive climate for business and already spent an enormous represent a major challenge to years. Scugog to keep local taxes increase the commercial to amount of funds to do so, it the new council to hold the line from increasing. residential ratio in order to ease seems that the need for a on taxes. This will be a serious the pressure on residential tax second ice pad should be one issue. Growth and attracting bills. Our economic development | fa top priorities. businesses to the township are is crucial to servicing our other important issues to be expanding municipal needs. | addressed. Small and medium size busi- We need more jobs in the Industrial and commercial Commercial and light Light industry could possibly nesses are needed to increase township. We have to aggres- development must be industrial development will be attracted by a development our tax base and relieve home sively go after industry to con- increased to bring assessment invest in oyr community if there committee appointed to owners from potential increased sider Scugog as a new loca- into balance. Scugog must tar- is a commitment to upgrading promote industry to locate in taxes. The Economic Develop- tion. get specific companies in other our hard services (roads, Scugog. As well it might be ment Committee is currently de- areas to market Scugog's sewers, water, etc.), a good profitable for a small veloping a strategy and tactics to advantages. quality of life and fair tax rates. motel/hotel chain to locate here bring these businesses to the Small business is the way to as well. township. As a committee mem- success in the 90s. ber | support these initiatives. With senior governments down By developing a good budget It is impossible to expand Provision and expansion of The garbage issue seems to loading on the Regional and process and trying to maintain | services without increasing services is dependent not only be solved, according to the Municipal Governments it willbe | as close a link with cost and | taxes. No one asked the on continued commercial and newspaper The recreation difficult to maintain services and budget as possible. Constant | taxpayers if this new service residential growth but also on facilities are already well used keep taxes in line. Some user review of actual expenses to | was needed. This was a big | continued analysis of our by the various groups. fees may become necessary. budget is very necessary. mistake by the current council. present operations. We must Expansion in facilities should Private funding for projects like also look beyond the tax base mean expansion in user the Recreation Facilities may be to finance new facilities. groups. necessary. ~All meetings of council and No. But apathy is often the Absolutely not! To Democracy is a responsibility as No. By encouraging different i committees are open to the problem. If we can let the public | encourage: 1. publish council well as a right. All council and groups to get involved in ho public. Councillors are elected to know early enough about major agenda one week prior to committee meetings are open to decision making by way of | make decisions on behalf of their | decisions then public participa- meetings. 2. Start council the public and agenda and | jn vitation to various meetings. constituents. That is why we tion will result. meetings at 4 p.m. and run to minutes are available at the =| have councils. Itis a councillor's cutoff at 10 p.m. 3. Hold "Town Municipal Office and Library. Any | responsibility to seek out public Hall" meetings quarterly time the public has requested an | comment on important issues. around township to get evening appointment we have citizen's views on broad tried to accommodate them. issues. Experience and Leadership. A straightforward, no non- Experience as school As a geography graduate | bring With 28 years as a municipal Three years on council, served sense, decision making busi- principal, former MPP and 17 an understanding of planning employee with the East York | on five committees of council. { ness approach with compas- years in corporate world. | principles and protection of the Fire Department, | believe | am | Successful local businessman sion to understand and solve know how to communicate, environment. My municipal qualified to speak on public | and 36 years as a senior execu- peoples problems. how to set priorities and * experience (six years) is a safety issues for all citizens of | tive for a multi-national corpora- understand the difficulties of benefit in understanding the Scugog Township "| tion in marketing, planning and managing a tight budget. process and my background in | budgeting. 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