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2- PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, November 15, 1994 -- naan au Mayor Howard Hall takes a moment to relax with his wife Z and Jennifer at the Latcham Centre Monday night as the el be returned to this third term as Mayor of Scugog Township. J. PETER HVIDSTEN / PORT PERRY STAR ula and daughters Cathy (left) ection results showed he would Moffatt topples incumbent Carruthers by just 50 votes By Jeff Mitchell Port Perry Star Doug Moffatt campaigned hard in the days leading up to yesterday's municipal election, and it paid off. He upset incumbent Ken Carruthers by a slim 50-vote margin to grab away the Ward 1 seat, and earn himself a spot at the Scugog council table. "I think it was a good cam- paign," he said shortly after learning he had come out victo- rious in a three-way race Monday night. "We made an issue out of several things, and people came out to vote." Mr. Moffatt campaigned on a platform of opening up local government to Scugog resi- dents, putting forth such sug- gestions as posting township council meetings a week before the proceedings in order to bet- ter inform residents about coun- cil business, and encourage participation. "We made the issue open gov- ernment and accountability," he said at the Latcham Centre in Port Perry, where candidates and observers gathered to watch poll results come in. He has promised throughout the campaign to be a strong voice for Ward 1, a sprawling rural constituency. And last night he was sticking to that tune. "I'm just going to speak out on behalf of my ward, and push the mayor and council to do more open things," said Mr. MofTatt. "If people feel they have been consulted and their views have been taken into account, they tend to support council. Mr. Moffatt garnered a total of 736 votes in Ward 1, enough to beat Mr. Carruthers, who pulled in 686. Barry Johnston, the third candidate in the race, was a distant third, with 100 votes. Mr. Carruthers appeared at the Latcham Centre shortly before 10, much before all the results from Ward 1 had been posted. But he had enough infor- mation from scrutineers to con- cede defeat. He said he had felt confident in the days leading up to the vote -- he had tirelessly knocked on doors throughout the huge ward -- but couldn't manage to get the numbers at the polls he needed to top Mr. Moffatt, from whom he had anticipated stiff competition. "We just didn't get (the vote) out," said an obviously disap- pointed Mr. Carruthers, the only incumbent to be defeated in the '94 municipal vote. "(Mr. Moffatt) did." He added that the new coun- cil will be one of interesting dynamics; he also expressed concern about his opponent: "I think it will be a confrontational council, and that bothers me." Mr. Moffatt countered that he's willing to work with the rest of council. "I'm confrontational when the interests of the people in my ward are not considered," Ken Gadsden, left, was acclaimed as Ward 3 councillor and Is seen here with newly elected Ward 1 councillor Doug Moffatt who defeated Ken Carruthers in a close race. he said. Hall returned as mayor in '94 vote By Kelly Lown Port Perry Star Howard Hall is back in the mayoral chair for another term thanks to a landslide victory in last night's election. "I am really quite pleased," he said of his victory, which saw him collect 4,145 votes to chal- lenger David Malcolm's 2,294 votes. The race for mayor was pretty much over by shortly after 9 p.m. when the polls rolled in, with Mr. Malcolm winning just one on the 43 polls. "I'm not used to winning this early, but I'm pleased to know this early," Mayor Hall said, re- ferring to his last two elections when the race for the mayor seat went down to the wire. "It's been an interesting elec- tion. The results are all interest- ing," he said. e calls the new council "one which we have never seen be- fore", referring to the new Ward 5 seat and the fact there are four women on council. "I think they will bring new thoughts and new ways of doing things to council, at least I hope so," he said. "I think this election has shown that the voters are very happy with the previous coun- cil, with Christie, Pearce, and myself back and Gadsden ac- claimed. It tells me people are pretty happy with what has happened the last three years," he said. Both Mayor Hall and Council- lor Christie will be serving their third terms on regional council as well. "Christie and I have a good ra- port at the region. We are both senior members down there now. I think we've made enough contacts down there that we can get things done," he added. He said he is looking forward to tending to unfished business and well as new business. "I am looking also foward to the Economic *Development Committee working hard this time on small industry and tour- 18m," he added. Yvonne Christie is looking forward to completing pro- jects at the regional level that she helped start, as she begins her third term as Re- gional Councillor. Councillor Christie, one of four incumbents to return to local council, defeated her challenger Glenn Malcolm by more than 2,000 votesin the November 14 election. The Regional seat was de- cided early as Councillor Christie would claim 4,237 votes. Mr. Malcolm managed 2,223 votes. Mrs. Christie, who said she is very pleased with her victo- ry, admitted she had no idea how the race would go. "I had no handle on it. I knew it would be close in the wards. People wanted to talk ward issues," she said, not- ing she was unsure where she stood prior to the elec- tion. "I am looking forward to the opportunity to complete projects at the region which are not finished," she said, adding she is interested to Christie returned as Scugog regional rep see the make-up of the Re- gional Council, which will see both its Scugog represen- tatives, Mayor Howard Hall and herself, returned. The new township council will see four incumbents and three new faces, a unit which she hopes can work together. "There are new people and I hope they will prove good. I hope they will undertake to learn." She pointed to the fact that it is not large government, but rather a small govern- ment, which is the closest to the people. "I hope they take a look at the long-term, and not just what happens tomorrow," she said of Scugog's new councillors. Councillor Chistie began her political career in 1971, when she was elected as a school baord trustee, a post she held for 10 years. After a break from politics she re- turned as Ward 1 councillor and six years ago was elected to the Regional Councillor seat. O'Connor trounces Paton Voters in Uxbridge returned their entire council for another three year term Monday night in Uxbridge Township. Mayor Gerri Lynn O'Connor defeated June Patton soundly, by more than 3,000 votes to be elected as Uxbridge Mayor for the fourth consecutive term. In other races, Susan Para was returned as Regional Councillor defeating Ted Eng by more than 2,600 votes, and , Bev Beach, Ron Johnson, Barry Bushell and Larry Austin all were successful in retaining their councillors Bev Northeast council seats. Faith Neumann was successful in her bid for Durham Bd. of Ea Trustee and Kathy LeFort won Separate Board Trustee.