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page m the tr1hjhe tfarvjjy morebe 30 1967 tv official opposes uxbridge reeve goodwood reeve alvin redshaw will seek reelection in the town ship of uxbridge for an other twoyear term but will be required to contest the post dec 4 his opponent is george young a television execu tive who resides at the former pierre evans pro perty west of goodwood on highway 47 a stand ing room audience attend ed the nomination meet ing in the township hall at goodwood nov 22 reeve redshaw in his address to the electorate dwelt mainly on county matters he said that a new home for senior cit izens had been opened at beaverton to ease the ac commodation problem now experienced at fair- view lodge whitby the cost of the 155 bed struc ture was placed at 1733- 000 mr redshaw said that there was an ever increas ing demand for more hos pital room and the county was committed to an ex penditure of si 890595 in the next five years he told the ratepayers that new hospital buildings were planned for port perry and whitby and an addition had ben com pleted in uxbridge the reeve said that re construction was planned for the ftock road north of claremont in 1968 and much of the land needed for widening purposes had already been purch ased he said that improve ments to the interior of the goodwood hall had been the townships cen tennial project and al though not yet complete he pointed with pride at the facilities now offered mr redshaw said that du ties required of the reeve required considerable time and he was willing to give his time in the in terest of the ratepayers mr young although a comparative newcomer to the township said he had a genuine interest in his community and the mun icipality he said he felt the electorate should have a choice of candidates for the reeves office he charged that tor onto was bursting at the seams and the influx of new residents to the town ship required closer co operation between these people and persons who had lived in the area for many years we must draw up a blueprint for the future and not attempt to lock the door after the horse has bolted the barn he pinpointed gra vel pits roads taxes and transportation as prob lems that should be faced and solved mr young claimed that many ratepayers were in the dark with regard to what was happening at council meetings and urg ed ratepayers to attend personally to hear first hand the discussions of its elected officials white gift service bv ruth hutch1xgs green river white gift service will be ob served next sunday at 945 am mrs j nighswander and miss l gray had din ner on saturday with mrs n symington of toronto there was a very good attendance at the happy hour and ambassador group parents please take note the next regular meeting will be on satur day dec 16 flattery the applause that refreshes in uxbridge township five seek councillor seats dec 4 nesbitt warns more services more taxes goodwood bob nesbitt who believes in speaking straight from the shoulder even at the ex pense of a few votes chose to look into the future ra ther than deal with the past when he addressed the electorate at the ux- bridge township nominat ion meeting nov 22 mr nesbitt is seeking reelection to the position of deputyreeve he is being opposed by a senior councillor charles for- sythe wellknown town ship farmer at lot 30 cone 6 mr nesbitt said that discussions with ratepay ers usually brings up the question of improved ser vices high on the agenda is the request for a mun icipal police force to re place the service presently provided by the opp from whitby he said that to provide roundtheclock protec tion the township would need five fulltime officers at a minimum starting sal ary of 5000 per man he said that one or more cruisers would be requir ed along with an office and a secretary he noted that in uxbridge one mill on the tax rate would raise 5000 he left it up to the electorate to decide for themselves the in crease that could be ex pected he said he was not aware of any govern ment grant that would pay a portion of the expense he said that municipal garbage collection was an other service requested by some ratepayers he noted that if it was to be town ship wide it would mean pickup over a route of 200 miles and the cost would be exhorbitant he charged that the council had often reduced its own budget estimates particularly on roads to allow for increase in edu cation costs if our road rate had gone up in pro portion to schools most would be ready for pav ing he said touching again on education he predicted that the cost un der the new robarts plan would be considerably higher than under the present system as a member of the me tro and region conserva tion authority he spoke with pride of accomplish ments within recent years including the completion of areas at bruces mill claremont and greenwood that attracted over one million persons in 1967 councillor forsythe said that several pieces of new equipment had been pur chased for the road de- partment including a maintainor a truck trac tor mower and sander he said that construction work had been started on a new 16000 bridge over whiles creek on cone 3 and another would be built on the scott-ux- bridge townline in 1968 at about the same cost mr forsythe has serv ed on the uxbridge hos pital board he said that a county ambulance ser vice had been approved and two emergency ve hicles equipped according to department specifica tions would be retained in uxbridge and made available to residents in both the town and town ship miser a person whos very close but cant be touched goodwood five candidates will contest the three seats as council lors in uxbridge town ship for the twoyear term of 196869 seeking reelec tion are councillors ar thur knight and grant drewery newcomers in the run ning for a first time are frank hendy clark muir- head and len hawkridge all addressed a standing- r o o m audience at the nomination meeting nov 22 councillor knight a member for the past five years was chairman of the welfare committee in 196667 he said that wel fare recipients had been kept to a minimum of about 12 during the win ter months and 8 in the summer councillor drewery dwelt mainly with the in flux of urban residents in to the rural area and the displacement of agricul ture as the townships prime industry he warn ed that with increased population comes the de mand for more services and the need for tighter controls he agreed that uxbridge required an offi cial plan and zoning by- laws he noted however that to enforce such rules and regulations would re quire a bylaw enforce ment officer mr drewery said that the per capita debt in ux bridge township was the lowest in the entire cen tral ontario region zoning overdue frank hendy in his first bid for a council seat outlined his many inter ests both past and pres ent he was critical of the townships slow to action progress toward a zoning bylaw which he said was now underway but should have been imple mented six years ago he charged that 10 acre lots were a detriment to both the owner and the town ship as a whole he rec ommended that the plan ning board assume full control over residential buildup and restrict it mainly to areas where houses were now located and some services could be provided he said that many good farms in ux bridge had been virtually ruined by spot residential development mr hendy lives on cone 5 clark muirhead an ad mitted opponent of gravel interests in the township charged that the munici pality was being destroy ed by an industry whose detrimental effects far out weighed any benefit gain ed through taxtation he described their tax contri butions as negligible no decent future is guaran teed here if this situation is allawed to continue un controlled he said he said that a more realistic planning program for the township was required i would like to see the township developed for the use of all people now living here and not to ben efit outside gravel firms who are only destroying it leonard hawkridge a machinist by trade and a resident at lot 18 cone 3 said he would serve in the best interests of all the taxpayers if elected len hawkridge executive member township of uxbridge ratepayers association do you think the township of uxbridge should be under new management if so cast your vote for len hawkridge as councillor remember the date mori dec 4th 10 am to 7 pm for polling information phone 6401987 or 8526412 n s mitro real estate ltd 10 acres near hwy 47 markham 336 fronting on paved road level land cultivated and rented about one mile from markham you can build on it 10000 down or less excellent financing gino matrundola 2215593 township of uxbridge your vote and influence respectfully solicited to re elect walter todd for school area board polling day dec 4th polls open 10 am to 7 pm the stouffville kinsmens parade sat dec jjth commencing at 100 pm from 10th line a main street west to shopping plaza bands bands bands over 40 entries including gayly decorated floats 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