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thursday sept 24 1970 the tribune page 9 wrihunt 2nd section candidates urge unity stouffville its one for all and all for one i the theme of four can didates seeking the office of mayor in the new municipality of whit churchstouffville reeve ken laushway stressed this point as he first speaker and so did the other three councillor eldred king twp of markham deputyreeve eldred king twp of whitchurch and deputy- reeve jim mckellar village of stouffville there is a need for harmonious integration of the two areas said mr laushway i believe it can be done not only at the coucil level but among the ratepayers too reeve laushways address touched on a wide range of topics including development of the lake areas correction of assessment injustices and additional accommodation for senior citizens he also mentioned some of the more recent ac complishments including the flood control dam the cable tech plant and a 22 unit senior citizens home now nearing completion mr laushway has been a member of stouffville council 14 years and the last 5 years as reeve deeds speak louder than words he concluded 1 all for one a urges mckellar reeve ken laushway stouffville last but far from least is a term that aptly fitted deputy- reeve jim mckellars platform approach monday night although the fourth member of the mayoralty candidates to speak mr mckellar held the attention of his audience throughout he stressed the unity theme that he said will work it must work and if elected ill make it work points brought out in cluded 1 a sound ad ministration 2 one official plan 3 efficient use of the tax dollar he warned against debating the pros and cons of regional legislation now law but instead work together in the mutual interest of all monday oct 5 is a big day in the life of this area he concluded lets make it an occasion for future historians to look back on and say you built well jim mckellar assessment chaos baker stouffville while the old system of assessing properties might have had some weaknesses these were nothing as compared to the present scheme councillor merlyn baker t told a nomination audience monday he described its introduction as one of chaos and con fusion for many ratepayers and certainly for council mr baker is standing for election in ward 3 seeking the same seat is lemonvilles henry nauta many people came to whitchurch with no choice but to buy a 10 acre or later a 25 acre lot councillor baker ex plained now the same department that forced this is trying to tax them off their land he noted that in some cases 10 acres of swamp had been assessed as high as a good home its unjust and wrong and should be corrected he said mr baker said he had the utmost confidence in the desire of the people to weldthetwo municipalities together into one solid unit with reference to the dump councillor bakers pet peeve going back several years he noted just what could be accomplished when people become aware of a serious situation and agree to act in the best interests of all mr nauta referred to development as a form of progress but warned of the problems that could result if acted upon without sufficient thought and consideration he pointed to the need for a strong local govern ment one that could ac cept and solve problems common to an urbantype area like stouffville and a more rural region like whitchurch he urged the electorate to get out and vote noting that a 32 percent response as in some years was not condusive to good government election in ward 5 stouffville a long time resident 24 years and a comparative newcomer 1 year are contesting the ward 5 seat in the new town of whitchurchstouffville mrs june button obrien avenue is no stranger to the public platform having served 5 years on the stouffville public school board and 15 years on the board of stouffville dist high school stephen kettle loretta crescent south is a regular attender at council meetings observing proceedings from the gallery i would like to play an active part in its future he said f john garbutt manitoba street was nominated but did not respond when his name was called two candidates for s s board stouffville its a twoway contest for a position on the separate school board of education representing the town of whitchurchstouffville and the twp of east gwillimbury seeking reelection is john mcdermott fair- view avenue stouffville his opponent is molly mcmaningwell rr3 newmarket mrs mcmaningwell in a nonpolitical address praised the work that had been accomplished through mr mcdermotts term but said she felt it time for a womans point of view to be heard she urged the implementation of the halldennis report mr mcdermott outlined his accomplishments stating that the next goal included parental in volvement he said a board committee had been established to promote closer cooperation bet ween teachers parents and trustees serve all area promises king stouffville while no representative from the markham section was included in on the discussion of ward boundaries mayoralty candidate eldred king told a nomination audience monday he would serve the entire area if elected oct 5 mr king a farm resident on hwy 48 south of ringwood and an ex porter of holstcin cattle told of his experience on school boards and town ship council councillor king pointed to the need of a strong and efficient administration in particular one that would provide the area with an authoratative voice at the regional level he recommended the erection of a proper sign to direct truck traffic around stouffville rather than down the main street improved zoning that would not place an apartment in the centre of a singlefamily sub division increased in dustrial development and business conducted openly and honestly efdred king lady councillor seeks reelection boundary lines established for electoral purposes divides the new area of whitchurchstouffville into six wards three candidates have been accorded ac clamations herb slmpscr in ward 2 gordon rateliff ward 4 and tom lonergan ward 6 important decisions bernard stouffville norman barnard describing himself as one of those oddballs who feels he must do something for his fellow man addressed an audience of about 200 in the stouffville dist secondary school monday night mr barnard deputy- reeve of whitchurch is contesting the office of mayor in the new town of whitchurchstouffville he pointed to the many important decisions that must be made and the little time left in which to make them we must build up a whole new organization he said a major chore requiring major decisions matters to be con sidered he felt were the location of area municipal offices the ultimate function of the puc and the eventual takeover of all private roads mr barnard said he had been selected to head up a committee to present a brief on pits and quarries to the provincial govern ment action that he felt could bring favorable results he said he was now impressed with new bylaws implemented in whitchurch and advocated their enforcement right down the line as a member of plan ning board for 3 years he said he was instrumental in establishing an official plan approved in 1969 a comprehensive zoning bylaw was approved 2 weeks ago he said now retired at the age of only 54 mr barnard said he had made the deputy- acclamations in three wards stouffville three positions on the new whitchurchstouffville area council have been decided on monday ac- clamations were accorded herb simpson of ballantrae ward 2 gordon rateliff stouff ville rr2 ward 4 and tom lonergan stouffville ward 61v reeves post an almost full- time job his hobby is tree farming with his residence on cone 5 north of the aurora road stouffville councillor betty van- nostrand seeking a seat in ward 1 of the town of whitchurchstouffville council will have op position oct 5 when the electorate goes to the polls contesting the same post is stuart s starr a farmer and lifelong township resident both accepted nominations monday night extremely active in recreation mrs van- nostrand described the red cross swim program and softball leagues she had helped to organize she said a fulltime recreation director would be hired within a month she described the past year as busy eventful challenging and tedious she com plimented reeve stewart burnett for the leadership he had provided she touched on several accomplishments in cluding the official plan a zoning bylaw in dustrial waste bylaw and an antinoise bylaw she said the old bogarttown school would be reopened as an area museum in the spring mrs vannostrand said that while seeking the support of residents in ward 1 her interests would extend far beyond these boundaries to include the area as a whole mr starr a director in the whitchurch federation of agriculture for 20 years and president for three warned against criticism of council work now past its easy for us to criticize he said for we have the benefit of hind sight he described the formation of a new area municipality as an ex citing 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