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mi104no53 wednesdays december 30 1992 16 pages- w leeit step aside 1992 local politicians send new year message tracy kibble staff reporter canadas 125th birthday consti tutional wrangling and the ever- lasting recession dim reminders and happy high lights of 1992 a mixed year that challenged many taxpayers as they struggled to make ends meet in a country plagued with govern ment change job losses and tax grabs 7 many will gladly say farewell to 1992 and welcome in 1993 with open and hopeful arms as a brand new year approach es local politicians are already thinking of ways to make 1993 a better year for whitchurch-stouf- fville residents mayor fran sainsbury has a simple jnessage for local taxpayers as she contem plates the political chalienge ahead the mayor knows taxpayers will be waiting to see how officials spend scarce public money in the year ahead sainsburys philoso phy for a better 1993 is more positive thinking we need to stop all this nega tive energy weve been expending in 1992 we all have to stop talk ing doom and gloom mayor sainsbury said she predicts many people are not as financially deprived as it seems but are saving their hard- earned cash for an uncertain future people have money in their purse theyre just tighten ing the strings she said meanwhile ward 6 councillor ken prentice said taxpayers have to realize government wont always have the solutions to com munity problems first we have to recognize that we are operatingin different times nothing can be taken for granted government does not have all the answers second and more specifically for whitchurch- stoufiville by being more vigilant in demanding value for public expenditures and by moving for ward with plans for establishing a viable commercialindustrial tax base we can promote a more bal anced tax base and jobs prentice said fana ward 5 councillor bob ancheril said making 1993 a bet ter year for local taxpayers will mean attacking problems and issues through team work ancheril predicts the worst of the tough economic times are behind us all canadians what we have gone through is not just a problem in whitchurch- stouffville its a canadian and global recession we must funda mentally and strongly believe that 1993 will be a better year we need a positive attitude and a positive spirit and with that we can change things and see the light at the end of the tunnel meanwhile ward 1 councillor ivanka bradley believes people need to shop in york region in order to make life better for all residents if we spent more money here it would help enhance our opportu nities to grow economically there is still a lot of hardship out there and we need to look past pur- selves and make decisions with our heads and our hearts we j need to be more understanding to people who have not bradley jj said canadians are hoping for a bet ter 1993 and local taxpayers are hoping a continued healthy quali ty of fife will not mean continued tax hikes well see hakonson sports innovative plans kate gilderdale correspondent the idea of creating a motor sport restaurant at the former deer park inn was inspired by similar facilities in the us said ed hakonson president of the local project and owner of choko design we had seen this type of restaurant in the states but never combined with a clothing busi ness ours has a racing theme but you can also buy almost anything you want including tshirts hats jackets and minirace cars right in the restaurant the merchandise will be on sale in the foyer area where customers will be able to browse before and after dinner another unique thing is that you are going to be able to buy your knives forks and plates which will be motor sport oriented featuring names like goodyear menu items will include broasted chicken ribs and a vegetarian plate strongly geared towards family dining choko designs head office currently located on sandiford drive will operate out of the complex- hakonsons partners are george bruce who is responsible for construction and george wil son who will be involved primarily administra tion although hakonson is investing heavily in the new project he has not altered his view of local politicians whom he feels do little to encourage the business community frustrated by the political process hakonson said that he is taking a new approach i just gave up trying to change anything what we want to do with this project is to lead by example i am still not impressed with the politicians but the bureaucrats are starting to understand that they cant do things the way they used to and they have been most cooperative choko design has sold its existing commercial property in the area and we are putting every dime that weve made into this hakonson stated he plans to move the clothing business to the new location in march and the restaurant is slated to open next summer f thieves crash truck through wall in breakin a truck was used as a battering ram to crash through the wall of a stouffville shop christmas eve between 4 and 6 am dec 24 more than 3000 worth of west ern wear was stolen from west ern coral bootwear on woodbine ave the culprits entered the store after driving a truck into a wall damage is set at 5000 snowmobiles swiped two snowmobiles were reported stolen from a stouffville home last week police were called to a ninth line address dec 24 after two polaris snow mobiles one a black 1989 model and a blue 1992 model were stolen along with a silver trailer the machines are valued at 14000 tunes m diana wideman 6 thought this stick in stouffville memorial park made a pretty gbod flute during a winter walk on monday have a safe and happy holiday season if fromall0fus at the source qavn source pw 1 u o for sports farmer jack plaza in stouffville m a m 1 1 1 0 h