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tf downtown offering service best prochiets key to success editors note this is the sec ond in our special series on the revitalization of the downtown core of stouffville bruce stapley correspondent the key to the success of the downtown business core lies in liceitce eats prentice one local politician wants stouffville cat owners to buy licensesfor their feline companions because far too many are running loose in neighborhoods said ward 6 councillor ken prentice last week prentice wants staff to investigate a cat licensing program whichiwould be a first in all of york region prentice said he has received many calls in the past few months from constituents complaining about roaming felines in and around their properties cat owners should have to buy a licence the same as dog owners prentice said a move which could raise a substantial amount of revenue for the town he said but mayor fran sainsbury is skeptical the system would be effective because its a lot harder to catch a cat than a dog town clerk michele skinner will investigate the matter and report back to staff in the new year offering service as well as prod ucts while providing side line attractions for would be shop pers thats the opinion of david barthau who for 15 years has operated barthaus jewelers oh stouffvilles main st barthau a certified jeweller and watchmaker feels its not enough to simply stock the shelves and wait for customers to come in the businesses that are surviving on main st are the unique ones like john lords books and anns fabrics businesses that are offering a service as well as a product barthau told the tri bune recently for instance we repair and manufacture watches right on the premises youve got to specialize weve got to remember were here for the customer its also essential to present an impression of constant change said barthau you have to be constantly changing thats why we have our window displays and why we changed our store front a little while back its got to be a positive experience for shop pers barthau a founder and for mer chairman with the busif ness improvement area bia organization said its essential that downtown merchants com pete with the popular flea market for the traffic going through town on weekends the market is seen as a posi tive thing by some and a nega tive one by others youve got to be able to stop the people driving by this could be done by adopt- please see page 3 council believes nothing will satisfy some homeowners oh thei ninth line south and councillors decided last week that they arent about to try ward 4 councillor cliff dunkeld said he doesnt want to see anything else to do with ninth line concerns on the agenda because it doesnt call for the consideration were giv- irigit jv dunkeld who served as chairman at last weeks meet ing said he is angry with him self because he didnt stop ninth line resident jennie barigay when she unnecessari ly attacked one of the towns senior staff on a report he pennedregarding residents 0 concerns about safety issues on the roadway i didnt carry but my- duty last week i should have told bangay that names should not be mentioned and i her speech was not called for dunkeld said dunkeld he added that the ninth line safety con cerns are no different and ho more important than every other concern of homeowners living on arterial roads throughout the municipality including all roads running through local hamlets dunkeld said if any residents deserve steppedup satety con siderations its residents the ninth line north if anyone has complaints it should be the ninth linenorth there is faster traffic there theres a school there and no sidewalk dunkeld said- mayor fran sainsbury- said council shouldnt be misled in believing that all residents on the ninth line south are upset please see page 3 brand new 1993 mercury vuiageros ps bestrew 3mm 24m0nths noude5972a pig rear acjfijolewwowpwpl fflausikchiontl escort wagon best ma b8amniw1m aerostar eddie bauer extended4wd fcwvsr f h u f 24m0hths inctudes air bog ac luggoge rack lighiqroup ps mbre s04wc ohiaflkk rotwoqtkkl leather captains choir loaded ser cv023 v unc01n continental bestmke brand new 1994 oiluifoi best puci 24 months wiuutsghi ob lease fob 2mm 24 months tause markville lincoln mercury mrilt new service hours monthursfri 730 aim 530 pm tueswed 730 am 830 pm entry sja prianuescaiibod too foiml staest jaitiiiimcfffok fqvwq metros newest uncxn mercury dealer never mtthwhcly undersold ncujdes leather buckets moon roof keyw mimimnhcfctfl entry much more 14651 flmnskfw rwww7vihwkkvtmaw n ijjgkfjg