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st weekender november 16 1996 p 5 election 96 mike watson richard farmer ward 2 election candidate mike watson made a list and hes checked it more than twice in his bid to win the dec 13 byelec tion watsons campaign issues for the ward include water the need for a sewer system and tax assessment also watson expects to discuss issues affecting the entire town espe cially the new town halllibrary com plex and the second ice pad which is under construction the elmvale blvd said his interest in local government was sparked when the communal water system was presented to his neighborhood the water issue took me to the town hall once there i became inter ested in how local government works he said people want to know when the savings s instaflame products jfistajflame ymaltsnu water will be turned oh and they need to know the status of the water holding tank he said the candidate is not an advocate of a new town halllibrary complex val ued at 25 million we may need the library expanded but i dont see a need for a new town hall said wat son ice user groups should be con tributing directly to the capital cost of the new ice pad said watson watson was born and raised in bar- rie married to patricia the couple has no children a 10year resident of musslemans lake watson a tree spader is employed by eagle ridge tree a stouffville company former ward 2 candidate richard farmer is going to try it again one of four candidates in the dec 13 byelec tion farmer filed his nomination papers yester day morning in the last municipal election farmer attract ed 321 votes compared to 724 for the late ed lyons a 35yearold insurance agent with a markhambased company he has lived on iro quois dr in ballantrae for close to four years watson takes an interest in both business and community development hes the executive vice president of the toronto junior board of trade and a member of the jaycees married to anne the couple has no children while on the campaign trail farmer a sports buff is reminding voters that he supports coun cils move to enter into a debenture plan to pay for the soontobecompleted second ice pad weve got to keep kids proactive i back this project 110 per cent he said councils move to consider building a new town halllibrary complex has caught farmers atten tion while the candidate recognizes that the town has outgrown the present council chamber he wonders if it would be financially wiser to hold council meetings in unused auditoriums in schools weve got schools we dont use we need to think along these lines when making deci sions said farmer carol davis armed with an im just an ordinary citizen motto ward 2 candidate carol davis has hit the campaign trail along with three others theres nothing fancy about davis or her campaign i have no specialty i have no as bs cs or ds after my name but im an independent thinker ive lived here a long time i care as far as im concerned the future of whitchurchstouffville is in ward 2 said davis the 64yearoid candidate has lived in ballantrae since her mar riage to morley 45 years ago now a please see page 22 roland kontgen a town freeze a hold on the new town hall and a desire to make local govern ment more of a people business are on the agenda when candidate roland kontgen vies for votes inward 2 a marketing training and education consultant the 56yearold kontgen is selfemployedrunning his business out of his forfardale dr home im flexible enough to juggle the duties of a local councillor said kontgen calling him self a strong communicator kontgen please see page 22 is insta flame insta flame insta flame your childs education doesnt have to stop after school holiday special 99 includes uniform 2010988 martial arts canada famly i centres sutton hairdressing school thornhill square suite 330 register now for our 10 month hairstyling courses beginning each month for a free brochure call 905 8867004 we want to hear from you before we build mattamy homes is in the process of planning a 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