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thetribunej thursday micvslwllw hamlet asked to cap wells v x v frsv the long haul nicole wilkinson 16 pulls emma colpitts 3 and taylor colpitts 4 across hwy 47 in goodwood last week after a trip to pick up some dogfood photo by sj0rd mrreveen whitchurchstouffville priceless whats a town worth on tuesday a whitchurchstouffville councillor failed in a bid to get municipal officials to open the books listing the gross worth of the town ward 1 councillor ivanka bradley said the provin cial climate in the greater toronto area is such that the taxpayers in whitchurchstouffville should be told their collective worth since the provincial government is in the throws of changing the face of ontario theres increasing uncertainty about the future of whitchurchstouf fville bradley said its time to open the books including bank account figures and a list of the value of townowned assets and property said bradley in keeping with provincial laws the financial aspects of the town are published in local newspapers other members of council stressed also ward 4 councillor cliff dunkeld said it would not be to whitchurchstouffvilles advantage to show its financial cards in the event that the town is forced to sit down at the negotiating table on a lighter note mayor wayne emmerson said bradleys idea isnt warranted i think whitchurch- stouffville is priceless said emmerson joan ransberry from page 1 2 councillor mike watson exposure to chlorine triggers respira tory difficulty dziedzic wrote after 90 minutes of discussion council agreed to delay sending the 850 area residents a letter stating that the water hookup is not optional under the ministry of municipal affairs mandatory connection bylaw the notice will tell homeowners they have nine months to get connected to the new communal water system the final deadline will be next july in order to get a hefty grant to subsi dize the cost of the multimillion dollar water system a mandatory ruling had to be included town engineer tom parry said the provincial grant was a case of use it or or lose it said ward 4 coun cillor cliff dunkeld staff was directed to look into including health reasons under the exemption section of the plan dunkeld reminded everyone includ ing about 20 residents of musselmans lake and ballantrae who attended the meeting that the town has worked for more than 10 years to provide healthy water to the hamlets some existing wells are in poor shape and do in fact pose a health threat to the community at large said ward 5 councillor judy scala the wells are contaminated it had to be addressed scala said parry reported that provisions are in place for hardship cases also loans can be arranged ward 6 councillor mark kostandoff said council should focus on leniency as well as making loan provisions fair this does not however impress area residents don quarles or cindy ross while each told council that they have good wells and have no need for com munal water ross questioned the loan offer the loan offer is not satisfacto ry said ross im concerned that people will end up selling their homes watson said hes worried that some people will lose their homes if a resident of the hamlets refuses to cooperate the town will take action it could eventually result in a power of sale situation reported town adminis trator merlin dewing so far about 150 homeowners are connected to the system no one has applied for an exemption council was told because of concerns for contami nation residents are encouraged to abandon their wells ward 1 councillor ivanka bradley said the water system is being put in to enhance development potential and not to address a health concern this whole thing stinks to me bradley also questioned why the seasonal trailers at cedar beach arent being forced to connect to the new system im confused if this is such a health issue why isnt cedar beach included said bradley vem davies owner of the 600trailer park told the tribune that a number of years ago he wrote to the council of the day and asked to be excluded and stat ed that his well was very healthy and that he didnt need to be hooked up the council agreed to the exclusion crossing guards hang up stop sign after 30 years jordan h green staff reporter a goodwood couple has hung up their stop signs for the last time crossing guards dora and rienk monsma have been helping children cross the street safely for the last 30 years dora helped children cross the busy intersection of hwy 47 and front street cars are the worst for stopping not trucks said dora the cars go as far as your heels i have been on the hood of a car but ive never lost a child being a crossing guard in many ways is like being a parent the kids were excellent but you have to stay on top of them said dora you have to let them know whos boss in all the years they worked as crossing guards the only problems that ever occurred involved some teenagers not following directions the worst incident i had two teenagers were stopping cars by themselves to cross said dora even the police got involved the best part about being a crossing guard was seeing the happy little faces every day and then there are those unexpected extras at christmas time wed always get bath oils chocolates and candies said dora about gifts the children would give them i used to work at comcore in uxbridge said dora it didnt agree with my kids so this job was open for tender so i applied dora crossed kids for 28 years and only due to illness had to stop however her husband rienk wanted to see dora reach the big threeoh so he took the bright orange vest and stop sign and took on doras crossing duties hes always been my support and hes done it the last two years said dora i had to have a pacemaker put in i figured it wasnt safe said dora of working the monsmas were crossing guards for so long they were helping the progeny of some of the children cross the street some of them have kids and ive crossed their kids said dora being a crossing guard is a full- time occupation its a job you have to be there on time said dora if you go shopping you look at the clock you have to be there at a certain time you always have to be there there are always backup guards in case the regular guard cant make it to work but dora was always there i could phone a backup but never did she said the couple first met in their home land of holland i had to come with my mom and dad when they came over said dora of her parents immi grating to canada rienk on the other hand at age 21 left holland to make a new life for himself here in canada he came by himself with two suit cases laughed dora we like good wood its always been our home rienk worked for more than 30 years in the meat department of mir acle foodmart dora was honoured by the town for her work earning pins for 15 and 20 years of service uxbridge is now looking for a crossing guard to fill the vacancy left by the monsmas dora offers this advice to whoever takes on the posi tion stay on top and be 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