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irtirwgfcimminjh iinu itr 4 20 thursday novg 2000 econiomisrfsun stduffville tribiirife wc i gn sign eve j3zg and bold small and sassy signs promoting candidates arejpopping up everywhere by roger varley staff writer te 0 r t after a seemingly slow start electioncam paignsigns are mushrooming across the regionv t xv nevertheless with lessthahaweek left until the municipal election nov 13rsome declared candidates remain practically invisi ble in jermspf signage in many rural areas physical evidence of the election is almost nonexistent even in markhamy urban areas where 11 candidates are vying for the four seats on regional council voters were haidpressed to flndahy signs promoting the campaigns of mitch kunger marilyn headsurinder issar- and john kay but john west seeking reelection to council in aurora may have part of the rea son for the dearth of sighs i never put them out untikafter- hailbweeh he said adding its something he has learned overyears of campaigning for local office j y another reason could be the cost steve pellegrini running in kings ward 1 said he has only about 150 signs with no slo- gans and nophoto l i dont nave a large machine behind me he said my wife and i are funding this camfj paign r campaign signs that have emerged appear to have been erected higgledypig gledy for those who think about such things it might seem there are no regulations gov- erning their placement on- municipal or regional property there are rules however lots of them york region and its nine municipalities all have their own bylaws covering campaign sighswithrequirements differingfrom one municipalitytothe6ther commuters travel- ling through several jumdictionsrcouldbe conned so could candidates and their cam- jpaignworkers and small wonder even york region is confusedr the region was recendy forced to reexam ine its policy on temporary signs less than two months after approving a bylaw that set- downi the rules regional council finally decided halfway through the campaign to ease some of the restrictions and require- v ments that had been written into the bylaw leading newmarket regional councillor diane humeniuk to conclude bylaw officers are very confused v v ithey are not sure what is applicable and what is not she said for example york regions original bylaw allowed signs be erected at some major intersections such as hwy7mccowan frqad mmarkharh and leslie streetdavis drive in newmarket while others such as yonge streetmajor mackenzie drive in- richmqnd hiilandhwy 7weston roadin yaughah wereoff limits similarly there is confusionjegarding the size of signs oh york regioivroadsi signs exceedmg 15 square metres are prohibited- v while georgina allows signs up to two square staff photomike barrett phyllis morris mnningfor aurora mayor doesnt have her picture on her signs i did nt want someone putting a moustache and glasses on me she said metresand king township is generous in approving signs as large as three- square metres inmarkham however council went the other way it placed a minimum size require ment on signs nothing smaller than 074 square metres allowed e a sign v placement can also be confusing some jurisdictions allow signs to be posted within r metre of the travelled portion of a road way while others georgina forexmnple- insist they must be set back a minimum of two metres some municipal bylaws prohibit posting signs on treesothers make no men tion of the practice however its likely the signs themselves rather than the rules covering their location jwiu be more confusing to voters vv a total of 171 candidates are running m the region for nine mayoral chairs wine regional councillor positions and 55 council seats not fo people running for school trusteepbsitiohsonly one mayor tom taylor in newmarket and four council s seatsare uncontested one area where campaign signs could become a jungle isnewmarket although yot- ere there wont be casting ballots for a mayor that will be more than offset bytherace for council which has no ward system voters will be asked to elect seven councillors with 21 candidates seekingthose seven positions the electorate must deal with abumpefcrop of signs i think its going to be a zoo predicted victor woodhouse one of the 21 candidates therell be sigh after sigh after sign the peo- pie who are going to have the best chance of being elected will be named burger king or mcdonald v woodhouse said he expects to put up 200 residential sighs and about 25 large signs on key properties he said he hasnt been able to see some page 21 v distinctive m 4 j vg visit our showroom antiques ref1nished beyond compare 158 main street unionville 905 4749677 picccucppicwhiuv sale price dining ifoom stiiloiiuliiilin t g shield luk chairs bow ivdiii rnliol x- t if ri v v 1 i -t- i-