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economist sunjsuntribune most likelyto make waves fridaydec262003 b9 council watchdogs keep politicians on toes bymikeadlek staff writer people ask paul de buono whats in it for him rumours fly he runs his watchdog- ging website vaughan watch on behalf of a former city employee a city councillor or a bidder who lost out on a city project none of its true says mr de buono a 35yearold family lawyer who wants vaughan residents to talk more about human rights poverty and what he sees as a lack of openness at city hall he formed the citizens group in january in september he put up its website wwwvaughanwatchca where a new area for posting opinions open session is promised in january its first topic vaughans bylaw to pre vent group homes if vaughan watch existed in toronto it wouldnt be a big deal mr de buono says stirring things up the vaughan watch way will be welcomed by some in a region where municipal elections attracted low voter turnout and pro duced councils that look more harmo nious read duller than before markham councillor erin shapero an unabashed environmentalist whose views caused a stir when she was elect ed three years ago at age 25 returned by acclamation this fall she had hopes some council incumbents would be defeated but the challengers including her friend valerie burke in thornhill all lost i thought people would choose change says ms shapero critical of council veterans she argues are dependent on election campaigns run with cash from developers and con sultants how can you look to these people to solve the problems when theyre the ones v helped make it that way she asks a politician may say that theyre listening but who are they real ly listening to lfie3sfc3st3sro3i wmm w3b wkc bfcjtes hroiftiiiif m ztmf- big pipe opponent jane underhill a politician may say that theyre listening hut who are they really listening to other people ms shapero considers open to new ideas are gone from councils in the region former newmarket regional councillor diane humeniuk being one she was defeated as was whitchurchstouffville councillor mark carroll who will continue to work locally in the environmental field i hope to be able to still shake the tree a little bit he says tired of fighting aurora councillor evelina maceachern decided not to run again but in some of her last meet ings helped block attempts by other council members to exempt town lands on the oak ridges moraine from protection that battle isnt over ms maceachern warns over however is the standoff between king township mayor margaret black and green councillors opposing the yorkdurham sewer sys tem or big pipe to king city sewer opponents lost their majority to sewer supporters a result that depresses jane underhill a former councillor back for the antipipe side king city residents may somehow be able to fight oh she says i can still see avenues that can be explored in georgina citizens in save the maskinonge and other groups are becoming more vocal on town initiatives such as the keswick secondary plan mr de buono once ran unsuccess fully for a school trustee seat in toronto but doesnt think hell run for office again if my aspiration was politics all my discussion would be complements or there would be a lot more certainly some would like to see vaughan watch carry more positive information it is very sad that you feel it neces sary to continue to be so negative it is unfortunate you are so unhappy with vaughan says a posting by a woodbridge resident mr de buono identifies as rita z mr de buono says hes not a nega tive person people describe me as quite pleasant but he is gathering names for a petition calling for a real review of tendering practices used to award building contracts for the citys new civic centre rudy giuliani new york citys mayortumedicon after the 911 ter ror attack and toronto mayor david miller are held up as examples of true leadership on vaughan watch the implication is michael di biase vaughans mayor doesnt look good by comparison 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