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mew imcwmbcws towm mmmyittg im 1b734 ttwm council gordon ratcliff mayor arthur starr ward 1 jim wong ward 2 merlyn baker ward 3 cathy joice ward 4 june button ward 5 eldred king ward 6 claremont christmas show saturday dec 9 ir christmas euchre latcham hall tuesday dec 19 vol 89 no 28 phone 6402101 wh1tchurchstouffville uxbridge markham thursday december 7 1972 20 pages 15 cents b wmm m 3 town of whitchurch stouffville new look council for 197374 shatters ranks of old guard only 33 vote recorded 5 the town of whitchurch stouffville made its presentation at the airport hearings in toronto nov 30 representing the municipality were left to right councillor merlyn baker mayor elect gordon ratcliff and solicitor paul wj mingay j thomas area land freeze creating hardships town mayor elect tells airport hearing stouffville with two thirds of whitchurch stouffville rendered sterile by a govern ment imposed land freeze a serious hardship has been in flicted on many property owners mayor elect gordon ratcliff told j w swackhamer at the airport hearing in toronto nov 30 he said the towns problems had been increased without approval of a new com prehensive zoning bylaw we cant offer advice to people wishing to build we dont know which way were going mr ratcliff under questioning by solicitor paul mingay criticized federal authorities for failure to provide sufficient information on the proposed project its all been very meagre he said mostly speculation he said things like noise pollution and potential industrial development were of great concern to members of council as well as the residents mr ratcliff explained the over all make up of the municipality concentrating first on the former village of stouffville and later llie former township of whitchurch he said that through con trolled growth in both urban hamlet and rural areas tax payers had not been burdened by high service costs mr ratcliff explained that many people had moved out from metro to take advantage of whitchurch stouffville s semi rural atmosphere and it was his personal desire to see these benefits maintained with an airport however the whole reduced speed limit denied in school zone stouffville a reduction of the speed limit on bloomington road in the area of whitchurch highlands school is not warranted this is the conclusion of regional engineering com mittee after a survey made at the request of whitchurch stouffville council of traffic and visual conditions on this section of the road the survey states that sight distances for vehicles entering leaving or approaching the school entrance provide ample space for safe manoeuvering if proper signals and caution are used by drivers a traffic count mon to wed inclusive shows an average of 595 vehicles per day pass the school from 9 am to 3 pm an estimated 119 pass between 8 and 9 am 90 between 3 and 4 pm twice as many trucks were tallied than cars the committee believes this confirms bloomington road is successfully performing its function as a truck route and that a reduction of the 50 mph limit in force 24 hours a day to accommodate school traffic active mainly for an hour in the morning and afternoon is impractical when visual con ditions at this point are con sidered good a recommendation was made to have regional police in vestigate excessive speed in whitchurch highlands area and have school road signs augmented with advanced warning signs of bus turning movements character of the area could change he said the mayor elect pointed to the excellence of stouffvilles business community with particular reference to the livestock sales barn patronised he said by thousands every saturday he said he feared an airport of such magnitude would cut off some roads leading into town and thus lose stouffville this patronage mr ratcliff said that in spite of repeated requests for more factual information the lower levels of government had so far been ignored we should have been consulted so our interests could be protected he said it town finances in good shape stouffville town ad ministrator ralph corner submitted his final report to the present council nov 28 in it the financial summary discloses a total expenditure of 348358 for a ten month period against the 1972 budget figure of 502000 there was no deficit shown in any department the report comments favorably on the reorganization of work forces the consolidation of the works department with little disturbance to employees and ratepayers the continuity in planning information being established through the plan ning board secretary and an updated resume of development proposals mr corner concluded with an expression of thanks to the mayor and members of council for their understanding and co operation during the twoyear organizational period is only right that we should have a say in the future of our area mr ratcliff said that in voicing these opinions he was expressing the feeling of the entire council stouffville the old guard within the ranks of whitchurchstouffville council has been shattered prearranged retirements and unscheduled defeats will bring a new look to the towns political scene in 197374 beaten in bids for reelection monday were herb simpson ward 2 and tom lonergan ward 6 in ward 4 ex- councillor rf tommy farr also suffered a setback only councillor june button successfully defended her post winning handily in ward 5 a total of 2902 ballots were cast or 33 percent of the number eligible the breakdown of results follow mayor gordon ratcliff ace ward 1 arthur starr ace ward 2 jim wong 275 herb peach 222 herb simpson 207 jack wylie 70 ward 3 merlyn baker ace ward 4 cathy joice 575 tommy farr 184 ward 5 june button 463 clara harman 208 ward 6 eldred king 464 tom lonergan 234 board of education public john mcmiirray 1882 michael durnan 1200 separate john mcdermott ace much interest was centred on ward 2 where incumbent herb simpson faced a field of three jim wong herb peach and jack wylie mr wong grabbed an early lead and never looked back although the gap was narrowed at the end in ward 6 the pro and anti- airport stands of messrs king and lonergan gave the elec torate something to chew on while many felt the issue might cost mr king votes this wasnt indicated r the final return in ward 4 cathy joice waged an enthusiastic campaign out distancing her rival by 3 to 1 in ward 5 councillor june buttons birkett trophy to baking champion town wetter stouffville whitchurch went wet monday and stouffville went wetter with ap proval by a vote of over 60 percent on the question of serving liquor with meals in licenced premises in the former twp of whitchurch the af firmative reply was 728 percent in the former village of stouffville it was 663 percent a breakdown follows whitchurch yes 939 no 351 stouffville yes 1218 no 598 experience assured her of victory after several unsuccessful tries john mcmurray has at tained a board of education post michael durnan com paratively new to town did exceptionally well however gaining an even 1200 votes to 1882 for mr mcmurray councillors simpson and lonergan while obviously disappointed were not bitter mr simpson admitted earlier he had absorbed considerable criticism over alleged associations with a vla development at ballantrae problems related to the operation of the ballantrae community centre board were also thought to have cost him support no interest pickering twp despite the fact that over 50 percent of the taxpayers dollar is chan neled towards education only 10 percent of the eligible voters turned out in pickering townships ward 1 monday to select a trustee with 500 ballots cast out of a possible 5123 ross deakin the incumbent defeated his lone opponent kenneth brown 256 to 244 th disinterest in ward 1 was representative of the entire municipality an official said later the overall turnout across the township was 106 percent mrs murray clarkson right stouffer street stouffville was the 1972 champion in the domestic science division of markham fair on dec i she was presented with the thos birkett and son trophy by mrs mary wilson secretary of the ladies section ontario agricultural societies at an awards banquet in the markham arena auditorium jim thomas inside the tribune editorials page a womans page 6 churches page 7 sporls news page 12 classified pages 1617