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WMBoufllofMfleflve.) HSWWMBMI. MWM. -Ward2 isboundedbway.48and McGowan Road on the west and the York- Durham Line on the east. Davis Drive is the north boundary, while Vandorf Road is its southern end. Do know which ward you'll be voting in on Oct. 25? Maybe not. Town council adopted new ward bound- aries in 2009, which will come into eflect with this year’s election. Here are the new-look wards: 0 Ward 1 is bordered by the 404 on the west, McCowan Road and Hwy. 48 on the east, with Davis Drive as the northern tip and Vandorf Road as the southern point. waltolfne 1-877-464-9675. Forpmgamdetalsmdodnerdepothoursofoperaflon WNW MULLER AVE, HIGHWAY 7 14TH am EAST GWILUMBURY 0M. MN! For more informaa'on, go to «www.com/elecabn asp or call 9056401900. oWaxd6liesbetweentheNimhand York-Durham lines and Stouffville Road and the southern boundary of the Town of Whitchurchâ€"Stoumrille. 0 Ward 5 is comprised of homes located between the Ninth and York-Durham lines and Stoufl'ville and Vandorf roads. ° Ward 4 is between Hwy. 48 and Ninth Line and Vandorf Road to the southem boundary of the Town of Whitchurch- Stouflville, just north of Nineteenth Ave- nue. 0 Ward 3 is sandwiched between the 404 and Hwy. 48 andVandorfRoadandthe Town of Whitchurch-Stoufivifle's southern boundary. "9L0 Between April 1st to October 3lst annually, these depots will be open until 7 pm. on Thursdays. Depots will be closed Tuesdays, Wednesdays and statutory holidays. To better serve our residents, we are expanding our hours of operation to five days per week, 8:30 am. to 4:30 pm. Nominees are also eligible to have their registration fee refunded if they are acclaimed, withdraw or gamer at least two per cent of the votes. “Pretty much everybody gets it back." said Michele Kennedy, clerk for the Town of The election sign deposit will be fully refunded to candidates who place signs in only the designated locations and remove them by the due date. If the town has to remove any signs, it will take $10 from the deposit for each sign removed. To run for ward council, the cost is $100, plus the $230 election sign deposit. The nominee does not need to live within the ward he or she wishes to represent If you want to run f6: mayor, it will cost $200 plus anAelection sign deposit of $230. “I would like to keep all of my options open and spend some time consulting with my family to make a decision,” she said. DID NOT RESPOND Asoflm4anyoneovertheageofl8 who isaCanadiancitizenandresideswithinthe Town of Whitchurch-Stoufi'ville can file for nomination to run in the Oct 25 municipal election. As of Thursday, no one had regis- tered. The deadline is Sept. 10 at 2 pm. but I am very pleased with the way the coun- cil has worked so hard together to achieve many great decisions." Former mayor and councillor Sue Sherban is sitting on the fence. Other members of council did not respond to The Sun-Tribune. Sherban ’keeping options open’ For more infonnation, including the list of registered candidates, go to: However, any surpluses' from the 2006 electidn will be allowed this year. Only Coun- cillor Clyde Smith and mayoral candidate Sue Sherban had a surplus. “The provinde feels (the new way) is more fair and it doesn’t give an advantage to incum- bents.” Ms Kennedy said. One thing that has changed this time around is any surplus money raised by the candidate will become the town’s resource. Up until this election, any money not spent by candidates would be placed in a trust for the [Lemon to tap into the following election. “Very few people spend close to what their actual totals are,” Ms Kennedy said. “With a small place like Stouffville, you can walk around and meet people and they will actu- ally open their door to you.” SURPLUS CAMPAIGN MONEY The bfidget for Ward 1 is $7,286, Ward 2 - $8,403, Ward 3 - $7.000, Ward 4 - 57350. Ward 5 - $8,581andWard 6 - $11,660. Councillors all have a base rate (if $5000. but their final budget is dictated by the num- ber of electors within the ward the candidate isrunmngin. When it comes to hitting the campaign trail, the sky is not the limit on candidate spending, Mayoral candidates will have to work with- in a budget of $27,783, which is based on a minimum allotment of $7,500 plus 85 cents for every electoral within the municipality. Whitchurch-Stouflvifle.