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sv new councillors mark first six months tkibune may 24 1989 a3 by bruce stapley correspondent after six months of familiariza tion with the workings of whitchurchstouffville town council rookie ward 2 councillor nick tatone feels he has met his learning curve the ibm executive has met the challenge of municipal politics head on and wants to make his mark on the local scene now that he has learned how the process works this job is important to me he says i was keen on understanding the process i feel confident i can answer all the phone calls now im tuned in to what happened in the past a selfprofessed corporate animal tatone confesses that while he always wanted to be a businessman running a corpora tion he has come to appreciate the politicians place in the over all makeup of the town i see it like being oneseventh of the corporate structure i have a huge interest in it even though i havent had to invest any monev in it he admits however that his ibm training made it a little dif ficult to get used to the servants mentality esential for a municipal politician to succeed at ibm im a businessman with interpersonal skills and a staff to tend to the little things on council i would get a little frustrated at first when we would talk about the little things feel ing the staff should be handling them but ive come to realize those things are important to peo ple so they are important to me as a councillor despite reports of feuding and disagreements within council tatone believes the group works well together people are fast to criticize when two council members have a dispute but we are a harmonious council and i feel ive been accepted by the others on council tatone feels the most pressing ive come to realize those things are important to people so they are important to me as a councill need for the town is a vision what do we want to look like and what do we do to get there the region doesnt have a vision markham does we have some vi sion here but we must expand upon it tatones vision would incor porate several areas such as nick tatone vision needed economic development a self- reliance that sees the town plan its own destiny increased securi ty in light of increasing crime in the town and environmental responsibility and leadership increased representation for whitchurchstouffville at the regional level is essential says tatone to keep us from having our future planned by the bigger towns like markham markham has us all planned out a sleepy village that should have no more sewage capacity and theyve given that view to the region he says tatone feels the addition of himself and ward 5 councillor doug alles have contributed towards councils interpersonal management skills he takes pride in his efforts in keeping the towns budget in crease at 59 per cent i wanted 57 per cent but i was happy with what we were able to do im proud of having the roads looked at the region is to pave part of kennedy rd as well as putting new white lines on hwy 18 and putting up more road identification signs he is also happy to see the ap proval of the gormley industrial plan and feels he has kept his word to his constituents with regard to keeping them informed and taking an interest in the small communities im proud of all the meetings i attend during the week in lemon- ville at the vandorf hall etc weve made it so that these halls can be rented out so we can bring in more revenue and ive been able to satisfy all the calls from residents by bruce stapley correspondent for new ward 5 stouffville councillor doug alles his first halfyear on the job has been a learning experience in which he has come to understand that compromise and acceptance are essential in politics mr alles named planning chairman by mayor fran sainsbury upon taking office says he is thoroughly enjoying his position and senses his efforts are being appreciated by residents and despite the heavy workload he feels he is staying on top of things i get back to everybody who calls me and i try to make myself available to people when they want me to come out to a banquet or other function it means a lot to them and they are always ap preciative that im there councillor alles likens his first few months as a councillor to learning how to jog its been a learning experience you even tually find a pace youre comfor table with without running out of time and energy just like jogging he says it took a while to get over the frustration of not being able to change things without go ing through the legal process you cant just take monev from parks and put it into roads for instance were not the building inspector or the town planner we cant just overrule or overstep the legal aspect must be respected the need for compromise wasnt difficult for him he claims that wasnt new for me because of my background with ibm a big part of politics is com promise there are no blacks and whites you have to know when to hold firm and when to give a bit he has come to appreciate the towns official plan as the tool for giving the town the direction it needs the plan is there it must be stuck to and we must be responsible for instance some we have meetings once a month we sit down and talk about issues before council its important to keep the communication lines open people want a swimming pool for the town but we havent paid for the first phase of the recreation complex yet there will be revenue from the new gormley industrial buildup to pay for things like a pool so we just have to wait for it he claims he has developed a doug alles learning experience i greater appreciation for thj various areas and people wa make up whitchurchstouffville and that he tries to be mindful op the human aspect as planning chairman t he likes to feel that as planning chairman he acts as the facilitator allowing all coun cillors to have input in planning matters and he sees the recent trendof reduced funding to municipalities from the province as a challenge to council well have to address the pro vinces giving us more jobs but less money for instance theji want us to allocate 25 per cent of the land in new developments for affordable housing as it stand now well end up with land jusf sitting there that we cant afforct to do anything with he sees one of the more press ing concerns for council being the provision of services now that th town is becoming more urban the areas well have to ad dress include affordable housing and transportation were gradually going from a rural to an urban or semiurban community as for the future he is pleased with the way council passed the amendment that will clear the way for the gormley404 in dustrial buildup a development which will contribute significant ly to the towns tax base and hes pleased with the com munication he has established with his constituents we have meetings once a month we si6 down and talk about issues before council its important to keep the communication lines open blazing trails at ballantrae psl ballantrae public school students went west last wednes day and thursday with a produc tion designed and performed by children in various classes entitl ed going west the play took the audience on a wagon train journey to the hot and dusty prairies where cast members confronted indians and other unknown elements costumes decorations makeup backdrops and even babysitting services were provided by students and teachers at the school in the photo at left grade 5 student erika lingohr left and grade 7 student cindy williams look out over the horizon in a scene from the play at right grade 7 student andrea wilson left ignores susan schader far right as she discusses something with another cast member the two- act play boasted a cast of 32 and played to appreciative audiences for two nights photos by brent lowery no vote yet on bloomington water supply by denise mcdonald correspondent residents of the bloomington community will have to wait a while longer before hearing whitchurchstouffville town councils decision on whether to allow a piped water supply in their area the result of a developers bid to erect 101 new homes council adopted a new official plan amendment oct 20 1986 which proposed to change the land designation from rural to com munity residential it would also provide ap propriate land use policies to govern development under such policies it was proposed future use wold be serviced by a private drilled well and waste disposal system with a minimum one- acre lot size for residential development however a modification to the previous amendment is now be ing considered proposing the community residential designa tion be changed to suburban residential serviced by a municipal water supply system in the bloomington area and because this constitutes a significant change from the original proposal a public meeting was held in latcham hall last wednesday to inform residents of what they can expect and help alleviate their concerns topping the list was the cost in volved in hooking up to the municipal supply and the poten tial impact it would have on ex isting wells according to randy alcorn a representative for the developers the cost is undeter mined as yet i dont like passing the buck but im just not capable of answering that question he said however its my feeling the taxes derived from this kennel bid is debated development will more than off set the increase if this were not the case none of york region would experience any development residents were also curious how the oneacre lot size was determined and what effect it would have on septic systems with all the development oc curring in hamlets the region of york performed a study in rela tion to the rural area said regional chairman eldred king after recently updating that study it was concluded if a con centration of development was indicated where everyone was on a private well and septic that particular community should be assessed in relation to the quality of water and sewage impact on the total area mr king indicated the regions answer was to enlarge lots and spread out density and impact on soil conditions although resident bob lewis conceded it was optional they connect to the municipal supply he said he had trouble with the homeowners paying out the bet ter part of 200000 for the developer to make money its been proven in studies that local improvement pro grams involving subsidies are just not possible because we dont have a health problem said mr alcorn peter duck wort h a hydrologist for the developer said there is a rigorous review process associated with development of this type however should any existing wells suffer from drawdown don maitland from the environ ment ministry said there would be no compensation because itsj a municipal system provided foe the homeowners benefit i think mr alcorn shoultf spell it out said mr lewis alt hes talked about is the guarantees the professionals have given him am i right jit saying the developers will not assume any responsibility if anything happens to my well by denise mcdonald correspondent if there is a kennel operation anywhere of which you would ap prove this is the one such was solicitor christopher holmans last directive to whitchurchstouffvilles town council in his bid to help secure a rezoning amendment for the pro perty of werner and verena jaegar bloomington rd mr holman appeared during a public meeting held last tuesday evening in favor of the proposed amendment which would allow mrs jaegar to operate a hobby nonboarding kennel although the present rural zon ing would remain in effect an ad ditional use requirement would have to be approved in order to house 10 boxer show dogs said cathi lee the real estate sales person who sold them the property id just like to say i went to their previous home in richmond hill where they had a similar operation i was very im pressed with the cleanliness of the kennel and how well kept the property was the dogs were not allowed to run loose they were kept inside and when outside they were confined althought pointing out he wasnt in attendance at the meeting to raise an objection markham resident sandro veloc- ci voiced concern the dogs might chase livestock on his fathers property located south of the yacgars if theyre kept confined i have no objections he said these dogs arc probably worth 20 times that of livestock said mr holman mrs jaegar would never contemplate letting animals of that value run around loose when asked how many dogs could be expected on the property at one time he claimed there might be one to three litters of puppies per year on the average with an outstanding female kept occasionally at no lime would there be more than eight or nine animals i would just like to add a per sonal note if i may continued mr holman i also happen to be a boxer breeder and in my ex perience with the dog fancy there is nothing but the highest respect for mrs jaegar and her boxers and thats a universal feeling although members of 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