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st tmmywmiir9ft sanders looks to future after election loss bruce stapley correspondent two days after losing his ward 6 council seat to political new comer ken prentice in last weeks municipal election whitchurch- stouffvilles councillor emeritus jim sanders spent an evening at home with his wife lovanna lis tening to music and reading a book it was kind of nice sanders admitted already i can start to feel the weights coming off for sanders his 13 years as councillor were less a political venture than a means of thrusting himself into the community he loves to call home and while he insists he wont be at a loss for local projects to volunteer his time towards he is almost relishing the thought of being able to leave the tedious side of the job to those who are being paid by the town i plan to continue my involve ment in the community in what ever way possible but now i wont have to worry about the fine details and the personnel matters council can look after that sanders said he isnt even con sidering entering the provincial or federal political arena he claims to be much more interested in the betterment of the town than in pursuing a career in politics i dont see politics as some thing to get into and work at for politics sake sure you have to understand the political system to get things done but its the com munity that counts and if i can do things to help out in the com munity thats great but politics is sort of like the vehicle you have to drive if you want to take the trip while admitting to being disap pointed at having being ousted from his council seat sanders took heart in the fact that his sup port base seemed to be as strong as ever during the campaign more people than ever were saying they liked what i was try ing to do and i was just pleased to see new people getting involved but it disturbs sanders to think the people who voted against him were saying they didnt want some of the things he considers so crucial home support services are thinking of moving out of stouf- fville and going to markham and people may pull out of the pro gram because of that i was the council liaison for chas com munity home assistance to seniors and i believe its essen tial for the identity of the town to keep the program here but im taking the vote as saying people arent going to support that kind of service here sanders also took the election result to mean the people in ward 6 dont support the proposed mobility transit system he was in favor of he said his opponent jim sanders after more than a dozen years on council is spending his time on new projects prentice had said at the all candi dates meeting nov 1 that he had some reservations about the pro gram he felt his stand against devel opment and the big pipe hurt him as well i wasnt seen to be supportive of development and i didnt sup port the big pipe the developers were complaining we council werent getting out of the way and letting them build what they want ed to build but it was me a case of the barriers being put up by the province in stepping down sanders takes with him the pride thatcame with helping establish a recreational focus for the won getting the towns recycling program on track and facilitating the dulverton sub division which had been stuck for so many years he was instrumental in causing the current library to be built and he pushed for the town to hire a cao to organize its staff he also includes the improve ment of the westerly approach to town among his triumphs as well as the establishment of the towns tree committee his association with the regions community services council was another source of satisfaction for him when asked if he intends to try to regain his council seat in the 1994 election sanders insists its the last thing on his mind at the present time i have no idea im not driven by those goals its what i can do in the present that counts for me group vows to fight u for sale photoannette buchkowski a garage sale was held at 6111 main st saturday sponsored by the grade 6 class at orchard park public school to raise funds for a needy family at christmas manning the hot chocolate and cook ies were from left jenny may allison turner clare gilderdale while shawn may buys a cup from page 1 anglican and the missionary church for permission to use their facilities in order to con tinue the club for students at orchard park and summitview schools although the group is appreciative of local churches willingness to provide facilities moving students off school property creates concerns about safety and will likely result in reduced enrollment predicted ratcliff as well students from the other two schools involved ballantrae and whitchurch- highlands are being denied the opportunity to participate since there are no alternative facilities nearby with the high degree of local interest in the future of sonshine square organizers hope to attract new members to fine to work on the next steps towards resolving the problem and getting the club back into area schools we feel we just cant let it drop when that much interest is shown concluded ratcliff when you see that kind of support from the community you realize its a fight worth fighting for more information call ron warder at 8875820 may seek board chair from page 1 new board meets for the first time on december 9 hill has been in the french section of the board since 1986 she said her experience chair ing board committees for finance and properties and special education and her three years as vice- chairperson of the french section make her a good candidate to fill the position of board chairperson oreilly who sat as vicechairper son of the frenchsection during the last term is favored to fill the post of frenchsection chairperson boards grapple with lot levies this week julie caspersen staff reporter developers lawyers landowners and homeowners banded together last week for a common cause to thwart the two york region school boards from pass ing bylaws hiking the price of new homes to pay for hew schools two consecutive public meetings were held at the boards headquarters last wednesday and thursday as trustees heard from groups opposing educational lot levies the development charges act allows boards to impose a levy on residential and commercial develop ments with the money paying for new school construc tion in that neighborhood the york region board of education proposes to charge 2451 per residential unit while the york region roman catholic separate school boards pro posed levy is set at 1172 for a total levy per home of 3623 the money will be deposited in a joint account the numbers are based on projected development in york region with an estimated 39510 new housing units built over the next five years creating a need for schools for 14620 elementary and 1162 secondary students construction of these schools will cost almost 130 million and according to the boards develop ment charges will cover the full construction cost with residential levies picking up 75 percent of the tab some development for example seniors complexes subsidized housing institutional or recreational facili ties can be excluded from the bylaw certain areas of the region can also be deemed exempt from the bylaw if no new schools are needed the boards were expected to pass their bylaws mon day and the levies could take effect within five days this would be a first in the province but the ontario home builders association has plans to take the boards to court sssk53bs asgkiiffi kids earn extra money become a carrier today call 6402100 stouffville 8529741 uxbridge or 2948244 markham i 1 if i p to sx a i v attention flyer advertisers we can deliver your flyers tor as little as af a piece so j far this year we have delivered 26889012 flyers door- todbor in markham unionville milliken stouffville i uxbridge claremont dickson hill locust hill gormley goodwood victoria square brougham whilevale rrs markham unionville we can deliver your flyers 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