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30 economist suribunezm3nlcwal eimction thursday dctz62o00 -i- incuubents facing challengers in five of the six wards important issues- like garbage disposal and traffic face residents as they contem- plate who will make up the nexijwhitchurchstouffville council hergs a guide to the towns six wards to make the decisionmaking prdcesseas- ier byhannelorevolpe staff writer t 3itli the nov 13 munici pal elections less than a month away local candi dates and issues are now under the microscope candidates in each of the whitchurchstouffville wards have to deal with their i areas unique mix of rural and urban lands businesses and resources and widely differ ing types and areas of popu lation current mayor wayne emmersonis trying to retain the mayors chain of office for a third term and isbeing challenged by jeanne major all council seats except that of mark- carroll in ward two musselmans lakeballaritrae area are being challenged by candi dates ranging from green politicians to thepld prosh v ward 1 beautificatioh- dry wells are issues in ward 1 the largely rural area in the northwescquad- rant of -whitchurch- stduffvillemcumbant steve pliakes is being challenged by former politician ivanka bradley who was on council from 1994jo 1997 the ward runs from hwy 404 in the west to rd and norafromvandorf road to davis dr j v- jtmsthe leastpopulated ward with 2230 eligible vot- ersof coursethe ustejdont j incluclechildren younger than 18spttieserstatistics jean at least bvdoubled to get 1 a truersense of the pppula- tiojp figur in eachwsuxl two enclaves of estate homes awtlocated hereas well as the- hamletsof vandorf and wesley corners most of the municipalitys 11 tracts of the york regional forest cover this area vandorf has a strong ratepayersgroup with frank martino as its president around a year ago the group unveiled its owntown beautification program which would include pic turesque plantings and addi tibhs to the bridge crossing woodbine ave and improve ments to the main street area right now it is very dif ficult for people to explore- their community on foot or by bicycle martino noted the ratepayers would also like the hamlet to develop a more distinct identity and t lead the way for other ham- lets to do the same 4 the focal point for vandorf is the whitchurch- stouffville museum and the latcham gallery west j dry wellsin the northern part of vandorf are ah ongo- ing problem with some resi dents getting their drinking water from large tanks seton their front lawns before new wells could be dugresidents are concerned about the number of large water users rhere including golf courses jand large companies such as king cole ducks on- aurora rd c r ward 2 no opponent for carroll in rural area rolling hills country side and the distinct hamlets of ballantraeand musselmans lake makeup ward 2 bounded by davis drive and the east gvwllumbury border v to he north mccowari road to the west yorkdurham road to the east vandorf road tq the- south the ward is one of the tqwnslargest iri size gvward2haslotsoffesideri- ftial character musselman lake located at the sputh leastend of the ward as far as municipal election races go wafd2 isnt having one at ileast- nbrthis time out incumbent mark carroll picked up an acclamation marking the only uncontest- ed ward in the town y ward 3 north road gravel pits are issues ward 3 saw a squeaker of a racebetweencbarit councillor- peter dobrich and resident sophie angelis three years ago 10 votes decided the winner a total of 2654 people can head tothe polls in this ward stretching from hwy 404 to hwy48uandto mccowan rdl in town and from vandorf rd down to the neighbouring municipality of markharri which starts just voum6fstouffvillerd both v candidates are squaring off- again in their ward and the winner will be dealing with issues as diverse as whether dumping should be allowed in the wards many gravel pits to how to finally solving the problem of preston lakes north road for decades residents have been trying to keep north road which is essen tially a private rightofway adequately maintained for people and emergency vehi cles to get through over a year ago the town of whitchurchstouffville granted ah anriual15000 to a speciallyappointed roads committee to oversee the care arid maintenance of the roadthe road is now pass able but friction within community continues t several gravels pits least one of which is being being filled at present can be see ward page 31 visit our showroom disnncnve va antiqiue refinished beyond compare 158 main street 9054749677 9 piece chippendale rk scroll top china irmcli i matcliin handod buffet haso doulilo ivlisallanknllpvilliivo imcnsion leafs lour carvl hallsiclaiv suli- chairs cf i r r v r yjfimcjifjj i iiiislud in chorn on malioanv i 1 i 1 1 jit o j i hi ih 1 m