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JACK HAUSEMAN continued...
with some very special people – in fact, I know that each of my peers have always had the best interests of the
entire town in mind when making decisions – and I firmly believe that all were elected because of their talents
and abilities, and not because of where they live in the municipality – in North York, I was elected as a public
school trustee in a ward – my fellow trustees did not know the needs of my ward, and sometimes didn’t care to
know – they represented other areas, and were only accountable to their own electorate, not mine – as a result, it
often developed into a tug of war, or a “you scratch my back, I’ll scratch yours” mentality – it made it very
difficult to get the priorities for my ward addressed promptly – there will come a day, when we grow so large that
4 people can’t represent the entire town, when we should review our current system and come up with the best
method of governance, and that may include a ward system, a larger at large membership, or an entirely new
made in East Gwillimbury method – but that time is not now – these are my personal views!
HOWEVER, if voters say NO in the majority, as Mayor I’ll respect their decision, and immediately call for a
review of our present system during the 2010 to 2014 term of council, with a view of having the new method in
place for the 2014 municipal election.
Regards, JACK HAUSEMAN
Phone: 905-715-7235; Email: jayef.hause@sympatico.ca; www.jackhauseman.com
MATTHEW C. TEEPLE: seeking position of Mayor of East Gwillimbury
No. I personally support the ward system.
I feel that each of the communities in East Gwillimbury have been neglected in the quest
for the greater good. As I walk the streets of the town campaigning talking to the
community I see the huge gap between needs and services. This is a feeling that has been
echoed to me from all corners of the township.
It is time we have a voice for each one of our specific and unique communities. As I
walk from door to door people have told me that the current council is always looking
to put activities in a central location. Which is fine and well for that location but what
happened too your town, your needs?
I know there are not unlimited resources and not every town can have a dog park, or a skate park. To say that
would be ludicrous. But could there be? Is there a way to give the community more?
I think so and that is why I am running for Mayor. I see the waste in our current system and I want to cut as much
of it out as possible. Then pour that money right back into the communities. The frivolous use of resources has
gone too long and its time that we have a leader with a firm understanding of modern business practices that can
propel our town to the next level.
It’s not always about the ways things have been done; sometimes we need to step out of comfort zone and make
the right choices. GM did things the way they had always been done and that put them into bankruptcy. Now with
new ideas and responsible spending they are flourishing. Over the past 4 years council has increased their wages
by 49%. In 2006 it paid $25,568, not bad for a part time job. Now the wages have been increased to $38,203.
This has increased the financial burden on our communities by nearly $70,000 and in an economic downturn.
Just think of what that money could have brought to our communities.
Each one of our communities desperately has needs that must be addressed.
I will eliminate waste and pour that money right back into the community. I will increase the focus and funding
to educational and recreational services. We need year round activities that this community desperately needs for
all ages. We need better roads. We need safer roads. We need a brighter future.
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