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Scott Uffelman‘s great grandâ€" father was the mayor of Waterloo in 1860 while other members of the Uffelâ€" man family have been conâ€" nected with the Public Utilâ€" ities Commission and the board of education. Scott hopes to be elected to Waterloo council this year to continue the traâ€" dition. But even a political traâ€" dition in the family is not enough to prevent nervousâ€" ness in a 24â€"yearâ€"old runâ€" ning for political office for the first time. "I didn‘t think I‘d be nerâ€" vous but the more people I meet and speak to, the ‘"Why wait until I‘m 40 or 452 Now is a good time for someone my age to run. I think I can offer the city something other councillors haven‘t provided. ~ I meet and speak to, the rougher it is getting," he Uffelman felt he would run for council eventually and figured that now was the right time. "It might be a youthful point of view but it will be presented in context with the peoples‘ point of view. I‘ve always kept up with what‘s going on and I know most of the councillors perâ€" sonally,"* Uffelman said. Despite his contact with council he is not entirely satisfied with the relationâ€" ship between the elected representatives and the public. Uffelman feels the citizens of Waterloo must become more interested in the activities of council even if they are not of direct interest to them. ‘"‘There must be a greatâ€" er public awareness. I don‘t think most people could name more than two or three councillors. They don‘t care unless there is something affecting them. They won‘t support anyâ€" thing unless it is in their own backyard," Uffelman said. For the most part he thinks the aldermen are responsive to their conâ€" stituents‘ needs. "I think they care about what people think. It‘s imâ€" perative that they do. They probably get a lot of calls from people, so I think they‘re well versed with peoâ€" ples‘ problems. "Any time I‘ve tried to call any of the councilliors or mayor (Don) Meston I‘ve been able to get through to them easily. But there is a poor connection beâ€" tween theâ€"two. There must be a stronger bond to bring people into council so they know what council is doing,"‘ he said. Uffelman does not see any explosive issues in this campaign. "I don‘t see any issues of titanic importance in this election. ‘ People who try to make things into big isâ€" sues are just trying to get themselves into the spotâ€" light,"‘ he claims. His biggest concern for the city is its development plans for the suburbs and the downtown area. "The core is the most imâ€" portant area of a town. If you go to a city, you reâ€" member the core area. Waâ€" terloo‘s downtewn is not that impressive,"" Uffelman Scott Uffélman hopes to carry on a family tradition by being elected to Waâ€" terloo city council December 2. Uffelman‘s great grandfather was the mayor of Waterioo in 1860. said. He feels that the latest proposal of the Oxford deâ€" velopment corporation could be an asset to the downtown. "It looks pretty good. I think people want a good deâ€" partment store. It would be a real plus for everyone to have a major store in Waâ€" terloo Square. I don‘t think anyone would reject that. It would bring more people into the downtown area," he said. ~ But he is concerned that the reâ€"development could result in a high tax rate for businesses located downtow as it has in Kitchener. He also feels there is : need for further plaza de velopment in the suburbs. "Shopping centers have a definite place in the city. You can‘t crowd everyone into a small downtown like Waterloo has. _ The north end plaza will come soon. At the rate the ci@ty is expanding, it is necessary.‘‘ Uffelman â€" is _ satisfied with the present condition of Waterloo overall and is hopeful that careful planâ€" ning by the region and the municipality will ease any potential growing pains. "What‘s beneficial for Waterloo is not always beneficial for the region. It‘s a major problem. The region has to be very careâ€" fol. I‘m happy with how things are going but there could be a problem in the near future «Controls must be built in. There‘s too much ethnic influence in the area to build up the total area from Elmira to Waterloo with wall to wall city. But with correct planning procedures it should come out pretty well," Uffelman said. Housing is another issue that concerns Uffelman. "I think the municipality should control somewhat their own housing. Inflation is upon us and I don‘t think anyone can do anything about it. We have to rely on our government. There has been more building going on and they should continue to do so. The other day I saw homes for $25,000 with a fairly low down payment, so things are getting better," he said optimistically. Due to the investment the homeowners have in the city, he feels they have a greater interest in the election â€" than â€" apartment dwellers. ‘"City council decisions affect more homeowners than apartment dwellers generally. They have more of a specific interest now but I feel more interest will be generated in everyone as the campaign progresses. But both _ apartmentâ€" dwellers and homeowners are interested in what hapâ€" plained. Province commissions history of telephone Uffelman does not feel his youth and relative inâ€" experience are a drawback to his candidacy. Minister of Transportation and Communications John R. Rhodes has announced the province is compiling a history of the independent telephone industry in Onâ€" tario. The history will trace the development of the 689 inâ€" dependent â€" telephone sysâ€" tems operating in Ontario to downtown," he exâ€" ‘"I‘m inexperienced in the fact that I‘ve never been on council but I‘ve done a lot of selling. \I‘ve met a lot of people on my job and have a fair amount of experience in working in business orâ€" ganizations,‘‘ he said, adding he intends to run a lowâ€"key campaign. "I don‘t think people want to be approached on a doorâ€" toâ€"door basis. It‘s a bother to have people always knocking on your door in an election. I think you should go and meet the people in shopping centers and things like that. _ You can get known that way too."‘ "If I get on council I‘ll get a chance to learn how it operates. That‘s why they have two year terms. Anyâ€" one councillior can‘t change the world by himself," he said. Scott is a salesman for the Ontario â€" Seed â€" company, working both on the road and in the office. As a youth he attended high school in Waterloo. After â€" graduâ€" ation he went to Waterloo Lutheran University and the University of Windsor, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1971 in ecoâ€" nomics and business adminâ€" istration. "I‘m satisfied with Waterâ€" loo. I don‘t think there are a lot of changes to be made. But you have to be open to change. You can‘t just stagâ€" nate. "I think a lot of peoâ€" ple envy Waterloo‘s posiâ€" tion." by the early 1900s. In 1921, the systems owned 115,000 phones comprising approxiâ€" mately 25 per cent of those in the province. Today 40 independent teleâ€" phone systems remain in Onâ€" tario, providing an importâ€" ant â€" communications _ link in their franchised areas.