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PAGE 10 â€" WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1994 Meet the mayoraity candidates "I‘ve got a long track record that I‘m very proud of. I really have two messages: judge me on my track record, and, based on that, make a judgment on whether I can carry out and make some progress on the three actions I want to take. I think the track record demonstrates that I can make progress on these things." "It‘s very much a rifleâ€"shot approach, working with volunteer effort to make these things hap pen. The types of things we‘ve been doing take somebody in the industry to do. You just can‘t hire a staff person, because it takes people who know the sector." "In the coming three years we have to look at all three things." "My goal is no increase in taxes, but it‘s not a promise, it‘s a target. I‘m going to work very hard to achieve that target." _ _ Thirdly, he would like to provide more help to the city‘s employers in order to increase local employment. Areas in which he says the city is in the midst of helping businesses include "trenchless technology" sewer rehabilitation, the networking of the city‘s computer/high tech Second, he wants to strengthen the city‘s "total quality management" until it is well entrenched "We‘ve made a good start, but it has to be pound home, solidified." tor. He has three schoolâ€"age children: Johanna, Jessica and Andrew. He is the president of Brian Turnbull and Associates (urban and regional consultants) and Turnbull said he is proud of how, in the past term, he supported initiatives that solidified the city‘s environmentally friendly approach. "These are now well entrenched throughout city hall and throughout the population of the city (so) it is highly unlikely that any council will backtrack or water them down." founder of several small businesses. He was the founding chairman of Waterloo‘s Sounds of Summer festival and has sat on the board of governors of both of Waterloo‘s universiâ€" ties. Turnbull first became a councillor in 1972, then served from 1974 to 1978 and again from 1982 to 1988, when he became mayor. Turnbull said over the next three years he would like to focus on three other initiatives. First, he intends to work on strengthening the uptown core. "The $1.5 million could have been left in reserves â€" and reserves are now very low, Groups have to become more selfâ€"reliant and depend less on tax dollars. And the mayor could play an important role in fundraising." As mayor, Summers says he would approach the board of directors of the gallery and attempt to negotiate a phaseâ€"out of the municipal fundâ€" ing of the building. Summers also supports the concept of holding regular "town hall" meetings so that council can get feedback from taxpayers on issues. "The mayor should also get feedback on issues in a more informal manner. The best way to understand what average homeowners are feelâ€" ing about a subject is to meet with them and talk with them regularly." Turnbull has lived in Waterloo since 1966, when he became Waterloo‘s first planning direcâ€" "The mayor needs to understand that each additional dollar that is paid in taxes cannot be used to buy products from local businesses." Summers opposed council‘s 1992 purchase of the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery, and he says it exemplifies the "inadequate value" counâ€" cil places on tax dollars. _ Incumbent Mayor Brian Turnbull was born in Peterborough. He has a science degree from the University of Guelph and a postâ€"graduate diploma in town and regional planning from the University of Toronto. ernment completely, a process he suggests would take several years, but would be worth the wait. Usingmadsasanexample,heuid,'[’hatway our staff would not have to deal with regional staff on every tiny little issue that comes up with that road, whether it be a business expanding or a stop sign that‘s needed or whatever." A large part of Summers‘ platform deals with keeping the local business community strong by keeping taxes down. â€" w on onenomeesnemperice