WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1982, PAGE 7 Batten seeking re-election -to rural ciouncilý seat Councillor Ross Bat- ten announeed Friday that he intenda to seek re-eiection to the north ward'seat on Whitby Town Council.' A downtown Brooklin businesswoman bas an- nounced her intentions to challenge North Ward, Councillor Ross Bat-' ten's bid for re-election. Monday morning, Roxannie Reveler said that she would stand for the rural sest on Witby Town Coundil. -Reveler, 37, is fami- liei to most Witby'Free Press readers as the author of our weekly column, '"Brooklln By- limes."p A resident of the north ward for 15 years, she is married with two child- ren. For ine years Reveler and ber hus- band, George, bave operated tbe Brooklin Bakery. ýNow that the expan- sion' of Broolim bhas been approved by the provincial governmemît, Reveler wants to see the nortb have fuil-time rep- resentation "in order to ensure that develop- ment occurs in barmony witb the present towm ,Batten'is the last in- cumbent member of council to announce a bld for, re-election. Al members0f council are seeking to, keep the structure." Since tbe develop- ment will bring witb it trunk water, supply and sanitary sewer pipes, Reveler would like to see priority given to pro- ject for senior citizens inciuding apartment buildings and recres- tional and beslth care facilities. ,lit is a crime to ex- pect long term ýsenior residents to leave tbeir home ground because tbere are no facilities in the area to serve them," she said., She would also like to see council study tbe feasibility of expamding the Witby Transit Ser- vice into tbe nortb ward, linking it witb tbe rest ofý Wbitby. "Even if on- a limited schedule to start." <Reveler added tbat she is entbusiastic about tbe future of the north ward and would like to see somethimg ap- proaching full time rep- resentation. seats they, currently hold on council. The Ashburn resident is the only rookie 'on council baving defeated tben -north ward coun- cillor 13ob Carson in the 1980 municipal cam- paign. He earned 717 votes to Carson's 513. The third candidate in the cam- paign, Rene Thiebaud, earned 297 votes. "My first year on. council was a pèriod of learning, some accom- plisbments were made," he said adding, 'II feel I was able to add sometbing during the second year."' >At tbe beginning of the year Batten was given the chairmansbip of the treasury -department and was responsible for the town's 1982 budget. He points out tbat the town onlyý increased taxes by 4.5 per cent this the upcoming tbree- year council termn wiii be an especiaily busy one and there are some projects he wouid like to see done. He particularly would like to see an improve- ment in the street light- ing facilities in Brookiin as well as general road improvement tbrough- out the north ward which is the rural part of Whitby. He feels that wbile much road improve- ment hbas been ýdone during bis brief tenure he would like to see work done on the Sth Concession. This year will mark the first time that the town bas provided gar- bage collection for the entire municipality. "I'm going to keep a close tab on that to en- sure tbat it doesn't cost the taxpayers any more money than it already does," Batten said. Now that the develop- ment of Brooklin bas been approved by the province, the incumnbent councilior believes that council will ýhave, a big job to ensure that every- tbing goes according. to plan. He wants to ,ènsure that downtown Brooklin wil be 'able to'accom-, modate the growth espe- cially with. regard' to. services such as park- ing. "I would like to see the downtown deveiop-ý ed," Battensaid adding tbat he wants to ensure that, any' commercial growth outside of,, the core 1area does 'not "compound" problems in the area. 1He added that coundil wili have to work closely with the current busi- ness community to keep it vital. * ANNOUN4CEMENTS' ~Jti~1~ :RECEPTION CARDS *THMNK YOU CARDS PRN IGAN FIESUPIS- lu IAROD V. JXSOPN LZ IFYU ONT REMEMBER YOU M Y NEYER FORGET --------& 11:1' Drivers going in both directions must stop for a stationary school bus flashing its red tlights. The onty exception is on mufti-lane highways with median barriers, where only traffie behind the bus must stop. New legisiaion requires drivers to stop at teast 20 metres (about the length of a tractor- traiter) behind school buses and establishes, increased penalties for drivers who fait to stop. IlThe $20--100 fine has been raised to' *Second offenders now face fines fromn $250-15000. *Offenders will also be assessed demerit points. CANYOU AFFORD 7O FORGET Ministry of Transportation and Communications ®5DOntario James Snow, Minister William Davis, Premier WFp saffer running in. north ward I c> THE CORPORATION 0F THE TOWNOF WHITBY V Z,. PROCLAMATION BE KIND TO ANIMALS WEEK TAKE NOTICE that Septemb er l9th to September 25th, 1982, 18 hereby proclaimed as "Be Kind to Animais Week." On the afternoon of Wednesday, September 22nd, 1982, at the hour of 2:00 p.m., the Pickering, Ajax, Whitby Joint Animai Control Committee will place a plaque at the Thickson Road Animai Control Shelter, Whitby, ln recognition of the significant contribution of Muriel H. Sissons to animal con- trol and welfare ln the three mra municipalities. The PAW Committee cordially Invites members of the public to attend this ceremnony ln honour of Muriel Sissons. DATED at Whitby, Ontario, this l5th day of Sept- ember, 1982. R.A. Attersley Mayor - Town of Whltby Batten year. He is also the town's representative on the Pickering, Ajax, Wbitby animal control comnmit- tee (P.A.W. comniittee) and has been in the thick of an ongoing controver- sy with the Ontario Humane Society. Batten, 38, said that