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works to represent every person "l?ilfit': ill work in the municipality. It is the tax- e W ' payers that pay the bill. Fiscal to the. future T'l?'ff1iFP111tr, Thursday. October as. 2000 _., 7 responsibility is top priority for t5patNP,?,f,1h,? -ee ___ "Mr -- - __ - - me." sewage facility. He urged "more public input" A long»term in the decision-making process of plan for munici- the council. pal roads is C---------------, “Your MP and MPP may not resumed» she _ pay attention, but I will. We are sail, a not an economic backwater of the The , status a t O 1 m S area. I will put pressure on C1t10 1sn t good higher levels of government to enough. . It we _ bring growth to the area, are staying the _ _ "We need a sewage expansion same, We _fall ' to attract new industry and keep behind. I think I l t . "We are entering into an excite our people here working. If we can do the 1,0}3 . 3 mg alirlltistoric time in the his- are fortunate to get the plasma and 1,yyld like lo I Cory of Cramahe Township. For melter in the are, we could sure to do it, . (y' v. the first time in over 200 years. use the financial -â€" ( / the area will be whole again." he boost." V ly noted. Mr. Kelly said " Mr. Post chaired the commit. he wants to l C, 'o _ tee that formed the joint ll‘irc ensure any more I') . 435 Department which brought "oi, provincial down- _ th/ ciency and sayings to the town. loading is fair [5 t ship by Virtue of the mutual aid and not resulting h: .7!" t agreement that allowed increased in increased tax fl fill os-) fire protection at no increased bills, r A W cost." He has chaired the Fire "Recycling. 1 I) It}! b, Board for several years, served as am a strong sup- ' municipal rep on the Lower Trent porter of the pro- tl ,5 Conservation Authority, Col- gram but I have a l borne LACAC, the joint arena problem with it. board and East Colborne Come It is losing thow tery Board, He is a past president sands of dollars 0 Colborne Rotary and current (at the county member ofthe Colborne Legion. “I was part 0 the committee of two who studies the alternative available in the restructuring of Ontario Hydro and the local PUC, We reported to council that the most viable alternative for Col. borne was to sell the electrical portion of the utility and retain the water portion. Economically, . hat made the best sense." As a l result, the electrical portion of . the PUC was sold to Cobottrg PUC, at a price in excess of $1,100 per customer (ME-million total), well above other neighbouring munic- ipal PUC sales. For the future, Mr. Post said the past two years of amalgama- tion preparation are over, "The honeymoon is over. The job of t making the marriage work l begins." It will require vision, patience and experience", he said, as two Official Plans and zoning bylaws must be merged, b "lt will require knowledge of each separate document to merge them properly," he said, and _ offered his experience as a cotlnv cillor and area real estate broker as qualifications. "The sewer plant needs attend. ing to," Mr, Post said. The eco- nomic lifeblood ofthe area is . industry and the industrial park and sewer plant expansion is needed. "Whether it be from partner ing with private enterprise (Bore- alts and United Water are two companies which have expressed an initial interest in our infras tructure), or having the will to tackle it ourselves, we have to address the problem and deal with it. Not later, but new.” For continuity of the‘anialga- mation process combined with " his commitment to all citizens receiving fair, and liable represen- " tation, Mr. Post asked for (a . endorsement. IV j t (y