Terrace Review — Wednesday, Feb. 5, 1986 3 | Gveoneaxt Kovenouenr The Terrace Review asked: ou Joe Valverde They are overpaid and taxpayers are footing the bill. If council! members want to work for the benefit of local resi- dents, they shouldn’t do It at the expense of the taxpayers. Supposedly we are a democratic country, but even if | don’t want to pay for gar- bage disposal, | am forced to pay. | wish | was a little younger, I'd go into politics. Arlene Doell If council members have to supplement their Income from civic duties with other jobs, then | think their recent 3.09 percent in- crease Is appropri- ate. City officials in aldermanic seats tend to be politically minded and _intelli- gent and can un- doubtedly make ends meet on the current salary by working within a Are the mayor and city council representatives pald enough? Hubertha Sampare The present amount of money should be enough to cover the efforts put in by our mayor and councll representatives for Terrace. Chris Symons At the present price, | would way yes. City officials are paid enough. Those funds, however, may include having to purchase suits and dress cloths which don’t come cheap. However, there are people in other work places who are go- ing without raises council just re- celved. The money is enough that ! Sherry Haliyard It would depend on how many hours they put Into the job for me to be able to make a fair comment as to whether they are pald enough. If their current wages are payment for a full time Job, then | would say no. But if the money is not their main source of income, I’d say yes, they are paid enough. fects te Heather Webb Council representa- tives went into the political arena with their eyes open knowing they would only be getting a cer- tain amount In terms of finances. In the mayor's case, | believe he is paid enough. Aldermen also ran for seats on council and un- doubtedly took the scheduled payment for their efforts Into consideration. In my estimation, all mem- Heart Fund representatives Betty C ampbell (left), and Karen Enriquez, present Terrace fitness Instructors with an award of appraciation. Award |. TERRACE — Local aerobic and fitness in- structors were presented with an Award of Ap- preciation for their assistance with the B.C. Heart Foundation’s ‘“‘Dance for Heart”? pro- of gram. by Jan Staebell : Dance for Heart — a few hours of exercise, ba entertainment, prizes e and fun, was held Dec. 1, 1985 in Terrace. Over 60 people participated in the program and raised over $3,400.00. Dance for Heart, while not only being a fun event in which to participate, also raises No matter what your retirament plans, Mutual Life you’re looking for. It offers: Call today to find out how you can retire in style. 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The Ministry of Municipal Affairs advises that there will be no legislative provisions which would Municipality, should the change of status “change of status from District to City Is generally one of classification only and would not impact to any degree on the duties and responsibilities already under- taken as a District Municipallty”. Before requesting the Minister of Municipal Affairs to change our classifica- tion to ‘City of Terrace’, we are publishing this notice to afford any in- terested persons an opportunity to ex- press their views. Any comments should e In writing and forwarded to the under- signed, before February 19, 1986. TERRACE PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF TERRACE R DISTRICT OF TERRACE? ‘negatively affect” the implemented. They advise that the E.R. Hallsor Clerk-Administrator District of Tarrace No. 5-3215 Elby Street Tarrace, B.C. VBG 2X8 a a