Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 18, 1995, Winnipeg, Manitoba Orl Ihor dark horse Kaufmann keeping Pace Low voter turnout is a frequent characteristic of municipal elec one of the most striking results of the poll is the Clear evidence of significant support for who entered the race As More of an outside the numbers also seem to indicate that Kaufmann is pulling votes from areas of support that might otherwise go to As Well As taking a chunk of Thompson Mackay said he had expected intuitively that Duguid would be ahead of it surprised me that there was it any distance Between second and he fringe candidates Nick Theresa Natalie pol lock and Michael Grieger share less than five per cent of the sup port indicated by the nine per cent of respondents said they dont like any probe interviewed 600 voters by Telephone Between 10 and that Sample should be accurate for the City population As a whole with in per cent 19 times out of Mackay its impossible to say How Many of the 25 per cent undecided Vot ers will actually cast a opinion of poll Mackay of the 66 per cent of respondents who chose one of the seven Only half said definitely vote next fort two per cent of those pick ing a candidate said they prob ably in voter turnout for the civic election was per cent a race fought by four serious May Oral contenders with no incumbent after Bill Norrie in 1992 saw the merging of 29 wards into creating exciting Council races throughout win Winnipeg elections average a 43percent Mackay said it is difficult this late in the Campaign for one candidate to attract hordes of voters by revealing an unexpected elec Tion a candidate could do something really stupid or a Sor did report could emerge about a someone could take a and then the Transfer of votes could put someone Over the voters Send message about taxation fears continued from a1 the Issue of homeowners Leav ing for the lower taxes of sur rounding bedroom municipalities could be part of general taxation Mackay concern Over taxes has almost doubled since an identical issues poll in he that change can be read As a message to he con that How you can Tell this was done in the Middle of the crime and violence Are also increasingly on the minds of Vot we had an ugly summer with several horrendous unrelated he three Winnipeg each sup porting a different mayoral Candi told the free press yesterday there looking for a mayor who can bring dollars into the City and treat Winnipeg like a business with a strict you have to pick the Best of the worst you know Politi Promise you the Moon if you let said Retiree Fred who says Terry Duguid will get his taxes 27 per cent mayor Susan Thompson has been on the right track since she promised a Zero per cent property tax increase in her 1992 election says Shannon Haddow is a customer services supervisor with the Canadian Imperial Bank of and said she will vote for Thompson on she treats the City like a Busi Money is not in endless sup we have to have said she want Able to keep it to but i think she kept taxes lower than other people might although some people might criticize Thompson for pushing for minimal tax increases while sup porting a new Arena for the Winnipeg Haddow said its consistent with Thompsons Busi Ness when other people backed off the jets she stuck to her keeping the jets Means keeping business in it Means business opportunities she in this Thompsons watered Down her Campaign to a instead of a for Zero per cent property tax increase Winnipeg top Osmind issues Agenda october 1995 7 would like you to Tell me what you consider to be the most important Issue or concern facing Winnipeg today and what Over issues or concerns do you important for our City today baseball respondents total mentions 31 31 taxes 27 17 12 11 spending 7 6 cuts 4 Jet future 4 child poverty 4 Arena Issue 3 National Unity 3 infrastructure 3 people leaving 2 gun control 2 family problems 2 All others 13 respondents Neie asked to provide Morel an one thus column will ado1 to More than and Haddow sees that As a realistic now she knows Shes just one vote on Council and that she needs the support of but Shes Ballsy and she says what she Terry Duguid supporter Andriessen says it was that Zero per cent Promise that turned him right off she didst know what she was talking about and she do said a retired catering business dug ids Campaign to get out of towners to contribute to Winnipeg tax base May not work Andriessen but at least it shows Duguid can think it shows the Man is trying to bring Money into the Hes not promising no tax increases because he knows he but at least he is thinking about what has to be he and Peter Kaufmann supporter Steve Zilnik said he just cant see How Kaufmann or any of the May Oral candidates could do much about property its economic there int a lot of Money at any government i dont see anybody being Able to do much about said a political science and economics student at the University of Zilnik had a Chance to meet Kaufmann and said he likes the priority Kaufmann puts on reducing business 31 per cent Haddow likes Susan Thompsons approach to this Issue the Best working closely with Winnipeg police chief Dale Henry to develop the Best strategy to Clamp Down on City its not just a matter of getting More officers out from behind desks and onto the said whose husband is a police maybe it Means More Spe Cial you have to look at what kinds of crimes Are being commit Ted and i like her interaction with the but Andriessen said he Doest think crime should even be an elec Tion i think the numbers Are blown out of i dont have a problem with he Zilnik agreed it be an election the Way to combat crime is to eliminate and that has Little to do with the municipal gov that for other Levels of 31 per cent jobs and unemployment ranked 1 out of issues of concern to identified by 31 per cent of those surveyed last and Andriessen and Zilnik agreed that not an Issue for City but Zilnik said he int crazy about Kaufmannn proposal to let City workers go and contract out work How can you guarantee wages in line with what City workers Are getting he As soon As you Start dismantling the City employ ment it will drive Down wages and that will drive Down the minimum Kaufmann a threat Duguid by Stevens wild City Hall reporter while his Campaign has so far focused on his own pol icy mayoral candidate Terry Duguid now acknowledges that Peter Kauf Mann has a Chance for the cites top standing at the windswept Cor Ner of Broadway and Donald Street within sight of Kaufmannn grocery the North Kildo Nan councillor asked the Public and Media to scrutinize what Kaufmann is the Public Are certainly Tak ing a look at Duquid i dont think they Are taking a very close look at his i think its time we did take a look at Kaufmannn Duguid questioned where Kauf a former would find the Money to fulfil his Campaign Duguid pointed out that Kauf Mann has promised to eliminate the cites business tax Over a 10 year the tax generates million a year in a Hole in our Bud get Means a 13 per cent tax increase for Duguid Peter Kaufmann Hast told us How Hes going to raise that Kaufmann responded by saying that he was Happy that Duguid was attacking Kaufmann said he intended to phase out business tax Over 10 and to find the lost Rev Enue by contracting out City ser vices such As Parks and As he said he intended to increase the assess ment base by encouraging Busi he said that All he wanted As a councillor was outside vendors to pay the same tax rates As inside Thompson added to the fray by saying that All Duguid did was Doest he have any to say Thompson Snow could Hurt Duguid women supporters Kaufmann a Surprise Thompson does not plan to take part in any More Al candidates debates before next although the three leading con tenders will participate in a Beaupit session on Job radio tuesday dug ids support does not exceed Thompsons in any income or education break Kaufmann tops Thompson among voters with less than annual Thompson and Kaufmann fare better with male voters than with while a higher proportion of women than men favor Mackay pointed on the other More men Are committed to a particular Candi Date than Are Thompson does Best among the More Mackay which suggests she May be Hurt by lower voter turnout in Charle Woodfort where Bill Clement was the acclamation of Harry Lazarenko in Mynarski could hamper who has a higher backing than Kaufmann in Middle income bad weather next wednesday would also be bad news for Thomp whose 30percent support among voters Over the age of 55 is almost As much As the combined total of Kaufmannn 17 per cent and dug ids 15 per Thel results should be telling the top candidates to identify their votes and ensure their supporters get to the Mackay what it will do to the three major candidates is Tell this is anyone if i was Kauf Mann or id say this was the time to pour on the extra 10 per last Days located in Winnipeg 2627 Portage going out of business Sale store hours saturday 10 to 6 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