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Twenty of 22 councillors 'voted to dump the $8 mil- lion proposal. one alter- native which was being considered ' to handle the "We all feel . justice has been done and we're ex- tremely harry with the out- come of presentation," said Mr. Hohert in a post- meeting interview. _ Before the meeting, he felt it was a 50-50 chance that council would either lI'tgject the proposal or table . for further information. ' By Jim MacDonald Regional council Thurs- day decisively responded to concerns of Breslau area residents by scrapping a proposal to construct 'a garbage processing plant near their homes. Rob Hohert, chairman of, the Breslau Area Citi- aens Association, admitted after the decision that he was surprised by the nearly unanimous action of cttutti cil. - Accepted the engineering department's 1977 road needs study update. Recent court decisions on the legality of imposing development charges has "staggering" implications on the Region's financial ability to provide servicing for new development. In light of the rulings, the Region must now examine separately each application for a land severance or subdivision to determine if it is legal to collect develop- ment cha rges, she pointed out. Mrs, Giller also noted there is no legal basis for the Region to collect charges on re-zoning applications, although it can be argued that re-zonings are pre- mature due to the Region's financial requirements That's the warning from assistant Regional solicitor Connie Giller who indicated the decisions are "only the tip of the iceberg". That applies even if the applications fall within the Region's development charge policys, she added in a report to the Region's planning and development com- mittee yesterday. - Decided-to go ahead with $94,306 of r033 recon- struction, on Albert St. from Central to Bricker St. - Agreed to hire Conestoga-Rovers and Associates at a fee of $10,000 as consultant for the design of the Bechtel Park Ball Stadium. - Approved an amendment to the city's sign bylaw to permit developers of Waterloo Square to erect a free-standing revolving sign at the plaza on city prop- erty at the King and Herbert Sts. entrance. - Approved a planning report agreeing in principle to a 81tunit townhouse project from 253-287 Bluevale St. N. . - Approved a plan of subdivision and zone change to permit the second stage for a total of 506 single family, semi-detached, cluster townhouses, and apart- ment units for a project on the north side of Lexington Rd. , providing the developer meets city conditions. In regular session Monday. night, Waterloo city council: Region scraps t3reslau garbage plan Staggering' implications for Region Going! briefs By Jim MacDonald Region's waste. Only' Cambridge Aid. Ted Fairless and Wool- wich Np. Conn. Brian Hunsberger voted to keep the plan alive until fur- ther information could be received on the plan‘s tea- sihility. Mr. Hohert admitted Conn. Hunsherger's deci- sion will hurt him politi- callyinBreslau. Mr. Robert presented a 574-signature petition including 100." residents of Kitettener's Eastmmmt subdivision which is near theproposal's site. Residents argued the garbage plant would ad- versely affect their vil- lage and property values as well as detracting from an environmentally beau- tiful area which his a rec- reational aid esthetic value. tional and esthetic value. There was no guarantee that nearby ground water supplies or induced in- Too much tkick oVer recycling plant Legality of development charges: ROB HOHERT. spokesman for the Braslau Ana Citizen's Association Moods his delegation's case again“ the ptoposad dump site in Broslau before Re- gional Council on Thursday ttftttrr.too.o.. ' tiiiraiiott galleries for Residents also objected‘ They suggested a more Kitchetter's water supply to the plant‘s iiiiitatltyttts gamble _an_d isolated site would "n9t be affected by which are tt million more ti0ioaior"therpropesel. the storage ot garbage." than conventional landfill Success rate: of other readthepetition. systems. recovery system: in North Local municipalities who charge lot levies will also be "hoisted on the same shaft," wrote Mr. Moore. "Either development will have to stop or taxes will have to go up in a time of restraint. " The decisions mean that "essentially, the burden for providing services for new development may be once again shifted onto the shoulders of existing resi- dents," said Mrs. Giller. In another report, Regional solicitor Elmer Moore agreed, writing that "developers are laughing and the taxpayers crying all the way to the bank. Revenues generated through the Regional develop- ment charges could be as much as $2.8 million annual- ly he noted. " added to the Regional tax levy, it would represent up to a 15 per cent increase. The Region charges developers $700 per unit in their 1 new policy which became effective on August 1. Pre- viously, it was 8300 per unit plus some special charg- es. The policy's purpose is to generate funds to cover the costs of capital works, such " roads and trunk sewers, outside of a subdivision. Mr. Moore recommended that the province be made aware of the implications of the recent rulings. The province should also ammend legislation to al- low the imposition of equitable levies based on gener- al needs, recommended Mr. Moore. The levies would apply to re-zonings on the basis of increase in density or intensity of use; severances and subdivision on the basis of new units created; and condominiums. "Levies should be purpose-specific only, rather than general, " recommends the Comay Committee. The court decisions and a recommendation from the Comay Committee review of the Ontario Planning Act suggest charges can't be applied generally but must be imposed individually based on the circum- stances of each particular development. "Since the cities lot levies are higher than ours, they will represent a greater shift in costs." No action was taken on the recommendations pend- ing the return of planning and development commis- sioner Bill Thomson who was absent yesterday. oil had rejected the pro- posal last Tuesday. Oct. 25. The RDF could be used in industrial boilers to create steam to heat buildings. About 75 people at- tended the meeting to give weight to the oppo- sition. Woolwich Twp. coun- The plant could recycle 150,000 tons per year. Hopefully, revenues from the sale of RDF would have offset the anticipated $1.1 million annual capital and operating egpenses. Although it was "prob- ably unlikely that we will proceed in Breslau." Mr. Young wanted full in- formation to base a de- cision on. . The proposal would have had household garbage trucked to the west side of the Grand River and fed into a shredder and separator. A mix-3'3: ttl'. would transfer the shredded garbage across the river to a dump near Breslau un- til a market was found for the RDF. derived - fuel perhaps the go in, he said. Regional chairman Jack Young explained that the Region is under pressure to find alternatives to burying garbage. In light of increased e.nergy costs, the recycling system. which "if its projects versus people, should we not vote for the people?" wondered Woolwich Twp. Conn. Irvin Brubacher. Come“ couldn‘t be so insemitwe to go ahead with the project in light of the opposition.hefelt. study, most felt it would be useless in the face. of thelteayy opposition. America have been "abys- mar: reminded Mr. Hebert. Although some council- lors "N -favared {mar prpdisei, a refuse- (RDF D. was direction to