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When it‘s finished the pubâ€" lication will contain everytâ€" ing you ever wanted to know about the Twin Cities but didn‘ t know where to look least this is the end result ‘r UW students are hoping Jovee DeBoer. Mac Vomâ€" berg. Ted Cheskey and Brendan Merritt are reachâ€" ing the halfway point in a class project they feel could be of use to the entire comâ€" munity. They are compiling a citizen‘s information handbook which will explain who does what. how to get necessary information and how to get things done It‘s a problem oriented thing. sarid Mr VYomberg "What do the city departâ€" ments do? Got a problem 124th Year No. 3 UW students compile a handbook Would you parade your poodle® around Waterloo the guise of a ‘"goochie ochie?""* Or do you think he would prefer a *super stud"" image? The choice is his; the Tâ€"shirt business in town is going to the dogs. On Waterloo pet shop ~‘The information is readiâ€" ly available to people who know where to look for it. said Mr Chesley ~We‘re attempting to make it avaiâ€"* lable to those who don‘t with snow removal and you don‘t know who to call? Do you want some assistance in setting up a new business? These are the types of quesâ€" tions we will attempt to answer.~ The students are collectâ€" ing their information from a variety of sources including the social planning council. chambers of commerce and city halls They are working closely with both Mavors Marjorie Carroll and Morâ€" Iev Rosenberg Collecting the information is only half the task. Putting Gone to the dogs For just $7 you can have your choie of four colors and five inscriptions inâ€" cluding ~"foxy doggy, gooâ€" chie poochie, super stud. has began stocking minâ€" iature Tâ€"shirts in sizes small, medium and large to fit puppies or the smaller breeds of dogs. Wednesday, January 17, 1979 it in the order of its imporâ€" tance is the next big job and the students are appealing to the community for assisâ€" tance. They have directed letters to neighbourhood asâ€" sociations asking them. on behalf of their communities. to site the problem areas. If you have a problem they inâ€" vite you to phone 576â€"7235. 885â€"4369 or 886â€"1809 in the evenings The students hope to have a rough draft completed by the end of February They are looking forward to tackâ€" ling the layout of the publiâ€" cation. They view this as a critical stage:. one which seâ€" parates the functional from the nonâ€"functional classic bitch." and on the floor. + Anita Kulle, who with her husband Hans operaâ€" tes the Waterloo Square Pet Shop. says the Tâ€" shirts have been selling very well since they first went on display in their store a week ago. She While the directory is For six months Maple Hills‘ residents have been protesting the location of a convenience shopping plaza in their neighbourhood. (Un Monday evening they went before city council and saidâ€" they were already served well by a shopping plaza on Erb St. W. Two shopping plazas are also planned for both north and south of the subdivision strictly a class project which has received no outâ€" side funding, the students thinks that most people buy them as more of a joke than for any serious reason. If the idea takes off. there may be more mesâ€" sages for canine shirt fronts. Checking the curâ€" rent inventory. we didn‘t find any stamped *‘stoop and scoop. The residents told council Waterioo city council bans shopping plaza Waterioo; Ontario According to Waterloo Planning Director Paul Dieâ€" trich, there are five or six modifications the planning department would like to see incorporated into the twoâ€"yearâ€"old sign bylaw. ‘*We‘d like to delete porâ€" table signs from the bylaw. In my view they are ugly ... a form of sign pollution,"" he said. Mr. Dietrich says that of all the suggested changes. the matter of the portable signs will be the most conâ€" tentious. The present legisâ€" lation allows for the use of these signs for one month where a new business has opened in the city and is Merchant input invited the Chamber‘s manager. Jack Middlemass. "It‘s great ... the fact that the City is offering chamber members the chance to su>â€" mit their input at this hope to present the finished project to the mayors someâ€" time in April. It is up to They suggested that any plaza planned for the area be located in the interior of the community. not on Hallâ€" man Road By Geoff Hoile _ â€" Chronicle staff writer The City of Waterloo planâ€" ning department is trying to eliminate some of the inconâ€" sistencies and loopholes in its sign bylaw. A questionnaire went out to all members of the Waâ€" ce last week inviting merâ€" chant input in sign regulaâ€" tions covering portable signs, facia sings, corner lots and industrial malls. "It‘s exciting to have the opportunity of working ahead of time instead of waiting until the legislation has gone through and terloo Chamber of Commerâ€" they feared that the plaza. proposed for the west side of Hallman Road. would affect property values. Many were not aware of the plans when they purchased their home A spokesman for Costain City to. update sign bylaw waiting for a permanent sign. The portable models are to be used in advertising the business not the product. Apparently there was some abuse under the bylaw during Oktoberfest and Christmas with existing buâ€" sinesses using the portable signs to attract additional customers during these peak sale periods. Accordâ€" ing to the planning director, .t could take up to two or three weeks to have the ofâ€" fending signs removed, and The remainder of the questionnaire deals with the responsibility for space disâ€" tribution on facia signs on buildings with multiple buâ€" siness occupancy; whether to allow signage on both street frontages for cornerâ€" lot locations; and the quesâ€" tion of individual businesses in industrial malls being permitted facia signs for company identification. the reason for their presenâ€" ce would have passed by then anyway. Mr. Middlemass said that so far about 10 per cent of the questionnaires have been returned indicating a trend toward restricting the use of the portables or ieavâ€" ing the bylaw as it is. The third choice offered was to broaden the use of the porâ€" ‘able signs. ‘‘Signs affect everybody," said Mr. Middâ€" lemass. "If you‘re in buâ€" siness, you need one; as a member of the public you are probably concerned about the aesthetics of sign distribution in the city."" them what use is made of the publication from this point on. Ald. Chatlie Voelker moved that the plaza be withdrawn from the plan and council accepted this decision Estates Ltd. said his comâ€" pany was agreeable to the location but later agreed with Paul Dietrich. city planning director. who said the interior site was in a loâ€" cation designated for town houses and a shopping plaza would not be compatible.