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â€" _ _ Page 4 â€" Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, March 7, 1979 > The problem, according to Mr. Dutton, stems from the Region‘s policy of debenturing (borrowing) twoâ€"thirds of the cost of any capital project. * \ He proposed to the committee that the Region: should start paying more from annual revenue. . > When selling water to the various area municipalities, he suggested a 20â€"cent per thousand gallons increase. The enâ€" gineering committee has already agreed to a fourâ€"cent inâ€" crease in water prices for 1979. « If Waterloo Region‘s engineering commissioner gets his way, residents and businesses in this city will be paying more for their water next year. In a meeting held Friday, D‘Arcy Dutton complained that the Region is going further and further in debt in the water division and will face a crisis in 10 years unless something is Face crisis in 10 years _ With this yeal:'s increase, the water division will owe a total of $7 million. e e 'véfiéinéefing committee chairman, Marjorie Carroll, exâ€" plained that with a debt of that size, the interest rates are "‘fantastic‘‘. . . ‘*We‘ve been debenturing far too much in the water area,‘"" Mayor Carroll said. ‘"And we‘re getting in deeper and deeper."‘ â€" . . !! To select a candidate for the Waterlioo riding in the forthcoming federal election To vote at the Convention new members must purchase memberships seventyâ€"two hours prior to the commenâ€" cement of the meeting (i.e. by 8:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 10th). Past members of any Federal or Provincial P.C. Associaâ€" tion who live in the new Riding of Waterloo may purchase 1979 memberships at the meeting and will be entitled to vote. Such persons should bring former membership cards with them to the meeting. Candidates for the nomination must announce their inâ€" tentions of running in writing to the Secretary, Bill Fraser, or the President, Don Downie, by 8:00 p.m. on Friday, March 9, 1979 For memberships or information call Mrs. Eileen Dyck at 886â€" 1384 or Don Dowmie at 664â€"2658 Only members who live in the Riding and who have 1979 membership cards may vote at the meeting. Denture â€" Clinic ‘TUESDAY MARCH 13TH 8 p.m. "“\.\\'â€", WATERLOO MOTOR INN _ 475 KING ST. N. WATERLOO 48 Bridgeport Rd. I Waterloo, Ontario 884â€"8386 Therapy Water rates may ‘increase .. _ WATERLOO FEDERAL PROGRESSIVE CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION â€" Derek Groves, D.T. She also agreed that an increase in waterâ€"rates to the municipality would result in higher waterâ€"bills for conâ€" sumers. A 20â€"cent increase would result in an extra $12 on average residential water bills, if the city passes the inâ€" Mayor Carroll suggested the increase should be proâ€"rated. ‘‘*instead of one whoppingâ€"big increase."" ~ § Compared to other regional municipalities, waterâ€"rates charged by Waterloo Region are "very reasonable", she said. The Orfore String Quartet will perform at the UW Theatre of the Arts on Friday, March 9. The musical group is one of Canada‘s finest chamber music ensembles. Photo by R. Eugene Taillefer ‘‘The problem is that we haven‘t raised the rates sufâ€" BWA C g‘f g‘\.;?:v / . 4 t““!’””&â€"" _',;:,’; . Alderman blasts council, province She then berated Waterloo council for voting to withâ€" hold endorsement of an Asâ€" sociation of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) resolution that severely criticizes the province‘s 1979 transfer payment formula. Ald Thomas arrived late at last week‘s committeeâ€"ofâ€"theâ€" By Geoff Hoile In her "maiden speech" as a Waterloo alderman, Doreen Thomas launched a stinging attack at both city council and the provincial government for their apâ€" proach to the 1979 municipal transfer payments. Reminding council that ‘‘the province welched on the Edmonton Commitâ€" ment,"‘ a promise to make municipal transfer payâ€" ments commensurate with provincial revenues that had to be abandoned. Ald. Thomas said,. "the province is prepared to say one thing and do another." Donate your books & records for the * Kâ€"W Canadian Federation of University Women‘s sale CALL 885â€"1025 576â€"8654 with a large increase."‘ ‘ ‘ The question of increased water rates was raised earlier this year, but no member of regional council suggested an alternative so the debenturing procedure was kept the Since the rates have already been set for this year, Mayor Carroll doubted council would deal with the problem of water rates until 1980. â€" **Regional council has to tackle this problem sometime soon,"" she said. _# . M Saying it is the local taxâ€" payer who always suffers, Ald. Thomas told council ‘*people tell me they will not shop in downtown Waterloo. Transportation in the city is abysmal."‘ whole meeting and could neither vote on nor speak to the AMO resolution endorâ€" sement. Winding up her attack, Ald. Thomas said, ‘"I am disappointed in the actions of this council ... The AMO has received 80 replies so far and 78 voted to approve (the AMO resolution). Waâ€" terloo is the only city that voted not to support it."‘ Ald. Walter McLean reâ€" plied that "it‘s easy to pass this kind of resolution in any municipal council. It‘s always easy to ask someone else for money." Ald. Bob Henry asked. ~"what is the difference beâ€" tween me as a federal taxâ€" paver. or a provincial taxâ€" payer or a municipal taxâ€" apt ‘"I approve of a system," said Ald. Blake Hull "that forces the municipality to go to the taxpayer.‘‘ This way we don‘t have to subâ€" sidize services in other munâ€" icipalities he said. "It is a realisttc approach to debt and growth." payer? The money‘s got to come from somewhere.‘"‘ He added, ‘""the tax we pa the local level is very‘ for what we get."‘ Mayor Marjorie Carroll expressed concern over "atâ€" titude rather than money." The ‘correct percentage for provincial expenditures is debatable, she said, but the language in the AMO letter reflects a "very snarky attiâ€" tude." It is not going to be easy to sit down with the province to discuss term financial plan when we use terms like ‘*manipulation" and claim that a minister chose to stay away from a meeting. "How do they know he chose to stay away?" she said The final vote on the AMO resolution during Monday‘s council meeting was temâ€" porarily postponed when Ald. Thomas tabled a moâ€" tion to defer the vote until AMO President Hazel Mcâ€" Callion can explain her resoâ€" lution in greater detail at a future council meeting