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| Waterloo woman â€" won‘t have to . pay extra taxes Chronicle staff writer The possibility of an increased tax burden forcâ€" ing a widowed Waterloo school teacher % home was eliminated Monday night by City Counâ€"" * cil. Council approved a report from the administrative committee that suggested using a section of the Orâ€" tario Municipal Act to delay the added taxes for resiâ€" dents of Bridge St., site of a proposed threeâ€"phase sewer project. Evelyn McLaughlin, a teacher with the Waterloo county board of education, told Council last December that the sewer project would force her out of her Bridge St. home because it would add an additional $4,000 a year to taxes on her home. *‘*We have somebody runâ€" ning around and he seems to pick apartment buildings and garages that don‘t have the greatest security sysâ€" tems, and most are really quite accessible,"" Staller said. 126th Year No. 2 By Stewart Sutherland _ The fire department is Chronicle staff writer working closely with the fire Ten cases of arson in Waâ€", marshall‘s office and the terloo over the last three â€" Waterioo Regional Police in months haveé caused an esâ€" â€" an effort to track down the timated $100,000 to $150,000 â€"arsonist before he strikes in damages, according to â€" again and before his acts Waterloo Fire Chief Johnâ€" lead to serious injuries or Staller. death. tnti Staller also says the arâ€" sonist has a penchant for buildings that lack proper security or fire protection ‘‘I‘m going to have to pay for something I‘can‘t use," McLaughlin said at that time. + Fire chiet warns tenants: The first: stage of the sewer project on Bridge St.. from Lexington Rd. to Bing Cr., would have added an additional $620 to her yearly tax bill because it will cross about 150 feet of her 865â€"foot frontage. The next two Msvwomd have boosted the total to $4,000 according to McLaughlin. Comment Business Entertainment Classified a Community Calendar Beware of weekend arsonist Inside Council decided to look into alternative methods for funding the project last Deâ€" cember.‘ The committee report said that by using a section of the act, additional taxes **We‘ve got a lot of reâ€" spect for the police departâ€" ment because they‘re helpâ€" ing us as much as they can," Staller said. "Let‘s face it, this is a crime and the police are the primary source for ending this situation.‘"‘ > . Waterloo Regional Police in an effort to track down the arsonist before he strikes again and before his acts lead to serious injuries or on a property created by a project â€" in this case the sewer â€" Could be put off until a future time. * Staller suggests that you contact the police immediaâ€" tely if you see anyone suspiâ€" cious in your building and he can‘t give a logical reason The â€" approved report means that McLaughlin won‘t have to pay the addiâ€" tional taxes until she either connects her property to the new sewer line or severs her property _ in % McLaughlin was surprised at the action taken by Co cil when contacted by teleâ€" phone on Tuesday,, _ ‘‘This is news to me," McLaughlin said. ‘‘They‘ (Council) told me that if there was any discussion, I would be notified. I wasn‘t contacted though. If it‘s really true I‘m very pleased, but I really can‘t comment until (I hear 11 12â€"20 21â€"22 ‘*We‘ve advised as many people as we can to challenâ€" ge strangers. If he‘s a stranger he may have no buâ€" siness being there," Staller said. ‘*Most people will have a logical reason for being they now have an arson inâ€" vestigation team. It was set up not necessarily because of the present situation, but because of the increasing size of the Region. It jnvesâ€" tigates .. in Waterloo, Kitchener and Cambridge," Staller said. The fire department and policeâ€"are urging tenants to confront anyone they are suâ€" spicious of in their building. for his being there. Wednesday, January 9, 1980 These young women from Cameron Heights had plenty of reason to jump for joy Sunday. They just won the WLU Sun Life Invitational Volleyball tournament. Lucky for Lisa ‘Campftens (32), no one else jumped on the pile of happy athletes. For full tournament results, see page 14. (Photo by Rick Campbell) § * Staller recommends: you call the police if you fail to get a satisfactory reason for their being there. there, but late at night you â€" of the upmost and up to may run into a stranger _ date. They‘re just too easily hanging around especially in the basement or laundry ' ‘ room area and he doesn‘t 1 6 seem to belong in the buildâ€" ©| j ing. There‘s nothing wrong 1 wit)h challenging him by > [ M _oppmaaie asking what he‘s doing h m aadllp * there." â€"â€" s eA He says his department is in the process of writing letâ€" ters to churches in the city advising them to beef up their security. ‘‘*We‘re writing letters and advisingâ€" churches to make sure their security is Are they happy???? Waterloo, Ontario JOHN STALLER... Waterioo fire chief 3 4« ‘‘It‘s not that bad here, but if you see anyone in the a rior to a fire starting, calÂ¥ the police and give them a physical description, liâ€" cence plate number or deâ€" scription of a car...anything to that effect will help us," Staller said. Due to an alarming inâ€" crease ih arson, New York state is running a series of television and radio ads adâ€" vising the public to cafl} an arson hotline if they feel they have any information that could lead to the arrest and conviction of firebugs, but Staller doesn‘t see Waâ€" terloo going in this direcâ€" 15 Cents