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'.Rogiurs *Cleaning . _ 576â€"8143 (20,000 Patterns) The paint and paper people Conestoga Mail â€" 886â€"2789 (Conestoga Parkway & King St.) Mon.â€"Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sat. 9:30 a.m. â€" 6:00 p.m. â€". ) Aldermen want city hall downtown all (Continued from page 1) citizens to come downtown. city is the traditional locaâ€" something we really want." tio{ forcity offices and it he said. a stimulus for _ He said the present counâ€" Fairview Park Mail â€" §78â€"3440 (Near Woolco) Mon.â€"Fri. 9 :30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sat. 9 :30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. #Q cil chambers are adequate ::d”'t-d&oiemâ€" **‘Council chambers should not be any more than funcâ€" tional, and the present faciâ€" lity meets that."" Biggs said. ‘It serves its purpose on a day-bdc{m,undltmak we might\be able to squeeze another 10 years out of the present chambers setup." Shortreed also feels city hall ‘"must be accessible to major bus routes." to proâ€" vide easy access to city ofâ€" fices in the downtown. The city will have to enter into another leasing #ne ment for municipal offices, ac to Alderman John Sbm. because ‘"physiâ€" cally there just isn‘t time to build a city hall"" before the present lease expires. ts The alderman declined comment on the Major Holdings proposal until he sees the accommodation committee‘s report. Alderman Mary Jane Meâ€" whinney said she wants Waâ€" terlooto own a city hall structure. ‘**as soon as it‘s Council chambers could be improved, he said. but not: by Jroviding more space. *‘We just need to use financially feasible. perhaps within five years.~ She said the present counâ€" cil chambers are inadequaâ€" te. particularly now that an increasing number of resiâ€" dents attend council meetâ€" ings. Council could better accommodate delegations if the chamber were larger. with a better layout and imâ€" proved acoustics. she added. Alderman Charles Voelker said he hopes Waâ€" terloo builds its own municiâ€" pal building within three to eight years. Once a down payment can be afforded. he said. city hall could be built on cityâ€"owned land behind the library. The facility should be large enough. he said. so the city could lease space. claiming. it makes sense that if a landlord makes money. we (the city) should be the landlord."© Voelker : feels council chambers should be more Mewhinney also mainâ€" tains it‘s essential for city hall to remain in the downâ€" town core. Although she inâ€" dicated she will keep an upen mind about all propoâ€" sals, she said. ‘"all things equal, I‘d prefer to be in the downtown core." *‘*I can see certain benefits for a downtown location. I see a lot of peq»hcuninfln to pay their taxes rather Pretught"" whee defegs. tions attend. He aiso feels the city shouldn‘t move out of the Alt buildings under conâ€" sideration have their good and bad points. said Voelker, ‘*and we certainly have a choice. We‘re lucky that way. we can negotiate and move to at least three Alderman Robert Cruise declined comment on the Major Holdings proposal and said he wants to see the committee report before forming an opinion. . _ _ downtown core at least not on a permanent basis. A move such as proposed by Major Holdings would be acâ€" ceptable temporarily. "if it‘s the best deal we can make." he said. He added wryly ‘"‘all I know is what I read in the But Cruise said he favors a downtown location for the city hall. _Â¥ C to pay their taxes rather than using the mails,"" he said. Cruise said he would not comment on whether the city should lease or buy, or upgrade council chambers, **If a separate identity (from Kitchener) for the city is worth retaining. then we should have our own building," Hull said. "But there are many buildings sitting empty right now in the city and it could prove more economical to lease facilities." * until after he sees the city hall accommodation comâ€" mittee report. Alderman Blake Hull said he favors the city owning its own building ‘‘if the econoâ€" mics make sense." Aldermen Robert Henry and Doreen Thomas were unavailable for comment. **Possibly an amphitheaâ€" tre setting could be ‘conâ€" sidered. but only for <(the benefit â€"of) spectators though,. because I feel we don‘t need to glorify governâ€" ment." Hull said. Hull said he also wants the city hall to remain in the core because it would proâ€" vide an opporutnity to draw development and redevelopâ€" ment to the downtown Whatever the case, he feels the present council chambers need to be redeâ€" signed to provide spectators with a better opportunity to observe council.