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‘"You might be stretching it a bit to say that," he said éin an interview after speakâ€" ‘ing to Graham, following the Chronicle interview. . *"But maybe it is." _ . i Thompson said he was {calling back the press reâ€" Jease from distribution and ‘said ‘"I can kill it on the radio at least." He said the release was written by Owen Lackenâ€" ‘bauer, manager of public reâ€" ‘lations for B.F. Goodrich ‘and a campaign worker. ( Thompson said he typed ‘the release and admitted "I He conceded "when I read it (the release) now, it tcomes on a little strong. I‘m ‘kind of hesitant about its ‘direction. You can misread rit." But, in fact, only Voight and Randall are members, acâ€" cording to deputy city clerk Lou Ayers, who said yesterday that Goodyear was not invited to the closed session. He also said he didn‘t know how the pair got to be members. Goodyear describes himself as branch president in Kitâ€" chenerâ€"Waterioo of the Ontario Retail Gasoline and Service Association. Some operators have described the association as nearly (Continued from Page 1}) ‘that conduct their own, inâ€" dependent campaigns. . **There‘s no way of intendâ€" ang to say this is the only worthwhile cause for your ‘charitable dollars,"" he said. : Meanwhile, campaign orâ€" ganizer John Thompson isn‘t so sure the decals are meant to encourage or presâ€" sure other groups to join the appeal. the service station advisory committee regarding the bylaw that restricts hours of sale for gas in Waterloo. The committee met in closed session yesterday to draft its recommendation. . But, prior to the meeting, its chairman, Alderman Robert Henry, appeared confused about the makeâ€"up of .the comâ€" mittee and the role of a Kitchener operator and his associaâ€" In anâ€"interview Monday, he said he wasn‘t sure who all the members are, how they got to be members and who would be attending the meeting. i He said the committee was "set up years ago by the city" but has seldom met. * Henry said at least two service station operators, Gary Voight and George Randall, are committee members and said he expects them at the meeting. But he wasn‘t sure if Kitchener operator Jim Goodyear was actually a member, or whether he would be attending Decal strategy He said Goodyear must at least beâ€"sort of an exâ€"officio Cityeg-e@l will discuss a report at its next meeting from Another federal election campaign manager has thrown his hat into the ring for a seat on Waterloo council. Last week, Jim Erb, campaign manager for unsuccessful Liberal canâ€" didate Frank Epp in the last two federal Glen Wright, campaign manager for Waterloo riding MP Walter McLean (Conservative) in the last federal elecâ€" tion, has announced he will be making a second bid for an alderman‘s seat in the November municipal elections. s Wright has run for public office only once before, in the city elections before the last, four years ago, when he came in a distant thirteenth and failed to get This time around, Wright thinks "my chances are pretty good" and says he has gathered substantial support from friends and others he‘s met while camâ€" paigning for McLean. * Henry baffled by own committee Another campaign manager decides to un By Phil Jailsevac By Phil Jailsevac would be runâ€" Thompson said the reâ€" called. press release was probably the result of "too many hands in the pie." wasn‘t looking at it closely. You‘re smart enough to check your sources, I wasn‘t.‘ . Graham had apparently asked Thompson to delete the quote attributed to him, but neither man knew if Lackenbauer was directly responsible for the apparent gaffe. _ The public relations manager was unavailable for comment. He added "when it came to me with quotes, I asâ€" sumed they were corect." A total of 28 community service agencies will share in the proceeds of this fall‘s campaign throughout 1981. The fundâ€"raising goal is $1,250,000. In its release, the Feâ€" derated Appeal says "an anâ€" nual, collective appeal is the most efficient method of raising funds ... our citizens are given the opportunity to make a single pledge to aid a significant number of our community â€" service orâ€" ganizations."* Wright, who holds a college diploma in business administration, operates his own insurance business, providing emâ€" ployee benefit consulting services. In an interview, he said as an alderâ€" man, he would emphasize growth of the industrial and commercial base in the city and preservation and development of the downtown core. He also said "I am running for council to see that our tradition of sound finanâ€" cial management is continued. Waterioo is a great place to live and we enjoy one of the best tax bases in the province." The Teakwood Dr. resident said he is in favor of attracting "clean industries that will not interfere with our quality of life"‘ to the city. He‘s in favor of a new city hall being built in the downtown and says it ‘‘*should be more than just office space for city staff. It is a symbol of our comâ€" munity.‘‘ On the question of fluoridation of city water, Wright conceded "it complicates things when experts disagree with exâ€" COUNCIL SEAT FOR McLEAN AIDE? But pressed on that statement, Henry said he couldn‘t confirm if there was any letter being circulated to local operators by one or more of the oil companies, or what it might say. ; *‘The big companies are involved somewhere," he said of the bid to have the bylaw repealed or altered. "There‘s a letter going around." : Reconstruction of the Laurel Creek culvert, beâ€" tween Regina and King Sts., may mean motorists will have to run a twoâ€"lane obâ€" stacle course until the end of the year. defunct and, in a previous interview with the Chronicle, Goodyear himself said he doesn‘t know how many members there are in the Twin Cities. *‘We used to have quite a few," he said. When asked how the operators became members of the city‘s service station advisory committee, Henry said he didn‘t know, but said "I imagine that Goodyear‘s associaâ€" tion appoints them." _ ~ Henry said he was reluctant to disclose what his personal preference about the bylaw is, saying only "I‘m going to be the chairman at the meeting." f But he clearly indicated his partiality towards maintainâ€" ing the bylaw that, for the most part, prohibits the sale of gasintheeventntxmdon&ndaysin Waterloo. Scrapping the bylaw, Henry said "will put people like Goodyear out of business."‘ Independent, family operators, according to the alderâ€" man, would face undue pressures and hardship to compete with oil companyâ€"owned operations if hours were unresâ€" The rebuilding of the boxed culvert is being carâ€" ried out in conjunction with the section being rebuilt under King St. by the Region of Waterloo. Waterloo motorists will have to drive through two lanes only on King St., between Herbert and Regina Sts., until the city is finished with its reconstruction of the Laurel Creek culvert at the end of the year. But he claimed that a letter submitted to council earlier Construction work continues That section alone is exâ€" pected to cost the city $55,000 to repair. The total cost of the proâ€" ject, between Herbert and A consultant‘s report last year suggested the portion of culvert under King St. was deteriorating to the point where there was conâ€" cern the road would collapâ€" se. Parking on the east side of the street was banned. However, he said ‘"‘"at this point, I don‘t think we have enough evidence to dispense with fluoridation, even though I think it would be fair to give the decision another look." In regards to the city‘s bylaw restrictâ€" ing the hours of sale for gas, Wright said ‘‘*it would appear some compromise of the hours to meet consumer demand would be reasonable, but I don‘t think they should make it wide open." Wright said he will mount a slightly more expensive campaign this time, saying he expects to spend in the area of $1,000 mainly out of his own pocket. ‘‘If you‘re going to run a serious camâ€" paign,"‘ he said, ‘"you have to be serious enough to pick up the costs." _ _ .He is a member of the Waterloo Jayâ€" cees, Big Brothers and Northfield Racâ€" quet Club. Wright also serves as chairman of the policy and legislation committee of the Chamber of Commerce, of which he was a member of the board in 1978 and 1979. During that time, he was also chairâ€" man of the chamber‘s education comâ€" Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, September 10, 1980 â€" Page 3 Dupont Sts. is expected to top the $450,000 mark acâ€" cording to city engineer Jim Willis. ~ A section of the culvert, lying under Joseph E. Seaâ€" gram and Sons Ltd., and Waterloo Square, has already been rebuilt. Willis said part of King St. will be torn up during the reâ€" construction project, but it wouldn‘t interfere with trafâ€" Ryan had appeared at the last public meeting of area operators to comment on a possible change to the bylaw, saying Shell would not ‘"obligate its dealers to stay open if the bylaw is rescinded." % In a previous interview with the Chronicle, one of the Esso dealers, Dave Walker of Waterloo, denied that his group had any help in drafting their letter to council, requesting an opening up of the hours of sale. / Walker said he helped write the letter because "I believe in free enterprise. I think the market will find its own _ The bylaw, as it now stands, prohibits the sale of gas after 7 p.m. in the evenings and on Sundays, except for when a station has its turn once a month on a rotating basis with the others. Councillors and service station operators appear divided on how to deal with the bylaw and a lively discussion is likeâ€" ly to ensue when the matter‘s discussed Monday at council. Henry wouldn‘t say what the committee will recommend and deputy clerk Ayers said yesterday he didn‘t have authâ€" orization to release the results of the closed session. But Henry indicated he expects the committee will try to reflect the viewpoints of Kitchener and Waterloo operators who attended two previous public meetings over the sumâ€" mer. this summer by four area Esso dealers, was, in fact, written by Jim Ryan, London district manager for Suell and a member of the Ontario Petroleum Association. Wright and his wife Nancy have two children, Chris, 7 and Leanne, 4. mittee, and served on the city‘s court of revision and committee of adjustment. **We‘ll be blocking off two lanes along King St.," Willis said. ‘"There will still be two lanes open though ... one in each direction." Gus Kanellis, whose Garâ€" den Restaurant burned last September, plans to erect a twoâ€"storey building once the city is finished with its fic along Waterloo‘s main street.