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CORE REPORT Chamber viceâ€"presiâ€" dent Dave Sandrock told council last night the downtown study would isolate Waterloo Square from the east side of King Street. Chamber says shift priorities w ‘"‘There‘s enough inâ€" vestment in the square By Mark Wessel The Chamber of Commerce wants city hall to revise the recent Downtown Study plan by shifting priorities away from expansion of Waterloo gquare to development of land just east of King Street. Salaries up at WLU 127th Vw No. 20 Wednesday, May 20, 1981 Waterioo, Ontario 25 Cents The increases include an 8.6 per cent acrossâ€"theâ€"board rise for faculty members, 9.6 for executiveâ€"professional and senior executive and 10.5 per cent for secretarial, clerical and technical staff. With merit increases, plus other inâ€" creases, the average salary for faculty rise from $31,933 to $36,084, Dr. Neale H. Tayler, president, told the board. In other business, the board reâ€"elected Brantford lawyer Robert Mcintosh as chairman for his third term. Others elected or reâ€"elected include Cambridge surgeon Dr. John H. Moffat, viceâ€"chairman Dr. Marc Kilgour, faculty member as secretary and Abram Wiebe, Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo businessman, as treasurer. f Salary increases ranging to 13 per cent for faculty and staff members at Wilfrid Laurier University were approved by the board of governors at its annual meeting. The new scale minimum salaries for the various faculty ranks rise to $34,040 for full professor (compared with $31,230 a year ago); associate professor $21,505 ($19,730); and lecturer $17,070 ($15,660). THIS WEEK INSIDE Speaking on behalf of a Chamber of Comâ€" merce delegation, Sanâ€" drock said that by already. By developing the east side we would be creating more parity," he told counâ€" cil. Alf Payne | (haunts Tigers SEE PAGE â€" 21 â€" purchasing land in the Herbert, Regina, William Street area for uptown parking in adâ€" dition to the proposed city hall site. â€" hiring a fullâ€"time economic development officer to oversee core development. Jim Prange, a Waâ€" (Continued on page 3) â€" closing off Herbert Street from King to Regina Streets to create an "Art Alley" which would enhance pedestrian traffic. â€" running an enclosed colonnade with access perpendicular to King Street, located opposite Herbert St. ‘"If a plan is develâ€" oped and decided upon and the necessary zone changes are made it would give developers an incentive to start investing their @wn money," he said. _ Sandrock said the city should lease space for a new city hall from private developers. Additional suggesâ€" tions tabled by the chamber include: planning for a city hall in a business complex in the Reginaâ€"Herbert Street area the city could attract new busiâ€" ness and investment. SEE PAGE â€" 3 Moira pitches her tent Scott Wicken of Waterloo Collegiate Vikings grimaces as he leaps over the bar in the midget boys high jump at Tuesday‘s Waterloo County Secondary School Athlete Association track and field meet at Centennial Stadium. Vikings, with a 96â€"member team, destroyed their competition to successfully defend their title. More photos, story pages 23â€"24. Vikings storm to victory SEE PAGE â€" 24 HIGHâ€"STEPPIN®‘