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Break and enters McDougall residents continue the battle Commercial use on Albert extended by Waterloo council Writer It looks like residents of McDougall Road may have another Bon- ing fight on their hands. Now. the McDougall Road homeowners are faced with the con struction of a seven unit apartment build- Waterloo Regional Police report the tol. lowing break-and. enters during the ”mummy 24to30. Codarbrae Avenue. entry unknown. noth- Ing missing; Allen mt East, entry via Last year they bat- tied a zone change at lowing the First Bap- tist Church to construct a church and senior citizens' apartment building on Erb Street West. That issue was finally resolved late last year when the Ihr tario Municipal Board "proved the church proposal. By Chronicle Staff Writer Despite objections from residents and two alderman. Waterloo council Monday night amended city zoning regulations to allow further commercial use of all Albert Street home. ' Presently, a skin, care clinic is being operated in the ren- ovated home at 65 Al- ben St., but property owner Vladimir Veres and his wife asked the city to allow them addi- tional commercial use quantity. Under the Fluorida- tion Act, if a city is presented with a peti- tion signed by at least Inner cent of its voters, a referendum must be held and the city must comply with the out- come. He knows that a peti: tlon calling tor a refer. endum on tttgoridatian is being gathered by the Waterloo Safe Water Society. but he isn't quite sure how it can be done legally or what rules he should be The problem. he ex- plained to a committee of council Monday, stems from the tact that there is a eonttict between the Fluorida- tion Act and the Eiec- tion Act. By Chrqnjclo sun Fluoridation petition causes problems for Waterloo By Ohm It." WM City clerk Ron Keel ttgtsinabitofe The act also specifies back door. cash and a lamp taken; Keats Way. entry unknown. jewelry taken; John Street West. entry un- known. money and It quot taken: El Patio Restaurant. entry via ceiling, cash taken, “I assumv that when Mr. Laatach bought this property he knew zoning wouldn't allow an apartment build, ing," Haeger said. "Why should I suffer for his Rain Robert Haeger. of 17 McDougall Rd., told council Monday night that he "opposes any development other than single-residence which it (the area) was originally zoned for Allowing further commercial use in the Veres' home would be "incentive for other commercial use along Albert," argued Aid. John Shortreed, who opposed the zoning amendment. "Sooner or later we have to draw the line," said Shortreed, "and I think we draw the line now. It is a mistake to The property is in an area zoned general res- idential. at as Erh, and they are ready to fight again. of the building for an antique shop. beauty salon or medical office. for example. ing by Ludwig Laatsch As was the case last year, the main problem now is an access road built to connect the church buildings with McDougall Road. If, said Keeling, the submission date of the petition is set in accor- dance with the Fluori- dation Act. his office will not have sufficient time to scrutinize the petition to ensure that all names on it are those of eligible Water, too voters. Despite concerns that the city could be setting rules which it cannot enforce. council endorsed guidelines set out by Keeling for gathering the petition. be submitted to the city ifthevoteistobeheid in conjunction with a municipal election. " is there that the prob- lem arises - all dates in the Fluoridation Act relate to a December municipal election but. under the Election Act, the date of the election has been changed to November. when a petition must According to the Council held off mak- ing any decision on the zone change apptica- lion pending a public hearing on the matter, July T. _ “He (Launch) is a private citizen at, tempting to make money I'm a private citizen living on McDougall Road. I should be considered as valuable a taxpayer as he is," Wilkinson said. Terry Wilkinson, of " McDougall. who lives directly behind the location for the proposed apartment building. echoed Haeger's arguments. But, Shortreed and Wright were unable to convince fellow alder "My objection to the church was for the pre» cedence it would set." Haeger explained. 'H'rn afraid of what other development could take place back there." "There is eonsider, able potential for use at the property in its present state." Shor- treed added. Shortreed was. backed up by Aid. Glen Wright who said, "I oppose commercializa- tion. I think we have to drag the line w.. the best place to start is at the beginning." allow commercial use in this area. All our planning up to now has indicated residential. use on Albert." "The fact is that with the roadway there. what is to stop Mr. Lunch and the church (from using) the lam eway as a direct access to the apartment." he asked. “I am concerned that either we make sure what the rules are ... or at least we get public support from the anti- ftuoride group so that force it, “questioned Aid. Glen Wright, who noted that council agreed to postpone last year's plebiscite when anti-Iluoridationists were unable to collect sufficient votes prior to the election. guidelines: the petition must be drafted to PN- vide for the printing of the name and address as well as the signature of each petitioner; it must be submitted at one time, not as names are acquired, and by no later than September Mt; the sufBeieney of the petition will be de- termined by the voter's List for the 'ttt election which will be available on or before October tk Can we really en- "We have been on that property, 71 Al bert. for the past 70 years and over the past to to 12 years there has been out problem after another." she said. "We hope this will be the last one." “If he (Veres) is con- cerned about the de. preclation of his prop- erty, whatever he does. we will be affected in the some way," Mueller and. Florence Mueller, of 71 Albert St., appeared before council. to argue against the zone change. "The applicant ar- gued that the only way to compensate for this decreased property value is to permit addr tional commercial use of the property," the report stated. Aid. Doreen Thomas approved the amend- ment calling it a "via- ble compromise" and Mayor Marjorie Car roll agreed to the change because the area is designated high-density residen- tial and the amend- ment “will permit the house to stay as it is and it will be a more attractive buffer than any high-rise could In a report to council City planner Tom Slomke said the zone change was requested by the Veres because their property had been "isolated" through de- velopment of Dominion Life Assurance's Caro- line Manor apartment complex. The report went on to say that "the applicant further points out that noise and lights from the Caroline Manor and the removal of mature trees in the area will all contribute to decreas- ing the value of his property. men who approved the amendment. Mayor Marjorie Car- roll called Keeling's proposal. "as reason- able a set of guidelines as possible." "We are following the Fluoridation Act as closely as we can," the mayor said. Aid. John Shortreed asked Keeling to press the province for a “legal opinion ... as to what the municipality should do" but, the city clerk offer little hope of getting a decision. "H I get a legal opinion from the prov- ince." Keeling said. “I'll frame it. I've asked before and I‘ll ask again." "At the heat of the battle," Wright conun~ ued. “we should have the thing clear and everyone should ‘Imow the rules." we woet't get Into a big hassle. " McFadden said he is "excited"-about taking on the job with the Waterloo Chamber be- cause the city is a “vibrant growth area." Membership in the Wa- terloo Chamber. he added. is more than twice that of St. Thom- McFadden operated a bicycle. hobby and craft shop in St. Thom- as lor to years before becoming Chamber er ecutive vice-president in that city. In addition. McFadden served a two-year term as city alderman during which he worked on many council committees and was chairman of the St. Thomas Eco- nomic Development Committee. McFadderrto head Waterloo C. of C. A 33-year-old St. Thomas native has been appointed execu- tive vice-president of the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce. . Peter McFadden. general manager of the St. Thomas Chamber of Commerce will assume the position July 5. The post was left vacant when Jack Middlemass took on the position of executive vice-president of the Kitchener Chamber. By Chronicle Staff Writer Over the next month. Have a Big Mac attack on McHappy Day, Thursday June 3. Ian Smith, Manager of the Waterloo restaurant on 362 King St., N. shows this year‘s Tammie that it takes a special technique to make a good burger. Valerie, along with a distinguished group at local Rotarians donned aprons Monday to practice in preparation tor Thursttay's McHappy Day festivities. From left to right McDonald’s new staff members include Vic Foster, Bob Pugsley, Cart Zehr, Doug Bean, Walter McLean and George Chris. f HAVE A MCHAPPY DAY “One of the greatest immediate objectives I have is to learn as much as I can about the community; its people. programs and its problems." he said. The board of direc» tors of the Waterloo Chamber reviewed up McFadden said. he will meet with executives of the Waterloo Chamber to determine what direction the or- ganization will take in the future. WWW McFadden, Duffy said, was chosen be- cause of his experience on council. because he spent 10 years in busi- ness and "understands what business has to contend with" and be- cause he is young. plications from 45 indi- viduals before making its selection. said Chamber president Jack Duffy, at a news conference to announce the appointment last Friday.