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129th Year No. 7 â€"â€" SEE PAGE 20 Christina at Music Room Hearts and flowers may be some people‘s idea of the ideal Valentine gift but for Mahmood Premji, 6, and his brother Amin, six months, of 120 Ralston PI. in Waterioo a bouquet of balloons delivered by Barb Fleming made their day. Barb and her husband Loren who operate Bloomin‘ Balloons, a novelty business in Waterioo, delivered about 25 valentine bouquets to homes and businesses in Kitchener and Waterloo Monday. Bouquets of balloons are available for special occasions throughout the year. Pat Arbuckie photo WILL YOU BE MY THIS WEEK INSIDE Wednesday, February 16, 1983 Waterioo, Ontario 25 cents at the Newstand â€"â€" SEE PAGE 9 Flippin‘ those / A flapjacks / **We‘ve got to look at the cost in relation to everything else. Maybe it is something we can put off for a year," said Mayor Marjorie Carâ€" roll. ‘*We have to leave ourselves open for the doâ€"nothing solution. I‘d like to take some action too, but it has to be looked at in relation to budget." The Culpepper Drive residents first apâ€" proached the city to improve the creekbed last August, arguing that because of its periâ€" odic, heavy flows of water, the creek which cuts through their backyards constitutes a serious threat to their children. In response to this request the city‘s engiâ€" neering department prepared a report outâ€" lining seven alternaâ€" tive solutions, which ranged from filling in the creek and installing a box culvert costing $1.2 million to fencing the bank at $20,000, but recommended that no action be taken. in early December counâ€" cil decided to defer the matter, pending furâ€" ther investigation into the problem. Monday, city engip neers submitted a secâ€" ond report to council, which once again adâ€" vised that no creek improvements be unâ€" dertaken. *‘The engineering deâ€" partment recognizes that there is a safety hazard associated with open channels. Howevâ€" er, the hazards assoâ€" ciated with open chanâ€" nels are often regarded as little different than Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff A group of Culpepper Drive homeowners is going to have to wait a little while longer before learning whether the city is going to act on their request to improve the condition of Maple Hill Creek. After a discussion of more than one hour Monday night during which aldermen examined possible solutions to the problem and cost estimates Waterloo city council decided to defer the matter until budget meetings later this spring. â€" SEE PAGE 18 Those Damn Yankees Residents angered by council delay those associated with roads," the report statâ€" ed. Frank Schwetz of 59 Culpepper Drive, told council he was "disâ€" turbed" when he reâ€" ceived the second engiâ€" neering report "to do nothing. I can‘t accept a doâ€"nothing attitude." According to Schwetz a decision of Waterloo Region to divert a storm sewer from the other side of the Uniâ€" veryky Avenue extenâ€" sion into Maple Hill Creek, will increase the volume of water in the creek and "there‘s going to be a lot of silt and salt coming into my backyard. This is not a condition in which I purchased my home ... this is a condition I Once again this year, friends of the Girl Guide Organization will have an opportunity to support the girls by ordering Girl Guide Cookies. Girls in uniform will start calling at homes to take orders during the month of February . The profits from Cookie sales are the major support for Guiding. The money is used for Camping, International Events, Training Adult Leaders, Administration and Unit Expenses. The cookies will sell for $1.50 per box with the money being collected when the boxes are delivered. If the girls miss you, please phone in your cookie order (745â€"4969) before February 28. Get those Girl Guide cookies! A second resident, who did not wish to be identified, commented, ‘"I‘m very upset. I‘m just furious. It‘s where we were when we startâ€" ed last spring. We‘re back at square one again and I really don‘t think they‘ll do anyâ€" cannot accept, I cannot tolerate." thing." Those Culpepper Drive residents who atâ€" tended the committeeâ€" ofâ€"council â€"session said afterwards they were both angered and disâ€" appointed by council‘s decision. *"They went around and around for an hour and a half and then just put it off until the next meeting," remarked Fred Hollis, of 85 Culâ€" pepper Dr.