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Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staft Tower‘s Plaza store owners have petitioned the city of Waterloo for installation of pushâ€" button traffic signals at Bridgeport Road and Devitt Avenue. *"‘We have a large number of senior citiâ€" zens residing in this area. These customers have great difficulty in crossing Bridgeport Road, with its four lanes of traffic. Also children have this same difficulty. We urge you to support and take action before someone is struck down or loss of life occurs," said a petition signed by the 12 busiâ€" ness owners or managâ€" ers presented to counâ€" cil Monday. The city last invesâ€" tigated the question of installing signals at that intersection in 1980 when it was found that pedestrian and vehicuâ€" lar traffic at the corner didn‘t warrant lights. Waterloo‘s aldermen decided Monday to inâ€" vestigate the matter again and the city will ask the Region of Waâ€" terloo to do a traffic study of the intersecâ€" tion. City engineers estiâ€" mate cost of installing the lights at $15â€"20,000. If the traffic study indiâ€" cates the signals are necessary, cost of inâ€" stallation will be subâ€" sidized by the provâ€" ince. However, if it is Plaza store owners sympathetic to plight of senior pedestrians Portraits to remember today‘s magic moments from Sears Portrait Studio 14 color portraits for only Photographic package includes two 8x 10‘s. two 5x7‘s and ten wallet size color portraits. No appointment necessary 95¢ for each additional subject Poses our selection Studios located in most larger Sears retail stores Also available in addition to package 10°2 Black Background & Double Feature Portraits Instant Passport Photos Offer for portraits taken Mon. May 16 through Sat. May 21 your money‘s worth and more includes 95¢ deposit Sears found that the lights are not required, said Mayor Marjorie Carâ€" roll, it "becomes a poâ€" litical decision‘‘ and the city must decide if it wants to go ahead with the project at its own expense. In other council matâ€" ters, Waterloo‘s alderâ€" men learned Monday that reconstruction of University Avenue from Fischerâ€"Hallman Road to Keats Way is scheduled to be comâ€" pleted this year. A representative of the region‘s engineerâ€" ing department told council that, as a result of the mild winter weather, additional money was available for roadwork. Imâ€" provement of Universiâ€" ty from Erb Street to Keats Way, which had been planned for 1985, would be moved up for completion in 1983. Work on the road, esâ€" timated to cost $253,000, is expected to start next week. As well, the region will be spending anâ€" other $275,000 to comâ€" plete the University Avenue extension from Erb to Belgreen. $69,000 to reconstruct the road from Belgreen to Fischerâ€"Hallman and $148,000 to improve Fischerâ€"Hallman south to Glasgow Street for a total project cost of $745,000. Waterloo council Monday unanimously agreed to spend $14,200 for sidewalks on Uniâ€" versity from Erb to Keats Way and $1,500 on improvements to the sidewalk at the intersection of Univerâ€" sity and Fischerâ€"Hallâ€" man. â€" EVERY DAY. o_ _} * Ask a St Clai person for complete detarls A total of $760 was raised for the Canadian Cancer Society Saturday night at the Italian Cortina Club‘s Giovanna Lorusso Benefit night. w S Kitchener mayor Dom Cardillo and family as well as Dr. Vera Golini from St. Jerome‘s College were on hand at the tribute evening to Lorusso, a sufferer of the disease. Speaker for the evening was Cecil Bell, from the North Watcrioo Unit of the CCS on Bridgeport Road and the evening held a Money raised for CCS at Lorusso Benefit WaATEFRLOO SQUARE Waterloo (Near K Mart) 886â€"3791 Mon.â€"Wed. â€"9:30 to 5:30 Thurs.â€"Fri.â€"9:30 to 9:00 Sat.â€"9:30 to 5:30 WATERLOO CHRONICLE CONESTOGA MALL Waterloo (Near K Mart) 886â€"2789 Mon.â€"Fri.â€"9:30 to 9:30 Sat.â€"9:30 to 6:00 family type theme. Entertainment was provided by Cortina Fantasy (Umberto Michele and Co.) and accordionist Tara Brandt accompanied by a young drummer from Sebringville. Recitations in Italian were given by young students of Lina Annuziata and all enjoyed cakes and coffee while ice cream and dessert were also free to the children. An enjoyable evening was had by the more than 100 people in attendance. WEDNESDAY, MAY 18, 1983 â€"â€" COMPARABLE BOOK PRICE Out book prices ore 0 yuide. These walkoverings may be purchased elsewhere for various prices. St Cloi will match the price or refund the difference i the identicol wall coverings can be purchased for less within 30 days PAGE 9