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129th Year No. 26 ‘ I Wednesday, June 29, 1983 ____________ If _ 3} L I f d " ')" .- liilt, i "ch, T /""t , _ , I iiiilll p, I. " ( . ' _ ‘ 1 "dl E z. i 1". . 'lllll' I , ' "t a,“ tb,', I ”r; l u t , l , I s aiat'tk " ct Last week was dedicated Tire Safety Week and in a gesture of goodwill, k-W Jaycees sponsored a Tire Safety Clinic Saturday at Conestoga Mall. Michelle Chambers (right) decided she wanted a good look at the action " her dad's car tires were checked by Roman Ciecwierz, president of the Jaycees. Tire care is one of the most crucial yet also one of the most overlooked aspects of automobile sate- ty. THIS WEEK INSIDE iiiifiTr&i%lmi1B --SEE PAGE . Bowling on the carpets r-SEE PAGE 20 Celebrity Don has a ball rmt-.egthooo " cents at the 040ch Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff _ A group of Erbsville residents appeared before Waterloo city council Monday night seeking guarantees that their water supply will not be affected when a proposed subdivision is built in their area. Elaine Gostel of RR3 Waterloo presented a petition to council signed by 21 of her neighbors which asked that their wells be replaced if construction of the subdivision damages their water supply. Erlbstriilllllle group wants guarantee for water supply "No one knows for sure what will happen, but we will not do without water. We were here first," said the petition. Despite the resi- dents' concerns a com- mittee of council ap- proved a zone change application from devel- oper Harold Cockburn which will allow com struction of. a nine- house project on a 16.5- acre site at Erbsville Road and Conservation Drive. Planning consultant Richard Hardie. repre- senting the developer, a'ssured council that extensive testing had been done in the area to ensure that the new homes will not affect existing private wells. "We were very con- cerned about their water and health con- cerns." Hardie said. "We've taken great pains in terms of anal- yses of the water situa- tion and are satisfied that we will not ad- versely affect the water supply." He added that further test- ing will be done and any project proposal must meet require- ments of the Grand River Conservation Authority and the Wa- terloo regional health unit before it can pro- City planner Torin Slomke told aldermen that the developer has no legal obligation to reinstate neighbouring wells if they go dry because of construc- tion of the subdivision. "The residents will just have to dig deeper." he said. Gostel replied. “I've They l hammed it up! PAGE , I been there for 43 years and I don't intend to dig a deeper well at my own expense." Slomiua added that although the new zon- The cost of rebuilding Chronicle Staff Owners of a house at 55 Willow St., levelled in an explosion two weeks ago, will not be allowed to rebuild on the existing foundation, Waterloo city council decided Monday. Reinhold Dresler. co-uwner of the proper- ty with his brother Gunter, asked council for permission to rebuild on the old foundation in order to reduce his recon- struction costs Two weeks ago the Willow Street house collapsed after steam built up in a base- ment electric hot water heater. propelling it through the building's two floors and through the roof. The house was more than tto-years-old and fire department officials estimated damage at 340000. Ironically the basis of the committee recommendation was a new city policy adopted by council later in the meeting which says that if your property is de- stroyed and damages exceed more than 50 percent of the building's value, then current zoning bylaws must be met if you rebuild. Dressler told council that if he is forced to meet existing zoning bylaws when he builds, "it will not only make it more expensive. but the house will also look awful ... it won't fit into the rest of the neigh- lmurhood." , o ot In a six-to-two decision aldermen rejected Dresler's application, approving instead an administrative committee recommendation that the property owner comply with current zoning bylaws. The original house, said city planner Tom Slomke had virtually no side yards and in fact, encroached on the neighbour's land on one side. Present zoning in the core has six-foot sideyard reg- ulations. ing has been approved, council can still stop the project when it comes up for final sub- division draft plan ap- proval. (Cootioued on bag? 3)