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While Waterloo's der velopml dreams do seem to be coming to ' O'Neil said he Vuâ€"éum shu‘altylne, “puts-chm quiet this summer. however. patrouers have he. a". - was - “Inhabitants d bud was. still has much work takes to keep it ahead aheadofitim. of its rivals for devel- "it's very unwell» opulent. tive out there - tor The package he has every business that is to sell to potential iw looking for a place to veswra and ftve.ior locate. you’ll have 1020 communities out there trying to I!" them." Fawn» priorities for the development direc tor are to step up ef forts to sell industrial land in the city and word with the Univer, sity of Waterloo to make its research and technological park a omy doesn't daum O'Neil who is coafideat Waterloo has what it versity would, the city has available approxi- mately 3at acres of serviceable or serviced industrial land But tough competi Excluding the Uni WW” 'bAtq that m isn't-puking: alum.“ Safely ottteors, to The package he has to sell to potential in- veslnra and develop- ers, O'Neil said. is a solid one altering “an solid one offering “an perior lifestyle." reads" ly-available land. a weit-trained and diver, sified work force to- armer with the added bonuses of two major universities. "We've got it all." O'Neil cun- cluded. "How can We "Mung-Ind “ode-Wuhan mutt-null Managua-pl police sailo- every hut-Warns bthesa-riasttte bola-unim- mun-mauve} with “My omens to - Ntycles. Be - of this. it new natural to extend their Cttronice8taff "Wehavetnoretime todo rue-rd: tom Mmrandcndoa Waterloo is a leader among Ontario municipalities whengg comes to providing needed net-rel than! {mimics at the lowest cost to the’ taxpayer, according to the provincial Ministry of Tourism and Recreation. said Pulls. "We can never stop people mung bites, but we can get the bikes to The "creative" prognms tor providing good money manage- ment of Waterioo's community services department were applaud- ed in a just-released provincial ed in a just-renew provmcuu publication. entitled Cost Revenue The key to Wateroo'ts 6tWCe6tr, said community services director Ken Pftug, is the way the city and local community groups have worked together to provide facili- ties such as creative play/arm» and pools. "We've had a program for a number of years where we, com- usually grows and the school boards provided mopey" to build some Is playgrounds throughout the city, Pang explained. (Mam the neighbourhood volunteers wlll not only help raise the masonry fund- ing, but will also work to develop and build the parks in their areas. Commitment key to - recreation facilities Ptue added that this movement towards greater volunteer partici. nation has occurred because of the incredibly fast growth of the com- munity in recent years, "The city has just not been able to provide the total funding to provide park are» as they are needed," he said. “MW.MV.M& "M- Mumbli- Mutt!» serial number. ., the maile’smr number is in“. I is ttdirrtothepatieeest'gt- pater and the o-r', name. niches: and be provided In minutes But if the bicycle eon- uins no ideartifieatimt Iulnhet. the job he and time-consuming. said Pulis. She recalled one in. “Wepigg-uw Pftug also predicted that the city will be forced to develop additional creative programs in the future if it is to provide services without becoming a tax burden. "As we go on there is going to have to be more of this sort of thing FPC with tight money there will have to be more innovation to get parks developed and keep the mill rate at a realistic level," he explained, While utilizing volunteer re- sources does reduce municipal coats, Pflug stressed that it has other positive results as well. “The real advantage is that it gets the people involved in their community and, by getting them involved, they will help see that the park is maim tainted. “It gives the people the feeling of working together for the benefit at the whole community," he sue. He also said that none of this would be possible without the commitment of Waterloo citizens to the city and their willingness to help out when asked. "We've had great co-operation from the people FFF no matter what goes on the people of Waterloo get behind it and promote it," Pang said Waterloo's money having strtr makes Ire among 25. suggestions offered in the provincial publicur lion to help municipalities reduce expenditures and increase reve nues needs with; rmvereung recreational hummus-ck hi 5.- no: and “asthma name by teaching tf the - can.“ be located. bicycles are that renal- unclaimed uc sold at regular PtF thee auctions. Pulls feels that the patrol's involvement with {mud bikes will be beoetyeUl to police of. 'ieers because it will free up their time to do other work. At the tContinued on one 9!