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+ » # t 4 § W m 129th Year No. 47 _ Wednesday, November 23, 1983 _____Waterioo, Ontario _ 25 cents at the Newstand | / w4 Thwarted by city council just one year ago in an attempt to develop a luxury shopping mall on his King Street property just north of University Avenue, Waterioo developer Abe Wiebe is back with a new plan for a multiâ€"million dollar retail, commercial and residential complex at that same loâ€" cation. The new proposal is for a $7.5 million *multiâ€"use‘‘ developâ€" ment featuring retail shops and offices on the first two or three stories and at least one apartment tower of up to nine floors. Parking would be underground. City council Monday received an application from Wiebe Properties Limited to have 255 and 265 King St. N. rezoned from general residential to general business to allow construction of the new complex to proceed. Wiebe also has asked for an amendment to the city‘s official plan to allow residential use of that site. . Wiebe is back with brand new site proposal Currently Wiebe has a $750,000,. 10,.000â€" squareâ€"foot project unâ€" derway at 253 King St., Jim Elierman of Cambridge has been named the first prize winner of the 1983 Oktoberfest (Mympic Lottery drawn last Ellerman‘s prize is a trip for two to the 1984 summer Olympics. which includes return airfare. six nights hotel accommodaâ€" tion and tickets for the Olympic Opening Ceremonies, as well as other athletic events. Second prize, a weekend trip for two to Montreal with return airfare from Toronto, two nights accommodation and Montreal Canadiens hockey tickets, went to William Fletcher of Waterioo. Third prize. a trip for two to a Buffalo Sabres hockey game and one night hotel accommodation. was won by Doreen Hall 6f Waterioo. Kidney awareness programs A total of $39.238 was raised in the Lottery ticket selling campaign. The $2 tickets were sold by 213 Oktoberfest volunteers and 48 different nonâ€"profit organizations. The total dollar figure raised by the service groups is The highest group fundraiser was the Region of Waterioo Swim Club, with a total of $1.715 going into their own coffers. The Oktoberfest volunteers raillied together for a total of $10.458 in ticket sales. ROW helps own cause â€" SEE PAGE 5 just south of the lands involved in Monday‘s application, which will house two retail stores on the first floor and offices on the upper level. The proposed deâ€" velopment would be inâ€" tegrated ‘"architec turally and aesthetical ly" with the building now â€" under _ construc tion, Wiebe said in his application . eir own coffers. The I If the development l s rallied together for gets the goâ€"ahead from ket sales. the city construction will begin in 1985. THIS WEEK INSIDE council turned down a Wiebe proposal to build a luxury mall at the King/University â€" locaâ€" tion fearing competiâ€" tion from such a develâ€" opment would jeoparâ€" dize its efforts at core revitalization. To "allay"* these conâ€" cerns of city politicians and staff, Wiebe‘s new application includes a proposal to limit the amount of retail space in the development to 10 per cent of the resiâ€" dential space offered. The same restriction would apply (o the amount of office space permitted. Mayor Marjorie Carâ€" roll Tuesday called the new Wiebe proposal ‘"one that council has to look at very seriously . "A 14â€"store mall is very different from a multiâ€"use complex â€" residential use is most appropriate combined with the other uses and it‘s something that could very well fly on that corner." she conâ€" tinued . Public hearings, still to be scheduled, will be held into the requested zone change before council makes a deciâ€" sion on the matter. Last October city duties as a broadcaster. He‘s got a prize stamp â€"â€" SEE PAGE 3 DORNY‘S CORNER Jay knows how to â€"â€" SEE PAGE 33 Rick Campbell photo