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At a press conference in her office Tuesday, Carroll said her top priority ‘‘is to continue to serve as Waterloo‘s mayor,"‘ yet would not deny the Regional chairmanship is out of the picture. Mark Bryson Chronicle Staff * Waterloo Mayor Marjorie Carroll has announced she will seek her fourth term in office â€" but failed to quash rumors she will leave the post for the region‘s top job. "I view the Regional chairmanship as a completely separate decision. All of you know me too well to know that I don‘t rule out anything,"‘ she told reâ€" porters. During her nine years as mayor, Carroll has witnessed and played a major role in the city‘s growth and development. Although many people think the activity in Waterloo is bound to slow down, Carroll â€"has other ideas. Carroll became mayor in 1977 folâ€" lowing Herb Epp‘s departure to the Ontario legislature. She defeated Ald. "It‘s not a boom, bump or blimp. It is a steady growth that I feel will continue well into the future," said Carroll. 130th Year No. 41 ‘"‘There are a number of exciting core projects I hope to see come to fruition." Mark Bryson Chronicle Staft With both cities‘ recreation departments launching fullâ€"scale investigations into the problem, the major question from Waterloo‘s standpoint must be whether there is adequate facilities at present to accommodate its own citizens. Ken Brooks, director of adult services at the Y, said current lessons are operating at approximately 70 per cent capacity, meaning there are a lot of Waterloo residents taking lessons in Kitchener pools that are available in their own city. Reports that Waterloo residents are making the most of Kitchener tax dollars by registering for Kitchener‘s highly popular winter swimming lessons and pushing Kitchener residents onto waiting lists have created a giant splash between the Twin Cities. If figures from the Waterloo Family Y are any indication, there is no shortage, just a lack of awareness of what is available. ‘"We have room in aH age groups and basically offer the same things as you would get from a city swimming lesson," said Brooks. Why is it Waterloo residents prefer Kitchener pools? Waterloo Mayor Marjorie Carroll announced she will be running for another term yesterday. She did not, however, rule out the possibility of vacating the spot for the regional chairman‘s seat. Mark Bryson photo Making waves He feels the slightly higher cost for individual arroll‘s ready for term four Wednesday, October 9, 1985 Besides Carroll, the other likely candidate for the regional chairâ€" manship is Woolwich Mayor Ken Seilâ€" ing. t Regional council will elect a new chairman Dec. 12. If Carroll were to run her term would be less than a month. Despite offering no hints, Carroll felt it was imperative for a chairman hopeful to be holding a post at the time of taking a crack at the top job. Should she attempt for the regional job and fail, Carroll would return as mayor. If she were successful, council would hold an election similar to the one that saw Carroll elected in the first place. Carroll is also involved with the student housing task force currently gaining steam and lists the situation among the top priorities. However, she says nothing will likely be done on the matter for a year because the study will have to focus on the whole city as opposed to the original student outlook. * If she does tackle a fourth term, Carroll said one of the top priorities has to be maintaining Waterloo‘s existing lifestyle without stopping growth. Brian Turnbull in a council vote. Since then she has won the seat three times by acclamation. But leaves options open Current Kitchener lessons run from $14 to $17.50 with a $3 user fee tacked on top for Waterloo residents. The Y has a flat rate of $20 for lessons, yet with a yearly membership for $75, the purchaser will get more lessons in the long run and enjoy the additional Y facilities. sessions could be a reason for the migration to Kitchener pools, but when swimmers are enrolled on a continuous basis, the Waterloo Y option becomes financially more attractive. The only real difference between the two is the programs. Kitchener offers Red Cross courses while the Y has its own levels which are regarded to be basically the same. A current breakdown of Waterloo Y programs show the preâ€"school sessions (six months to six years) operating at 70.5 per cent capacity with 217 openings, youth (6â€"12) at 77 per cent with 123 openings, specialized swimming (synchronized, diving) at 79 per cent with 36 openings, leadership courses (10â€"6) at 79 per cent with 80 openings and adult aquatics at 75 per cent with 61 openings. Brooks feels the way to make Waterloo residents Waterloo, Ontario 25 cents at the Newstand If Pflug‘s investigation determines Waterloo does need a new facility, council will be made aware of the findings. If not, Waterloo must wait until 1989 when a $2 million facility is slated for construction. His plan of attack is to find out if Kitchener classes are indeed full and if so, what percentage of participants are Waterloo residents and then check with the Y. But he doesn‘t see the problem as anything new, stating ‘‘Waterloo residents have always enrolled in Kitchener‘s programs." He feels the current situation of over 50 per cent enrolment by Waterloo residents at Kitchener‘s Breithaupt Pool is strictly because of the location on the Kâ€"W border. Pflug had not checked with the Waterloo Y, which is only minutes from Breithaupt, before commenting last week. The University of Waterloo and Wilfrid Laurier pools are not used by the general public and can‘t be considered viable options to the problem Waterloo Community Services director Ken Pflug said his department has commenced a study of the situation and will inform city council of their find ings. use their only facility is by making them more aware.