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Mark Brynn Chronicle Staff Opponents of the "commercial use" of an uptown parking lot have broken a three-month news blackout and decided to publicly air their grievances about the proceedings since the hush was ordered. I f - ' _ . . I 7»; Ayn...) .-.Lnihn- “uh-n I] D procmursa - u-w nu."- w..- --_V_V _- The issue, which revoivesaround whether Mutual Life can legally use the parking lot of the Church of the Holy Saviour on Allen Street East. has been going on since last September. Nearby residents claim the church is breaking a city bylaw which prohibits any use not specifically devoted to the use of the church. The City of Waterloo has decided, on advice from city solicitor Bill White, that nothing can be done. _ -- v . . te, __J A... Ala-nun“ a") "nut. that nun-":5 e-.. .___ tn“--. The other two parties, Mutual Life and the church, are arguing that the lot was built as a "donation", and therefore no commercial use is present. The company has been parking in the 6&space lot since mid-December, about the same time mediator Keith Glaze was brought in. Since Glaze's arrival on Dec. 19, met Just twice, with very little I 131st Year No. 10 Mark Bryson Chronicle Staff Tâ€"W ClltrttttitSt l Waterloo could lose its remaining three granny flats to Kitchener if it fails to provide suitable locations in the next two to three months, says a Ministry of Housing spokesman. Peter Cridland. senior co-ordinator of the housing conservation ....:. Mm in a tnlnnhnnp intprview from Toronto last week that Peter Cridland. senior co-ordinator of the housing conservation unit, said in a telephone interview from Toronto last week that Waterloo must have the three remaining locations "firmed up" in the next two to three months orthe Ministry will begin looking at other areas in the Regional Municipality of Waterloo to locate the prefabricated housing units for seniors. "We will certainly be looking further afield in the region. As a matter of fact, we have already received a number of what seem to be firm inquiries from the city of Kitchener," said Cridland. Despite having the option to locate the units in another area, “a.-.“ c'4%.rkr n... Minictrv ic not roadv to give up hope on Waterloo, be firm inquiries from the city of Kitchener," said Cridland. Despite having the option to locate the units in another area, Cridland says the Ministry is not ready to give up hope on Waterloo, and furthermore, is not sorry it made the city as one of its three choices for the pilot project. The other two areas, Sudbury and ottawa/Carleton, had very little difficulty placing their four alloted units. uuun. "We haven't found it neccessary in other areas but we have decided to advertise that the units are available. The reason we haven't done this to date is because we don't need a flood of applications and we don't want to make it seem this is a first come, first serve thing," said Cridland. - -- w. . ., .LA n: Tre 'is.....), “In! DC: VC "In-5, gun. v..‘......_. Waterloo City Council first gave its support to the PLUS (Portable Living Units for Seniors) demonstration project in October of 1984. Greeted originally with positive public response, the project has fallen on hard times recently, with several resident groups voicing strong opposition to units being located in their neighborhood. - _ . ‘ "‘ .____t-._, -c.s..4 ecu-nun“ (.an allUlls "MP""""'" u: mun“; "at...” .-V._V__ h, V, V To date Waterloo has received M inquiries about granny flats, according to Greg Romanick of the city's planning department, but has managed to locate only one, that in the backyard of William Schedler at 212 Allen St. E. In recent weeks, an application by Ed and Nancy Norman of 341 Whitmore Dr.,met with furious opposition from _ NEGOTIATIONS BREAK DOWN Residents break news blackout on lot battle Alberta skip Ed Lukowich (right) and members of his winning rink pose with the Labatt Tankard after winning the Brier Sunday afternoon at the Kitchener auditorium. Members of the winning rink are. from left, Brent Syme, Nell Houston and John Ferguson. See story on page 29. lichen! can." not: ----GRANNY FLATS--- Locate them or lose them Ministry warns i on Dec. 19, the four sides have very little being accomplished, Wednesday, March 12, 198t1 tContinued on page 5) according to residents' spokesman Cllla Cross of 41 Allen St. E. “Six months have gone by now with still very little to report. Sinee the news blackout its become increasingly clear it's the neighbors against the city, Mutual and the church," said Cross. The latest development on the part of the church and Mutual, according to Cross, was Feb. 19 when a tour-part offer was put forward to residents. She said the proposal would see: the completion of the site plan for the lot, a neighborhood enhancement study, weekend use of the upper deck at Allen Square instead of the church lot and six spaces kept open at all times during the week. proposals are a Joke," said Cross. In a counter offer made by residents' lawyer David Estrin on March 4, they agree that the site plan be completed, which according to Cross means a "a few shrubs will be planted," and nothing else, Residents also call for an end to all non-church related parking after Dec. 31, with Mutual being allowed to use 50 spaces until "Without being unfair to pn_yone. three out four of these Waterloo, Ontario 25 cents thein. The church will be able to use 10 to lupus indettm ite y. l tf there is no reply to the counter-otter by March IT, Cross says the residents will have no choice but to go to i -cit there is no satisfactory response, a to initiate "prop-petit"?." said. When approached by the Chronicle for comment, Waterloo’s chief administrative officer Don Roughley was surprised by the residents' decision to air their grievances in the press. He added that as far as be was concerned the blackout is still on. "I still feel optimistic that a settlement can be reached out of court. I don't think anyone wants it to go that far," said Roughley. Cross does not share his optimism. "The negotiations have broken down," she said. “I know now that the blackout was put in place to protect the city, Mutual and the church." l - .., s r ,.g|a:__.. LA 5-“. (nu-elusi- i “It tit]. mutual an“: - _'.-.'.--'". Cross says her group will be willing to talk further if Mutual and the church come back with another offer by March 17. we will be forced