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Telegdi ‘"I‘m happy with the library progress but, then again, it should have never gotten to that state," he said. _ SV O He was also concerned, to a lesser extent, about the decision to hold off on hiring a fire inspector on July 1. Telegdi, along with Ald. Lynne Woolstencroft and Dorothy Schnarr, wanted the hiring now to show support for Schnarr‘s proposal that would see such an officer enforce the Ontario Fire Code regulations in the city‘s rooming houses. (Continued from page 1) Council took that proposal Monday night and sent it back to staff for further information, although appearing to be fully behind it. "I still think it will likely come on stream,"‘ said Telegdi. Prior to the budget session, the city‘s chief administrative officer Don Roughley told the committee that one of its concerns should be to improve communications with the public. This could be achieved by purchasing space in the Chronicle or assisting reporters by providing them with "good information", he said. Library revamp pushes tax increase over 8 per cent mark "-;I-;g;tâ€"i';e ;fé's;fias been an dngoing concern for some members of council since they received what they believed was ‘"innaccurate reporting‘‘ by local media when the new city hall was announced last year. â€" â€" â€" S s _ "It‘s very important how we are perceived. There needs to be some image work done," said Roughley. "There is concern about bad press in the business community." To this, Telegdi replies "garbage." "Council should realize there is room for healthy press in a democratic process. A lot of times things get written that you don‘t like, but reporters are human. They have a job to do just like an alderman," said Telegdi. Mark Bryson Chronicle Staft Waterloo‘s finance committee will fall short in achieving it‘s goal of a seven per cent tax increase, mainly because of the massive funding required to upgrade the city‘s public liâ€" brary CR CE 2 + At a marathon budgetâ€"cutting session Tuesday, commitâ€" tee members managed to cut $175,746 from its proposed 1986 spending estimate of $20.55 million, but ended up seeing the cuts pushed back to $55,441, after an additional $120,334 was issued to Waterloo‘s ailing library. Final details of the city‘s preliminary budget were not available at press time as Community Services and Public Works budget estimates had not been shaved as of 5 p.m. yesterday. Members went back to the numbers this morning to wrap up the proceedings. After yesterday‘s dayâ€"long session, city treasurer Tom Stockie said the tax increase sat at 10.08 per cent, down slightly from 10.66 in the morning. Being optimistic about today‘s session, he revised the city objective to an 8.25 per cent tax increase. That would mean an increase of $20 to the average $1,000 tax bill. uis C C L s uin e c W eame year," said Stockie. P th 30 200 AMiicidnndata io ditocbiieictdast The committee‘s sevenâ€"perâ€"cent goal was established before an independant study of Waterlioo‘s library reported the facility fared poorly in comparison to other cities with comparable populations. The report prompted yesterday‘s decision to not only hire an additional librarian, but also two resource support staff members. The committee also pencilled in $15,000 for an architectural feasibility study and $100,000 to increase the book supply. The city will attempt to get funding from the province in 1987 and 1988 to offset the actual construction costs. Also reaping the benefits of generous aldermen during the morning hours was the Waterloo Chamber of Commerce. Stating a need for an additional part time worker and greater funds for programs, the Chamber asked council for . /% SHWs e n m C OR NLIM n k pICE@IOT O LIDEUS 100. PAAA HOIORE NOR TE Cl enc alllla . a 32â€"perâ€"cent increase over the 1985 handout. Council was gnly to happy to part with the $73,728. "If we‘re going to meet the overall needs of the community, we‘ll just have to bite the bullet," said Ald. Mary Jane Mewhinney. & The Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Commitâ€" tee also fared well, getting $6,800, up considerably from $2,375 last year. Project Lift received $117,581. Those who were not so lucky included the Kitchenerâ€"Waâ€" terloo Little Theatre. The group was dumped from the city‘s annual charity list because of what aldermen called a poor season last year. “:."vl‘vl;;;'“;é'gr;]“to be in disaray," said Ald. Lynne Woolstencroft before agreeing to deny the $1,200 request. Another noteworthy happening from the budgetâ€"cutting session was the cost of public liability insurance. What cost the city $133,978 in 1985, hasincreased 54 per cent to $206,000 this year, reflecting a 1.4 per cent tax rise. MeETCD I B NoT Ey C e n nes on P on oofi dR o en oo en The committee also pledged $16,000 to Sounds of Summer and an additional $2,000 to the Seagram Museum so it can establish a wine festival that will run adjacent to the Waterloo Park festival. ”W;â€"té}iobvéi'tyCouncil will finalize the budget at next Monday night‘s meeting. & Tt diac + hoi fist td ioh niiocttvat "It‘s a fairly bareâ€"bones budget in basically a catchâ€"up Mark Bryson Chronicle Statft The owner of an uptown parking lot has turned down the demands of nearby residents concerned about the use of the lot, leaving an out of court settlement a remote possibility. Irwin Duncan, solictor for the Church of the Holy Saviour on Allen Street East, told the Chronicle at Monday night‘s meeting of city council that the church would continue to allow Mutual Life‘s Allen Square tenants the use of its parking lot during office hours and would not agree to a proposal by nearby residents who claim the agreement between Mutual and the church is a ‘"commercial‘‘ one. "It‘s an unacceptable response," said Duncan, referring to a letter from David Estrin, the residents‘ lawyer. _ _ Estrin‘s letter calls for a stop to all nonâ€"church related parking after Dec. 31, with Mutual being allowed to use 50 spaces until then. The church will be able to use 10 to 12 spots indefinitely on the 68â€"space lot. It called for a response by March Residents claim the church is breaking a city bylaw which prohibits any use not specifically devoted to church activities. The city has decided, on advice from solicitor Bill White, that nothing can be done. 17. This community is no different from any other in Canada when it comes to free tradeâ€"a pact with the United States to open borders and remove trade barriers would hurt Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo and its people, says the president of the Ontario Federation of Labour. Cliff Pilkey told a press conferâ€" ence at the Valhalla Inn last Thursday that an Ontario govâ€" ernment study says at least 281,000 people in this province could lose their jobs if this country adopts free trade. Meanâ€" while, a third of our manufacturâ€" ing sector is highly sensitive, and another third, or about 271,000 jobs, are sensitive and under serious threat. "The Macdonald Commission estimated nearly a million peoâ€" ple would lose their jobs. There is widespread acknowledgement of where jobs will be lost, but no one can point to where there will be a single gain. It would be disasâ€" trous to add to the already tragic level of unemployment,"‘ he said. Pilkey spent time in Kitchener, Waterloo, Cambridge and Guelph during the day as part of a province wide OFL campaign against free trade. The adoption would cause more damage than just jobs, he says. It would also cause deâ€" terioration of health care and the erosion of social systems which will lead to further attacks on the public sector. He also says Canadians will not be able to make their own political, cultural or economic decisions. ‘Free trade means our econâ€" omy will be tied completely to that of the US. To be so dependent on a country whose production and markets are 10" times the size of our, is to give up our independence,"" he said. ‘‘Nothing, not the Auto Pact, not agriculture, will be safe from the negative effects of free trade. The more people learn about what free trade will do to their communities and our country, the less they support it." During his stay in Kâ€"W, one of 20 stops on the tour, Pilkey met with public figures, community Pilkey tours region in OFL protest of free trade Church stands its ground â€"â€" Mutual Life parkers can stay leaders, local politicians and members of the public to try and push his message. On April 26, at 12 (noon), the OFL is sponsoring a public rally at Queen‘s Park for jobs and against free trade. If its books you want, it‘s books you‘ll find in First United Church‘s Hilliard Hall April 4 and 5 when the Canadian Federation of University Women hold their annual used book sale. Here, sale chairman Joan Beck and Doreen Janicek look over some of the treasures already collected. WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1986 â€" PAGE 3 Duncan says the church will wait for residents to make the next move, but did not hold a great deal of optimism. â€" ‘‘They (residents) want to negotiate on a unilateral basis and that is unacceptable. If they want to try and find a common ground then we‘re still open for negotiations and discussion,"‘ said Duncan. The church and Mutual Life have been arguing all along that there is no commercial useâ€"the company built the lot in the church‘s rear yard as a donation. Resident leader Cilla Cross, who last week said a court decision would likely settle the issue if their proposal received negative response from the church and Mutual, told reporters she would wait until talking to Estrin before making a firm decision. She admitted, however that she was stillhoping for further discussion. "If t'he; want to come back with another offer we‘ll listen," she said. ‘"What really bothers me is how they‘ve (Mutual Life) gone all out tonight to promote the folly of being good neighbors. A good neighbor wouldn‘t be doing what they‘re doing."‘ Mutual Life Public Affairs Director Doug Booth said in a press release that the company believes it has acted properly and responsibly throughout the debate and at no time has its actions been deemed illegal or undesirable by the city. BOOK BONANZA "Organized labour is going to such an extent in the campaign against free trade because what‘s at stake is the ability of Canadians to make our own decisions about our own future," says Pilkey.