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Council reacts to pooperâ€"scooper pressure Oktoberfest reflects on 1986 Greening up Now they‘re ready OQutgoing president Jack Peâ€" terson summed up the past two years; "when I first took on the job as president 1 looked abhead and saw a mixture of change, controversy, evolution and natuâ€" rally, challenge. 1 was not disapâ€" The general meeting of Kâ€"W Oktoberfest Inc. was held recentâ€" ly at the Valhalia Inn and offered an evening of insights from management of the future growth potential and concerns associated with the Festival. _ Peterson, who is manager of the repair bureau of Bell Canada, stoopâ€"andâ€"scoop zone. City council decided Monday to ask staff for a full report on the issue, outlining what had to be done to put a pooperâ€"scooper bylaw in placeâ€"and when in placeâ€"â€" how to enforce it. . The council action is a result of two weeks of letters and phone calls from outraged residents to council members asking for a reversal of their Jan. 19 stance At that meeting, Mayor Marjorie Carroll told Lincdoin Village community association president George Harper that Waterloo was not ready to address the issue adequate parking and ensuring the future development potential of uptown. We don‘t want to create a smaller sister to Kitchener, but rather something that compliâ€" ments it," said Hughes. To get the ball rolling, Hughes says the city must first develop a theme . This, he says, can be achieved by "greening it up a bit, making it like The normally bheavy traffic flow on King Street could be diverted to Caroline and Regina Streets under the plan, much similar to Duke and Charles Streets in Kitchener. A divided King Street would then only be used for local traffic. The ambitious plan also calls for the enlargeâ€" ment of Silver Lake, bringing it to the corner of Erb and Caroline Streets. Other plans include: e That a major hotel be erected on the banks of Silver Lake and that a public beardwalk eventually encompass the lake; eThat a new civic recreation complex and cenvention centre be located on the property currently known as the Canbar Lands. The GerryO’Ndlthhedevelriatphnwnthe complex could potentially house the new Waterâ€" greatest thing to happen in core area for the leo Arena as well as an indoor swimming pool; past half century . Waterloo has taken the first step towards being a Ontario Lt. Gov. Lincoin Alexander shakes Anthony Lavigne‘s hand after the primary and kindergarten choir honored him with a performance at Lincoin Heights public school Friday. Rodney Gilchrist photo highlighted four particularly satâ€" isfying events from his term â€" the construction of King Ludwig‘s Castle as a focal point for the Festival, the growth of closing ceremonies from a modest beâ€" ginning in 1985 to the phenomenal success in 1986 in conjunction growth of family participation and special events for children, and the fact that Oktoberfest has become a mature festival. Guenter Jessat, incoming president, offered another viâ€" sion: ‘‘While everything beâ€" comes official tonight, work has LINCOLNS MEET (Continued from page 1) "If we den‘t do it now, our chance of doing it later is very much less," he said. Arcop, which has conducted similar studies for Halifax and Moncton, is considered unique in the field because it utilizes the "cyclical design process‘‘ which involves the city , the public and the consultant team. Theoretically, this allows for the analysis of problems and the identificaâ€" tion of solutions to evolve together. Hughes said Waterioo currently suffers from a poor image particularly because of its parking lot focal point. He also had little nice to say about the city‘s "tired arena." e That new landscaping and street improveâ€" ments take place along much of Regina and King Streets; e That a ‘"civic presence‘‘ such as a watler fountain be erected nearby the new CN Real Estate project on Regina Street. Hughes labeis the plans as "freewheeling"‘, but pointed out the plans are simply a concept to evolve from . Waterloo business development director Carroll explained Monday that to put a stoop and scoop bylaw in place is not as simple as it would appear. Waterioo North MPP Herb Epp would first have to agree with the byiaw and would then have to introduce the proposed legislation as a private members bill at Queen‘s Park. With all this expected to take at least one year, Waterioo would then be faced with the prospect of enforcing it. importance on your schedule," wrote John and Mardie Bester of 325 Conceordia Cres. Several # received at city hall last week were Ald. Dorothy Schnarr said that Guelph and Cambridge ery on *s Jan. 19 stance. use police trained students to monitor the situation in We find it outrageous that you find it of little already begun. Earlier this month we concluded a very successful seminar and one item ~tands out from all the Giscusâ€" sions bheld. It was made abunâ€" dantly clear that we all agree on the fact that we should increase the asset capital base of Kâ€"W Oktoberfest Inc. To achieve that, we must be extra prudent with our expenditures .‘‘ Bill Stewart, general manager , focussed on the marketing effort which brought Oktoberfest greater exposure to a key source of new business, the tour operaâ€" tor market. Mark Bryson Telegdi claimed the mayor had stated his suggestion to wave a $114,000 lot levy for a studentâ€"owned housing coâ€"operative on Philip Street was both ‘‘illegal" and would provide a "dangerous preceâ€" dent .‘ Treasurer Tom Stockie confirmed Carroll‘s statement that development charges were paid by the Brighton Coâ€"op. "It‘s a very disturbing fact that the task force put a great amount of time and effort into this and then our ideas are overturned by a staff response," said University of Waterloo Federation of Students president Scott Forrest.Wilfrid Laurier University Student Union president Brian Thompson was also upset. claiming that after one year in operation the task force had really done "nothing concerning the housing shortage .‘ Chronicle Stafft The apparent onâ€"going feud between Waterloo Mayor Marjorie Carroll and Ald. Andrew Telegdi came to a head Monday night when the outspoken councilior demanded an apology for alleged comments made about his initiative to provide a municipal grant for a studentâ€"owned housing project. Producing a letter dated June 20. 1985. Telegdi pointed out that Carroll had requested the Regional Municipality of Waterloo to waive its regional development charges for the nonâ€"profit Brighton Yard Housing Coâ€"operative on Young Street. Several members of Waterioo‘s Student Housing Task Force were on hand to lend support for Telegdi in his bid, but in the end council decided by a 4â€"3 vote not to provide the grant to the coâ€"op. _ â€" Carroll also said in the letter that "Waterloo council recently agreed to very substantially lower the selling price of the land," to the coâ€"op. Carrol} immediately denied any wrongdoings and said, "I reject categorically that you were suggesting something illegal. I only said that we must check with our solictor before waving levies." Telegdi said Mewhinney‘s "paper motion"" would do very little for the cause. ‘‘This council had the opportunity to put its dollars where its mouth was and it didn‘t do it." he said. The price of the Brighton land was lowered. she said, because it was located on the Grand River Conservation Area‘s flood plain. Ald. Mary Jane Mewhinney suggested later that council send a letter of support for the Philip Street project to Waterloo MPP Herb Epp and Housing Miniser Alvin Curling. With a slight quiver in his voice, Telegdi added that in his one year tenure on the task force, that he had received "zilch help from (Carroll) or (chairman) Brian Turnbull." A number of the task force members present were upset their final recommendations were scrutinized by city staff and that council then voted on the staff response. Council didn‘t put its money where mouth was, WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUVUARY 4, 1987 â€" PAGE 3 Former RC Board chairman dies of heart attack Zettel, an employee of Mutual Life for 38 years, is believed to have suffered the heart attack while watching a hockey game on television. A member of St. Agnes Roman Catholic Church Zettel represented Waterioo for 19 years on the separate school board and served as board chairman from 1980 to 1982. He also chaired the Kâ€"W Catholic high school board from 1977 to 1979. Surviving are his wife, the former Veronica Kraemer, and four daughters, Kathy of Toronto, Patti of Vancouver; Debbie and Janet, both of Kitchenerâ€"Waterioo; two brothers and one sister. Mac Zettel, a former chairman of the Waterioo region separate school board and a trustee for 19 years, died of a heart attack Saturday while visiting relatives in Walkerton. He was 58. slams Telegdi easy, but similar to cigarette smoking, public education and pressure would force people to eventually fall in line. Ald. Mary Jane Mewhinney couldn‘t resist getting in a line to close the debate. "It‘s an issue that certainly isn‘t going to disappear," she said. As part of her directive to staff, Schnarr requested staff to collect pooperâ€"scooper bylaws from other muâ€" Ald. Andrew Telegdi said the process would not be