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Having said that, the residents still have every right to wonder if they allow this initial foot in the door, what next? More gobbling up of park green space? The expropriation of existing recreation facilities for "convenience" sake? Maybe even, as our editorial cartoon last week suggested tongue-in- cheek, more buildings on site? A It is a dangerous precedent to be sure, and while WLU, which has a history of atrocious parking policies dating back more than a decade, is a major contributor to our city, it should re- examine other alternatives before intruding into an area where it is clearly not wanted. "AaE6"mTmuxitmttaE,tttEtmEt-va, The university, represented by vice-president of administra- tion Dr. Andrew Berczi, pleaded for "some help while we work on our problem." He alternately suggested that the university, in much the same way it controls significant real estate on Bricker St., could be forced to acquire land in the neighborhood to turn into a similar lot as the proposed one. The confrontation, which will not be dealt with by council until July 11, centres as much on philosophy as on physical surroundings. The area of the park in question, (at the entrance off Central St.) is more a vacant field used for parking for ball fields and tennis overflow. In bad weather, it becomes a dreadful mudhole, and its value as a park-like attraction is nonexistent. The MacGregor group, unlike others who come before council with little more than emotional, redundant appeals, touched virtually every base with their arguments and 27-page report, accompanied by audio-visual support. And so, the MacGregor group, in similar, methodical fashion, put together a presentation and presented a delegation at council last week, outlining in slick fashion its abhorrence of such a plan. Among the arguments criticizing the proposal were: Waterloo Park enhancement studies; the disappearing green space in the core area; noise and anti-social behavior; threat to the safety of young children; available alternatives right on the WLU campus off of King St. N.; the lack of consideration to the neighborhood group most affected by the proposal. 1arratrimtmild'tstgti- Manner). Wit-nib Huh.&-Inhto Aihr0aat.ttrtrtr.tn.' Not long ago, the established residents of the Central/Albert area brought to city council their concerns that by continuing to allow the conversion of single-family dwellings in the area to multiple-unit housing, the city would be contributing to the deterioration of the quality of life there. Their concerns were well-represented at council and their input has led to legislation being passed restricting such conversions. More recently, many of the same individuals were outraged to learn that a proposal was being considered which would allow for the developing of a parking lot in the northeast corner of Waterloo Park, specifically to help alleviate parking woes at WLU by allowing that university round-theclock use of the lot eight months of the year. If ever there was a residential group establishing itself " a force to be reckoned with, the MacGregor Neighborhood AyPciation deserves that recognition these days. Opinion Chii6riicle Addr-alle-ite-to Thqsdstrdeit.,dtrSbttt. -£”AIWQ¢WIL7. Trataehartlhmtidetdtiaeit, ytiritnf_inftttphtmr,Mtite Not welcome You Said It "They are always crying about being underfunded Now they are spending their money on advertising. The mo ney should be spent on the students" Second Class Mail Registration Number 5540 established 1854 “albino-(nan) HWWW/ Should local school boards be spending taxpayer dollars advertising their systems? Jim Brunette Waterloo "Put the money where it will do something. A battle will not produce effective results. They should stick to the basics, they don't need to fight with our money," Ihea-idemrir-ktt- to an editor. M thattid be all“ d trdqhat' “It aatdrrititre_raa-. 1kttnii-"ttarHlterb Wall-Wm wanna Thirridorrq_baCit' Kelly Elliott Kitchener {nu ot m. (n..- admtiaiet'todtstneisth- thatalloaqlaitoeanto" 'uTh-qrlt"talhtrtttgrettiat iq "Aditi, uh- their can to the 01110 has “Haunting“ trat-he “in“ ”M31 "lt shouldn't be a competition. There is a choice, but the taxpayer's money shouldn't be spent promoting the different systems, The money should be spent improving the quality of education," Drew Weeks Waterloo