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Chronicle us A group of Waterloo citizens opposed to further concrete channeling of Laurel Creek in the city‘s core won a small victory at Monday‘s city council meeting. Contrary to an initial recommendation from the planning department, council voted to boyfriend Richard van Poelgeest before attending last Saturday‘s football game between the Goiden Hawks and Western University Mustangs. The Mustangs won 27â€"14. â€" isobe! Lawson photo Local rts delivered with this N‘Qm Facts*. Chicopee Ski Club. iected areas only student gets her face painted :ummmwmwm Inalanact hatore Athontknn act m mmmwmm m'sboulmm i awwm mm Residents win one in channelization fight seccsssseceasa s 8 a a a a a a a a a in a zone change application elat 10 18 31 that would leave open the future design of the channeling of the creek. recommendation would make a vertical wall channe! between Erb Street and Bridgeport Road almost inevitable. (GRCA) is conducting a class environmental assessment for the design required to provide a PATRIOTIC "Because the GRCA is still studying the alternatives, I encourage this council to defer this decision until the future of the creek is decided," said Dawn Martin, a resident of 64 The planning report required a strip of land “hm& be granted to the city for floodplain purposes by Torontoâ€"based developer First Plazas Inc. "The only option to stay within the rightâ€"ofâ€" way proposed in this report would be the vertical concrete channel," Gord Lemon, the city‘s director of engineering admitted under questionâ€" ing. & If the environmental assessment found that another form of flood control was preferable along that stretch of creek, the GRCA would have to negotiate with the developer to acquire additional lands, Lemon added. Area residents have formed a group to oppose any further concrete chatineling along Laurel Creek unless there is no other option. They announced in an August letter to council and the GRCA their intention to oppose concret walls between Erb and Weber Streets. ning told council the currently preferred alterâ€" native for the creek between Erb Street and Bridgeport Road is a concrete wall, but added the actual design has not been decided. No design could be finalized until after the environâ€" mental assessment. City council and the GRCA would both have to approve the final option. The design of the Erb Street to Bridgeport Road section of the creek could be different than that between Bridgeport Road and Weber The proposal shown council "is an alternative the developer favors because it makes his site plan work as shown fin drawings shown counâ€" cil)", said Lemon. Other residents questioned the need for addiâ€" tional commercial Aevelopment near the Upâ€" Town area. First/Plazas Inc. intends to build a quality 15,2404quareâ€"metre shopping centre on A ri of asphalt will run from Bridgeport Road td Erb Street, said David Hunsberger, 58 Pepplet Street. "Even the most magnificent fllfi‘mm the country is not going to transâ€" form this ugly sterility into a welcoming gateway to UpTown." â€" O Council voted to approve the staff recommenâ€" dations in principle, with amendments allowing for acquiring more lands for flood control to be brought forward next Monday. Tom Slomke, the city‘s * p % Â¥ f