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preservation of wetland areas along Laurel . "We need a In total, 47 acres of wetlands will be Local environmentalists and naturalists -ZI:fitii-notmch. illium has gone a long way in adâ€" dressing a number of concerns, particularâ€" lym'atanmmt,"nidVirpfl Martin a&: the meeting. "But they‘re jumping the gun. not looking at tbowtdenvironm:z‘;chm” Before allowing any farther development in the west end, the city needs to develop a "vision" for the area designed to protect the natural features. Creek in the northern area of the property, e â€"" 0 n e mt + Two other sections of provincially signifiâ€" cant wetland â€"â€" one jutting south from Laurel Creek Conservation Area â€" will be preserved, as will a cattail meadow swale which will be used as a natural water mentally sensitive protection area to the southwest. "If the link goes we have a little island. P The smaller these islands are the more 3 vulnerable they are." Lt Kâ€"W Field Naturalist Samm MacKay 1¢s : (ht e told councillors at the hearing, "You never â€" d P "“ m uyno!‘n:'veywuyi- * h L Cowk ‘mitigate‘, not ‘no‘, 9 Planning Commissioner *Tom Slomke Martin wants his upland woodiot preserved from development by told the hearing that the Trillium proposal m:-m“mmumunmmmngmmmmw will help the city in its efforts to reâ€"write of Waterioo. Local naturalists say the developer has not gone far enough in the west side study. planning to save environmentaily sensitive lands. lan Kiricby photo "We were shocked that the Maple Grove Road site was chosen; it is not in a core location; the proposal is not one central headquarters; and the costs are significantly higher than any of the other proposals," said executive director K“t'hylhcm w emfi'yum aterloo regional council to reconsider the future of the Waterioo regional headquarters." Council will Thursday debate a motion by Waterloo councilior and regional representative Andrew Telegdi to locate the headquarters in downtown Kitchener at a ceiling cost of $71 million. That is the estimated cost of building at the Waterloo location, while the consultants estimated the Kitchener proposal will cost $78 million. president of the Waterioo chamber of commerce. The Waterloo Uptown Business Improvement Area (BIA) board of directors have expressed "surprise" and "disappointment" at the regional council decision. "We strongly support having the regional headquarters in a core â€" Waterioo or Kitchener â€" with a price tag ceiling of $71 million as per the size and cost specifications of the Inducon proposal," wrote past chair Terry Hollohan in a memo to Tax Watch Waterloo Region announced at a Monday media conference they want a scaledâ€"down building to be Muflvwl‘hh'fl-boormdym if that is not feasible. "Government is for people â€" the site selection should be where there is an easy citizen access to government services, Mc'fltwndwuu."md-w release. a core site is necessary." Tax Watch said the no frills building should be limited to 200,000 square feet and current employment levels kept steady. If that is done, the building cost could be limited to $48 million, said Lorne Caughill, who chairs the executive committee of Tax Watch. That works out to a cost of $220 per square foot. "You have to tighten your belt to achieve that, but it‘s achievable," said Caughill. The Inducon proposal for Silver Lake was for 325,000 omfeadaeodolfllmflhon-â€"orfll&.quooc the Waterioo and Kitchener Chambers of Commerce have asked that the building be located in the core of either city as recommended by a $250,000 consultants study. The chambers believe the decentralization required to implement the Maple Grove Road recommendation will be inconvenient and costly, and would reduce staff productivity because of travel times required between the multiple "The chambers strongly suggest that regional council reâ€" examine the core proposals and look for ways to reduce the eodbyelin!ilnfil!whem" said Tom Burns, Opposition grows against region‘s choice for new headquarters earlier this month to begin negotiations to locate a new T esoquarters on bhapk Grow, Read in Camiriage *** Opposition is mounting to the decision by regional council WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, MAF