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Brian Trushinski, the city‘s chairman of the committee that wrouthou&n,toldrddam rl_utnin’od' ltor!oo'l”wogd- lots are tlredy approved for development. * # ‘These approvals were granted by previous council and changing the zoning would ‘have serious legal consequences. There just aren‘t very many laws to protect council decision to defer a previâ€" ously zoned woodlot. fromâ€" the Eastbridge District Implementaâ€" tion Plan so council can study it The city has already been called to appear before the Ontario Municipal Board because of a "I‘m dismayed by the timidity with which the city is ;gpoar_h ing this issue," said Street resident Ken Westhues. "Council could say no to development on woodlots and fuss about it later," Waterloo must hh'm mio;lfldih regardless of the cost, say resiâ€" dents. But developers are worried they‘ll be the ones to pay. At a public meeting to discuss mg.t?’smflyn:mdm on protection ‘of trees woodlots, ‘residents praised city officials for taking a stand but warned them to take a stronger position on woodlots that have already been approved for develâ€" opment, . pas Ammwm,mmMnngmehwmmmm W Te when she collided with a suddentyâ€"opened car door. cyclist Who â€"will: pay to protect:woodlots, developers ask c " is We vasiaase TT ATO CC UEDCRDDCEURIEiCNgqpeRmzr0n mlnl + l.. “'"'" CE ie w current proposals, it dis recomâ€" mend the city negotiate with land owners and developers for future woodlots. Rooney says developers would consider giving some woodâ€" lots to the city as part of the park ‘The city has to have priorities and right now it should be the environment. Council will just have to leave out some of the But Michael Connolly, the presâ€" ::ntof’l‘uW.khth:hot;flandod nl/!!'m. » ci mu be able to md woodlots by trimming its budget. ation, say they are concerned about the question of cost. If the city wants to protect the woodlots, say, it will have to buy them. $ luxury has to be paid for," says Rooney, "and it‘s the taxpayers who will have to pay. It‘s great the public wants to save the trees but they don‘t realize it‘s going to cost them." Gies and Pat Rooney, president of the Kâ€"W Homebuilders Associâ€" development of this piece of land since I?il‘lmmd it has gone through necessary approvâ€" al stages. It‘s not fair for them to wait until the last possible moâ€" ment and then decide to defer it." Bill Gies, owner of the East: bridge woodlot and the construcâ€" tion company that wants to develâ€" op the land, says it is unfair for iAAA en T ConEOUTOU CS RRdapenpcoumy the it But Rooney is confident that development in woodlots is possiâ€" ble without destroying many of "I build about 50 per cent of my developments\ in woodlots and have an~85â€"90 per cent success xlminuininghrgenefiund “." dedication they are required to Environmental Coordinator Brian Trushinski says the city is such as this cityâ€"owned lot on Keats Way. Residents at the meeting, how e ty sous vechana north end. The site i ; occupied by Hewlettâ€"Packard but General Manager M&ufipwmmwhmxmm ied of %Sflk:th i IMJMMMWM mm%fimuma ing changes and must be wmm.nmmmm-n. nrhmm&hfgwdfldbtnmhwmy% developments can support. report is expected completed by September. Markborough Properties Inc., owned by the Hudson‘s Bay Comâ€" pany, has also applied for permission to build a 550,000â€"squareâ€"foot shopping mall on land owned by Manufacturers Life in the city‘s Canbar/Ronto has proposed a 250,000â€"squareâ€"foot commercia! and m e n on on ons i city must it W which owns Waterloo Town Square and wants to Mall to 530,000 mmm&"flm suare ywwhfii@x,m a on i4 bus en Oeoaiece io Lt ce " " Oe ioh i6 butld further The hotel portion of the development won‘t be started until the mall is complete. Until a tenant is found, Richardson says the site for the development will be leased to the city for parking. "T‘d like to start tomorrow if I could, but like most developers today , we‘re finding leasing to be a tougher exercise now then in the past " Despite high interest rates and a slump in the retail market, Richardson says he‘s not worried about leasing the retail space in the ;E he couldn‘t give an exact date, Richardson says he is "very close" to finalizing a deal, “Wehhdlfidpu’tinwmw.whoisavery attractive city for businesses and our lawyers are working diligently to finalize the deal." Needed â€" one major tenant A sign was raised in the vacant lot across from the Waterloo Town Square announcing the site as the future home of the 300,000â€"squareâ€" Keren Addert Chronicle Staff Waterloo Place is only a tenant away from becoming a reality, say Gary Richardson, president of Entredev, says one major tenant must be committed before construction can begin. "They mights well a few trees because those trees » PSRCCC Steve Andrews, another resiâ€" dent whose home is in a former ever, told a different story. Bruce McCulloch‘s home is in a wooded development and he says his trees are dying. eP it WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY committed to saving woodiots woodlot, says his trees have be "I‘ve lost eight trees already ndud:ilrmthq'lldl:.';_m i years. Right now re neighbor‘s house." ;Iilflhmdtomndlin'the JULY 11, 1980 â€" PAGE 3