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«Chronicle Bethishem has come to Waterioo, or so it may seem. For the past several months, members of Lincoin Heights Missionary Church have been planning an elaborate production which has transformed the church‘s basement into a laneway from a first century village. Live animais, authentic sets and actors in authentic constumes, such as Lisa Golem as Mary and her son Jeremy as Baby Jesus, bring the setting to life. Tours of n}%zamngywmmwm.wnvp.#mm.ums p.m. are at the orlnodvmn“mponon,yomhsz.-nd children free if accompanied by an adult. Reserve tickets by calling 885â€"4800. EMGR STEP INTO BETHLEKHEM dnesday. Decemb uit mt y oel>: â€" Page A9 s yVE WATeRLOO Pusuc uiensay _ dEC 2 0 1990 Deborah Crandall photo Included in the budget, howevâ€" er, is $15,000 for an expanded composting program and $7,000 for the Saveâ€"aâ€"tree program. The Globe furniture building was also left out of the budget. While council has already agreed to spend $30,000 to moth ball the building, council would not apâ€" prove the inclusion of either $93,000 to repair the roof or $71,500 for a temporary repair. City holds budget increase to 4.6 % The increase is the lowest the city has seen in three years In 1988 taxpayers were hit with a 21â€"perâ€"cent increase, in 1989 a 10.4 per cent hi_k_elydlhisywt_uuincreued by 9.5 per cent The increase translates to a tax increase of $19.24 a year for a home worth $150,000. Councillor Rob Brown, chairman of the budget committee, congra tulated council and city staff, who slashed the budget down from the Keren Adderiey Chronicle Staff Waterloo taxpayers got a welcome break this week when council voted to accept the 1991 budget with a tax increase of just 4.6 per cent November another bad month in housing decrease for the same time 12 housing starts, in Waterloo compared to 261 in October of Housing starts. were 55 per mlnthflurtd compared to same month last year. which were a row rental proâ€" ject. In November of 1989 there were 188 starts in Waâ€" The trend is the same all The biggest decrease has been in multiâ€"unit dwellings such as m-hnhgnd apartment buildings. regâ€" ion recorded a 70 per cent decrease this November over last November and the provâ€" ince recorded a 57 per cent nm--ihiz:'n.dfiu another month housing Starts throughout . the regâ€" started in November of 1989. The -fi%«m were in the City of Waterloo, where w ts fopaccer hi in est rates are being blamed for month, compared to 462 units November 1990 compared to November of last year. In October there were only ‘There were 197 residential