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IGE cooktop \ing on oven lation for ONIC SHER ASHERS tanding ranges, s and ration ts. led crispers as BBQ. Draw roll wheels Est. 1t | L _ EK ‘vofr e $ agere Aeg A eonmnsing Gaiarind s L ky ces :4 "Service We Believe in it" fi%& mumnmhfi 747'2040 #mmv&gu mmm hen MoWL oAE Nn P incnnt in e e ind flns id dn "The impact on the neighborhood is my prime concern â€" the increased traffic noise, lighting and environmental impact on the area," Campbell said. C‘fis well, more than 20 :f:idents from the Fischerâ€"Hallman/ nine who testified, and several more spoke at the August 15 session.QL "All the public testimony was in favor of the 58,000â€"squareâ€"foot designation of the city ... none was in favor of the Trillium proposal," Campbell said. We thought the area needed the neighborhood uses and not the shopper‘s goods that you‘d find in a Zellers or a Woolco," Turnbull said." Campbell herself testified at the hearings, asking that Trillium‘s proposal be disallowed because city council has already considered all arguments and allowed broad public input before arriving at a decision which she says amounts to a compromise between the developer and the local residents. Campbell says council‘s decision to restrict the size of the proposed mall to 58,000 square feet is justified because a larger plaza is "contrary to the reasonable expectations of the residents", the proposed location of the plaza is too close to the Beechwood North subdivision, a large mall would have too great an impact on the environment and the area‘s need for a large new mall has not been proven. Campbell said residents also need to know that the mall‘s uses (stores and services) will be restricted to those which suit a residential neighborhood, i.e., grocery, pharmacy, convenience store, etc. Such a restriction was placed on the development by city council. We want a neighborhood plaza to serve our neighborhood, we don‘t wnat something ... that serves a much wider area and brings into our neighborhood the traffic‘ and the other pressures." Mark Somerville, the lawyer for Trillium Estates, said Trillium is appealing the decision of Waterloo City Council to the Ontario Municipal Board because the company doesn‘t think a 58,000â€"squareâ€"foot mall will be large enough to satisfy what will be the needs of the area. will be used." ‘"The reason we‘re seeking (the larger mall) is because our market studies indicate that there is a need for this, and that it Trillium appealed the council decision to the OMB, which is in the midst of several weeks of hearings at the Waterloo council chambers into the development of Waterloo‘s west side. On August 4, Trillium Estates began its appeal of council‘s decision. Melanie Campbell, a resident of the Upper Beechwood neighborhood (adjacent to the mall site) presented a petition signed by 211 local residents at the hearings last week calling on the OMB to uphold the decision of Waterloo city council. Turnbull said what council had in mind for the Fischerâ€"Hallâ€" man/Columbia site was a plaza similar in size and uses to Llileoln Plaza or Beechwood Plaza. While both sides agree on the need for a shopping mall at Fischerâ€"Hallman and Columbia Streets, a major west side developer has angered some local residents by pressing the Ontario Municipal Board for permission to build a big one. Waterloo City Council approved the development of a 58,000â€"squareâ€"foot neighborhood shopping centre on the site in March of this year, but turned down a request from the developer, Trillium Estates, for permission to build a 112,000â€" squareâ€"foot mall at the intersection. "Council wasn‘t convinced the market was there to support a larger (mall), and council wanted to take into account the wighes of the neighbors who were concerned about a very large mall," said Mayor Brian Turnbull. Tom Brockelbank Chronicle Staff Residents fight west side mall at OMB hearings $120,000 + G.5.T.â€"4.5% â€" BUILT BY OWEN HOMES Located on (Continued on page 11) Slomke explained the Marsland deal would benefit the city by attracting a prestigious firm to the Uptown area, by creating 135 parking spaces in the parkingâ€"poor area north of Erb Street for weekend/evening use and by providing $17,000 per year in additional municipal taxes. _ In addition, by freeing the city from its parking obigations to Marsland, the deal gives the city the option to develop the Knox parking lot, Mick Atkinson, shown here with his mother, Marlene, woke up to a big twentyâ€"third birthday surprise last Wednesday. Mick‘s girifriend Carol and his buddies Nick, Roel and Sharon had turned his front yard into a sort of birthday cake with flamingos for candles â€" no candles to blow out, but the stunt sure blew Mick away. & Tom Brockefbank photo Slomke also pointed out the negative aspects of the deal, including the loss of Uptown green space, the city‘s loss of the use of the land for 25 years and the fact that the 68â€"yearâ€"old cenotaph would have to be moved. presented by Bob Byron, the city‘s chief administraâ€" tive officer, and Tom Slomke, acting commissioner of administrative services. Larry Marsland explained the parking garage was necessary in order to attract a potential major tenant to the Marsland Centre to fill the offices which the Region of Waterloo will be vacating in 1993. A large consulting firm, Peat Marwick Stevenson & Kellogg, has shown interest in relocatâ€" ing to the Marsland Centre, but only if its employees are provided with their own controlled parking. "A building like ours will not function without an anchor tenant," Marsland said, adding that the Tâ€"D Bank offices in the building will relocate to Kitchener if no anchor tenant is found. Marsland said council is a month late in making a decision already, and he is now faced with an impending construction deadline. He urged the city councillors present to make a decision one way or another very soon, or Peat Marwick would not sign 'I'i;e' flct; ;lx“rr;.lzflnâ€"d”i;; n{é cenotaph issue were $203,900 â€" POWER OF SALE Must be sold 747â€"2040. MLS 2070727 Laurelwood BIRTHDAY SURPRISE (Continued from page 1) WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1992 â€" PAGE 3 The most serious challenge to the Marsland parking garage proposal came from the Knox Presbyterian Church, which, unlike the veterans and LACAC, has a bargaining chip: the church was given the right of first purchase of the western half of the cenotaph lot in the 1969 Marsland Water|oo lease agreement in the event that the city decided to sell the land. Although the city‘s actual legal responsiblity with regard to Knox church‘s supposed right of first purchase is unclear, Byron described the city‘s position as, at least, one of moral responsibilty to the church. Slomke pointed out that the chimney site would be ideal for the cenotaph because it is a flood plain Because flood plains are only suitable for park or parking lot development, he said the site would likely become the cenotaph‘s permanment home Rev. Brooke Ashfield, Knox parishioner Pat Baird and Coun. John Summers took issue with Mars land‘s plans to build the lower level parking garage right up against the church, however, Ashfield and Baird expressed their desire to see the Marsland agreement signed by council, as well as their willingness to negotiate with Marsland on adjustâ€" ments to the parking garage plans so that the church is less affected by the development. We don‘t feel that (the chimney) would detract from the cenotaph." While representatives of local veterans‘ groups expressed their desire to see the deal proceed for economic reasons, they would only support moving the cenotaph to the Mueller chimney site if the chimney were removed â€" a stipulation which LACAC chairman Sue Mansell said is unnecessary. on, and the Marsland Centre " will go dark for awhile." $385,000 â€" R.R. #1 ST. AGATHA Country Estate â€" 10 lus acres, 1 mile to Waterloo‘s city limits 2300â€"sqâ€"ft Eungalow‘ finished basement, 3 car garage. Luxury mms“;agmlessionally decorated. Mature bush, Eaved . _A rare 3ponumry BETTYâ€"GAIL ORENTZ, SALES REP, RES: 744â€"1149, BUS: 747â€"2040. MLS 2060963.