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womicniaitess l cctet u ue If Peat Marwick Thorne decides against moving to Marsland Centre, and the building‘s owner, Larry Marsâ€" land, does not find another major tentant to fill the offices which the Region of Waterloo will soon be vacatâ€" ing, the deal will also be off. "If Marsland get a tenant, we now have a plan. If they don‘t, perhaps nothing changes," said Tom Slomke, Waterloo‘s acting Commissioner of Administrative Services; Nevertheless, the vote is expected to be merely a formality because a large percentage of the congregation atâ€" tended the August 19 council meeting and okayed the land swap. . The vote will be held on Sunday, August 30. If the congregation votes no, the whole deal will be in serious doubt. The church has not yet committed to exchanging land behind the church which Marsland Centre needs for its parking garage for part of the Knox Parking Lot because the rules of the Presbyterian Church require that all members of the Knox Church congreâ€" gation be given a chance to vote on any such move. Chronice hermnmnnemrnniieuccomsen oi ~(Continued on page 3) Business, M The Buskers Ziggy‘s return to University and college students, even those who‘ve left it to the last minute, likely won‘t have any problems finding living accommodations this year. Student housing departments at both local universities report an "over abundance" of rooms, apartments and houses listed for rent. In previous years, university students looking for housing, especially those who‘ve waited until July or August, have had difficulty finding suitable housing. ‘There is more student accommodation available than ever before," said Ron Eydt, warden of residences at the University of Waterloo. "Until a couple of years ago, Kitchenerâ€"Waterloo had one of the lowest apartment vacancy rates for all of Canada. We now have the highest apartment vacancy rate in Ontario, at No shortage of student housing in Waterloo While thousands of local school kids are enjoying their last two weeks of summer vacation, Philip Mezzatesta, head custodian at Centennial g:blic school in Waterloo, is busy, busy, busy. He, and other fellow school custodians are Deborah Crandall Chronicle Staff Surplus city Inftblnthontrerme seima GETTING READY Eydt cites tough economic times as being the main reason for the ample supply of student housing this year. "Last year and again this year. almost as a fast as a student rents a room, someone else phones us and offers a room for rent," Eydt said. "We have walls full of names of people who have apartments, townhouses and rooms for rent Eydt said approximately 8,000 students seek l1ving accommo dations each year. Approximately three quarters of thow students have already found housing this yvear. and the UW student housing department still has an estimated 3.000 housing units listed for rent. least. And that may well be partly why some people who own apartments are offering them to us â€" there is enormous amounts available." waxing floors, cleaning lockers and putting desks neatly back into rows in preparation for the students‘ Sept. 8 return.