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Coutn: into a culâ€"deâ€"sac at Monday‘s council meetâ€" : Council stipulated that only solutions that Tl.hvetoulkbflnlfid'th;m . The issue first arose in May, 1992, when a mmxhtwhmhp_ group of Northfield Drive residents filed a after (council) tooth and nail again." petition requesting that council close one At the meeting, council heeded the emoâ€" â€" end of their street, making it a culâ€"deâ€"sac. tional pleas from residents of nearby Glen _ Since that time, city staff have studied Forrest Boulevard, Havelock Drive (the two nearby traffic signal warrants, éightâ€"hour streets that would bear the brunt of rerouted MWMMW- traffic if Northgate were closed) and surâ€" tion (cars, trucks, buses, etc.),.collision hisâ€" rounding streets, and voted to leave Northâ€" : tory and vehicle speeds, and have completed gate 8 it is. . .o co..oclsco . wicey ~ . A licence plate trace to find out where the " tyiettohas "TH have to t gate residents), after (council) tc N says by not closing his street to through traffic, Waterloo city council BWMI&W ey‘re afraid to admit they made a misâ€" take and to fix it," he said Tuesday, after ing council turn down a request from maWtomflum Meiers said he expects the deal to be signed within weeks. Meiers said Cambridge plans to keep its promise to council of Residents fight over closure of Lakeshore street remain the same â€" 8200,0(.)0'; year for 10 years "What we‘re doing now is putting that on president of Cambridge Shopping Cami 8 Coatnn lndeldaIifimAnnnea Comâ€" pany share ownership of the mall. Meiers said the basic terms of the purchase agreement made with the City of Waterloo regardâ€" ing the municipally owned lot will until 2001, the mall‘s owners say they are set to buy its parking lot and renovate the mall exterior. ~, "(The KMart lease extension) really gives us some opportunity to look at the property and say that we have certainly of majorâ€" whenw’uwmndn.h to invest further funds in the comâ€" Now that KMart has signed on to stay in Waterloo Town Square Parking lot deal all but done, mall VP says ‘orthgate resident Denis Sylvestre (Continued on page 5) tonight, Thursday night and Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $4, and are available at mwmwmmmmmm)m-m; moorwzm before ease on down the yellow brick road. m7fi_m@%.flgw!-mmmm ered. The issue first arose group of Northfield D petition requesting t} Only Coun. Craig Hoddle opposed the motion. Council also authorized staff to examine 'udewmfl.lw.b installing speed humps or extending median berms in order to make it more difficult for cars to enter and exit the street at high § e isste first arose in May, 1992, when a> 4 t one end of their street, making it a culâ€"deâ€"sac. Since that time, city staff have studied tion (cars, trucks, buses, otc.),.collision hisâ€" Council votes to keep Northgate open users of the street come from. d&mhflp%%hmlmdnm scenario through a computer simulation to see where the diverted traffic would go. Several Northfield Drive residents defended their request at Monday‘s council meeting, telling council that too many driâ€" vers use Northgate instead of entering Lakeshore Village at the Weber/Glen Forâ€" drivers frequently mount the boulevards in front of their houses, making the street unsafe for their children. "It‘s not made for all the traffic," Sylvestre told council. K We want our neighborhood back." While no one has ever been hit by a car on Northgate, Sylvestre said, "Why wait for it?" of it. Susan Forwell and Mike Connolly â€" told the Chronicle in January that they would definitely be running in the next elecâ€" tion, however, none of the three has regâ€" istered yet, nor has anyone else. Those intending to run for council must register with the City Clerk‘s Department before accepting or spendâ€" ing any campaign money. They have until Oct. 14 to do so. City Clerk Lew Ayers said it is often late summer before many people register against running once McKenty was chalâ€" Anderson said he was set to run against McKenty in the last election if there were no other takers, but decided Bruce Anderson is hoping the early bird catches the council seat. On Monday, Anderson became the first person in Waterioo to register his candiâ€" dacy for the November 14 municipal elecâ€" tion. "It‘s something I‘ve always wanted to “' Anderson said the first person he told was his friend Bruce McKenty â€" the curâ€" rent Lexington Ward councilior. "I think it‘s good for the city either way," McKenty said of voters‘ choice Council race now officially underway "It‘s early yet." more money only to inconvenience unnecesâ€" sarily, and possibly endanger, 530â€"plus resiâ€" dents commuting back and forth from the northeastern section of Lakeshore Village to Northfield Drive," Michael and Maria Talley said in a letter to council. Sylvestre was particularly disappointed that council wouldn‘t even compromise by blocking the median on Glen Forrest in front of Northgate so left turns couldn‘t be made to or from Northgate. What will be examined â€"â€" the narrowing of the median gap that allows left turns â€" will borhood use Northgate "as a safety precauâ€" tion" because they feel that the the Weber/Glen Forrest intersection is too danâ€" "That street is vital to us," said Huntingâ€" don Crescent resident Judy Greenwoodâ€" "It does not make any sense to spend any