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VEHICLES See â€"Branp New _ //¢ 70/ SELECTION HAS NEVER BEEN BETTER The Local Improvement Act gives the city the authority to make abutting property owners pay a portion of the cost of the construction. "It‘s an act that Waterloo uses quite a bit, and I‘d like to know why. Maybe there are some other options we can use in the future," Alexander said. ; aterloo‘residents pay a share of most road or sidewalk construction costs on their street. Homeowners in Kitchener and most other Ontario cities don‘t, and Coun. Bruce Alexander wants to know why. ' With few exceptions, the reconstruction of roads in Waterloo is carried out under the Local Improvement Act. Some sidewalks, sewers and water mains are also done under the act. Chronicle Staff Who pays for the roads? Waterloo‘s method questioned mverttpnmemnzm ce eniorvetvetntine dsn s beatinee ABrcthrsinentthâ€"_znth zthcdcal b_wu m C Q”N-\Q':\ \: expands blue off to Canada 'cgc;\:jgff’ +. " box program [ WinterGames ‘ <>~_*~ m * 5A s &" c *& x kh O«3 l ~HAPPY .9 younr borcar Buys a LOT ? FINANCING 0 on sELECT NEW CaRS In a recent presentation to Waterloo council, city engineer Gord Lemon warned council that to abandon use of the Local Improvement Act would necessitate an immediate 1.2â€"perâ€"cent tax increase. To compound the problem, Alexander said it could prove difficult to get residents who are still paying for "It doesn‘t cost anything to ask the people. But there‘s no doubt about it â€" if we did away with the Local Improvement Act, we‘d have to raise taxes straight away to pay for it." Coun. Mike Connolly has suggested that a question be placed on all Waterloo tax bills asking whether resâ€" idents favored continued use of the Local Improveâ€" ment Act. "It‘s something I want to investigate further and understand because I know it‘s a really emotional issue for some of the residents." YOUR DOLLAR BUYS A LOT MORE VEHICLE ELECT NEW CARS "See our Satee people fbr detaile" (Continued on page 3) Mememimime onmermnmen rommeianimnimnmemines zues Waterloo Regional Police will be cracking down on stores that open for business today, but they may not have much to do. Supt. Paul Jardin, who heads up the Waterloo detachâ€" ment,saidtwoWaterhom-meRiordnnSponsWam- house Outlet on University Avenue West and 0.W. Sports on KingStreetSwthâ€"openedhstBoxinngyand were charged under the Retail and Business Holidays Act. This time around, however, the owners of both stores have said they did not plan to open their doors today. O.W. Sports owner Wayne Deyarmond said "We were fined ($1,000) last year for opening. The first fines are quite subâ€" stantial ... and their secondâ€"offence fine is even worse, so Tom Brockelbank Chronicle Staff . Police set to fine open stores * CONCORDES x NEONS * EAGLE * VOYAGERS VISIONS * INTREPIDS 885â€"5090 _ VOLVO 485 King St. North Waterloo, Ont. Bâ€"K MOTORS AT "BUSTARD" (Continued on page 7) m\ 1P