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by December. The total 1 Canada/Onta cost. _ Waterloo to get new $900,000 sports facility Waterloo is about to get a brand new $900,000 indoor sports facility. Waterloo council formally approved the construction of the new facility, to be built at Bechtel Park, at its regular meeting Monday night. Conâ€" struction of the structure is to begin in August and should be completed by December. The total value of the project has been set at $900,982 with the Canada/Ontario Infrastructure Works Program funding $620,000 of the cost. Under an agreement between the city and the Waterloo Minor Soccer Association, the soccer association will pay for the city‘s share of the infraâ€" structure funding, which totals $206,000: â€" . Waterloo city treasurer, Bob Mavin, said Tuesday the Region of Waterâ€" loo will raise the remaining $280,982 by issuing debentures on the city‘s However the city will be responsible for paying off the $280,982 and will doâ€"so by charging a $17.51 hourly surcharge on users of the facility over the next 10 years. & t "I think it‘s great," Waterloo Minor Soccer president Mike Rowe said Tuesday. *A lot of people spent a large numâ€" ber of years on this so we‘re very pleased." Mayor Brian Turnbull said after council m&“ tion contract for the facility to low bidder, * DK Construction/Joe Somfay Architect, f s *A that he was pleased with the way the city § | and a sports group had come together to | | > finance the facility. He said he hoped such a [ se | â€" pattern might be copied by other user 2s f groups looking to develop new facilities for i & 44 s l Lo pi 4 6 3+ %% .S I% E R k 2 L. other facilities," Turnbull said. Council‘s representative with the city‘s parks and recreation departâ€" ment Dave Roeder said after the council meeting he too thinks the proâ€" poeedfimndngandconsu-mfionomnemwfadmyisa“wonderfifldeal.' "I think everybody benefits," he said. "The City of Waterloo benefits with an indoor facility. Soccer benefits because they‘re going to be the major users, of course. And I think we will appear to be on the leading edge‘ to other communities with this type of facility." * The floor area of the new building will measure 110 feet by 203 feet and will be covered by a $110,000 artificial playing surface. Although general program plans have to be established, they will include adult soccer, baseball, softball, slo pitch, field hockey, lacrosse, golf, volleyball and basâ€" The city‘s community services staff are to begin the programming process immediately and the facility will be operated by the city seven days a week approximately 12 hours per day using existing staff. The revenue generated by user fees will equal or exceed the building‘s operating costs. Roeder said although the city is not actually paying for any of the facility, it is providing the land it is to be built upon. 10 @1 ‘. Since 1908 W 3+ aik: Experily Handcrafted j i a 4 j ‘ s s # f M es Aieam mmacn i roks r of Weber and Union) Hours: l: ,‘ : *** * 141 Weber Street, Waterloo 742â€"0783 (corne: Dave Roeder â€"~, _ Cut out the Middleman, Buy Direct * Ave From the Manufacturer &1 _â€"â€" Waterloo Bedding _ â€" J .0 h.‘ ‘l A% m B themselves in the city in the future. "In some respects, soccer not only got a new facility but they‘ve led the way for Page 12 > (corner of Weber and Union) Hours: Mon. to Fri. 10â€"5 + Sat. §â€"5 Don Jenkinson, 13, of Waterloo found a way to beat the heat Saturday by using one of the waterâ€" slides at Moses Springer Park Pool. Aithough the pool is still popular, some Waterioo residents feel they can no longer afford to buy a family pool pass for the pool. The price of such a pass jumped from $95 ($129 with waterslide privileges) in 1994 to $155 this year. ty min Chronicle Staff ilâ€" _ three to nine years of age. AW_EM"OO Ein o prppram qmgt}:l:ec::er Also anotheryea‘rvsawrloo woman has declined to dren in a recreation program in ber s ow plgacl t because she feels the Kitchâ€" . Ts Spnngér eraisy s Pwagiva:flch?aper "...as far as swimâ€" summer because she says the and superior aterloo‘s. ies f es d O{Mt inte 1 ming at Moses I fefil??:?sznt‘oo cos‘m," said Street said in a recent interâ€" & e im umt aine ns merosreant An e nmnalioh younygmndgeSt Chimgramld fFam mt baSis’ we iUSt can‘t mother of a sixâ€"yearâ€"old boy A o o sone do that 7 and a fourâ€"yearâ€"old girl ener this summer for some o that. en ArAaric c) in the very good reasons. _ . _ We l probabiy go .o 11€ veryguo: reasons. "We‘ll probably go to the "It‘s $10 a week for preâ€" ‘ Lions Lagoon in Waterloo Park schoolers (children urfder Jane Honderich _ this summer because it‘s $1 five)," Barsoum said. "Waterâ€" per person (per day)," Honâ€" loo doesn‘t even offer any preâ€"school programs." derich said in a recent interview. "But as far as In Waterloo, the weekly charge for attendance _ swimming at Moses Springer on a daily basis, we at family fun centres for children five to 10 â€" just can‘t do that." increased this year from $15 per child in 1994 to _ Last year, the cost of a family pool pass at $20 per child in 1995. * Moses Springer was $95, or $129 if members of Reg Weber, the manager of community developâ€" (Continued on page 3) o cyclists Recreation fees too high, Waterioo residents say " WATERLOO PUBLIC LIBRARY. ... ming at Moses Springer on a daily basis, we just can‘t do that." 485 King St. North Waterloo, Ont. Bâ€"K MOTORS ment for the City of Kitchener, said Monday the weekly charge for the city‘s summer playground programs is between $5 to $20 a week for children delivered with tonight‘s Waterloo Chronicle *Selected areas only "It‘s just too costly:" said Jane Honderich, another Marâ€" shall Street woman and the mother of a sixâ€"yearâ€"old boy and a fourâ€"yearâ€"old girl. â€" VOLNVO LE 10 12