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,â€"_ Although Tiffin said her 4 major concern is the possible } loss of the arena, she is also 2 concerned, as are other minor uj sports groups in the city, about @ proposed reductions in the § city‘s community grants and inâ€" E kind grants to various minor O sports and community groups § throughout the city. & _ Council is currently considâ€" Z enng cutting its community & grants by 20 per cent ($27,000) in 1996 as well as its inâ€"kind grants by 20 per § â€" But the closure or demoliâ€" & tion of the arena is just one of §memyauhcmom'nwm % be considering on the °K list ‘g’Jan.lZ. _ â€" ; Closure of arena Optimist Room Lincoln Road, Waterioo, Ontario The purpose of the meeting is to allow representatives from the Grand River Conservation Authority, City of Waterloo, Community Liaison Committee, and the project team to discuss the purpose of the study and the possible alternative solutions; and for the public to express their concerns, ideas, and become more informed on the alternatives. Only those individuals who respond to this notification and/or attend the meeting, or those directly affected by the undertaking will receive notificaâ€" tion during later stages of the planning process. If concerns regarding this project cannot be resolved, a person may request the Minister of the Environment and Energy to require further environmenâ€" tal studies be carried out on this project. For additional information, please contact: Mr. R.E. (Ron) Moulton, P. Eng. Mr. Mike Tout, P. Eng. Grand River Conservation Authority _ City of Waterloo 400 Clyde Road, P.O. Box 729 100 Regina Street South, Box 3337 Cambridge, Ontario, NLR 5W6 Waterlop, Ontario, NZJ 4A8 Tel: (519) 621â€"2761 Fax: (519) 621â€"4844 Tel: (510) 747â€"8745 GRAND RIVER CONSERVATION AUTHORITY OPEN HOUSE LAUREL CREEK REKHABILITATION In accordance with the Class Environmental Assessment for Remedial Flood and Erosion Control Projects as prepared by the Conservation Authorities of Ontario, the Grand River Conservation Authority and the City of Waterloo are carrying out a rehabilitation study for a portion of Laurel Creek from Weber Street to immediately downstream of Marshall Street. The area is subject to erosion problems and minor flooding. As part of the Class Environmental Assessment process, public input is needâ€" ed to help identify concerns, suggest solutions, and aid in the selection of a final solution during the entire course of this study. This will be accomplished through a series of public meetings, Open Houses, and a Community Liaison Committee. The second meeting is scheduled for: Tuesday, January 9, 1996 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Moses Springer Park Arena believed the elimination of the vacant position, formerly held by Gary Morton, will seriously jeopardize the development For example, a current board member of the Waterloo Arts Centre said in a recent interâ€" view she was quite concerned about the elimination of a city staff position by council at two budget meetings Nov. 27â€"28. Nancy Norman said she cent ($125,500). Cultural groups in the city are also concerned about fundâ€" ing cuts council will consider on Jan. 22, or cuts it already has approved at budget meetâ€" ings prior to Eves‘ Nov. 29 Mr. Mike Tout, P. Eng. City of Waterloo 100 Regina Street South, Box 3337 Waterlop, Ontario, NZJ 4A8 Tel: (518) 747â€"8745 (Continued from page 1) Norman and others in the arts community said that with the elimination of the staff ally end up paying more money to support local arts and cultural groups because part of Morton‘s job involved trying to make arts and cultural for the performing arts held at University of Waterloo. salary was cut over a twoâ€"day period by council which also eliminated $6,000 used to fund Waterloo Showtime at the same time. Morton used to groups within the city. The approximately $42,000 annual and survival of various cultural groups more selfâ€"sufficient. be hitting the arts and sports Re . es 1 Sm s : She also said in general _ communities unfairly terms she is concerned about _ "I guess what it comes to is the cuts council appears to be â€" we‘re getting infrastructure making because they seem to _ things, which is sewer and NOTE: Our Video Rental Dept. will be open LEGALLY Tuesday, 11 a.m. â€" 7 p.m. Cument law states that Tuesday, Dec. 26 is a Statutory Holiday & therefore our sales departâ€" ment must be closed. In business over 38 years, it has always been our policy to respect our cusâ€" tomers, our employees and the law. We believe that this respect has eamed us a reputation as leaders in our community and throughout the electronics industry. It is believed that some other electronic retail outlets may choose to open Tuesday, December 26 illegally, with complete disrespect for the law. 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