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y "on of single homes and town houses is continuing in the City of Waterioo. ; _ The totwl number Pef-iulwdmt homes issued by the city as of * the end of April jumped 172 per cent this year compared 8-ithkâ€"¢htrhdh & year. As of the end of April, the O per cent this year compared §-fl&-h¢rflh year. As of the end of April, the & city had issued 98 building ;wmmhm homes in 1 compared 36 during the same time period in 1995. Also the city issued 36 building permits for row or town house construction as of the end of April, 1996 â€" a 200â€"perâ€"cent increase. Last year during the same time period, the city only issued 12 building permits for such conâ€" March, the number of singleâ€" detached homes constructed in Waterioo during the first three months of 1996 rose 100 per cent, from 25 during the first three months of 1995 to 50 in 19%6. "It‘s the spring time of the year and we generally have a push for construction in the spring," said acting chief buildâ€" ing official. Mike McKean. when asked why the boom in home construction was taking place. o The total number of building pmu‘sindby:hq,,d ’ M“ $ -v" i " ‘,:: ;i"’; « ‘//«"" Mk s * Te x A%m"m § largely fuelled by theconstruc=~~per cent compared with the tion of single homes and town same time period last year. And houses is continuing in the . the total value of those buildâ€" City of Waterloo. ing permits grew by almost 87 i Theudn-hum ; per cent. permits for single The total number of building homes issued by the city as of * r-sutytquh the end of April jumped 172 1996 as of April 30 totalled per cent this year compared lflJlOflwh Swimhcmh:rhdbt same time period last year. And Z year. As of the end April, the the total value of building perâ€" 7 city had issued 98 building â€" â€" mits totalled $17.643,350 for ipcrmiubv;gkm the first four months of 1996 homes in 1996 compared with cn:dwfl”.fil.mlu 36 during the same time © the four months of 1995. Asof.lhtcnd‘dl;hm was go it soon. So that‘s the best way 1 can Te dersresiy on nove ow www . company held a 4 its plans for the parking lot last Thursday at its Westmount Road South offices. Westmount ward Coun. Scott Jones, who attended the meeting, has formed a commitiee to try and reach some type of compromise regarding the issue. The committee will meet Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Waterloo city hall, with Jones chairing the meeting. The committee is made up of five local residents, four company representatives, a landscape architect hired by the company and at least one representative from The Walter Fedy Partnership Architects and Engineers, the company hired to design the parking lot. The company was originally planning to cut down 30 mature "I wouldn‘t be spending all this money expanding the parking lot, spending al ihis matley repaving the presei parking lot, i t lot c oo o ce t lhcm.l ;“‘ ip 4o# %“'«"4’,}1' U last Friday. "And not ever “r‘L,;?.‘fr:f;t.é‘y’ M o / cither, were against the whole proposal.* _ â€" l o io B l «442 *%%%fi?g hesatt ts oo rig ons e 57: h e ce go id eA