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"Service: We Believe In It" Two Waterloo councillors hope to present an amendment to the city‘s current hawkers and pediars bylaw by the end of December. Coun. Bruce McKenty said Monday both he and Coun. Mike Connolly decided to work on an amendment to the bylaw after council denied hawkers and pedlars bylaw exemptions Nov. 18 to two local arts groups who were planning to hold arts shows in the city. The current bylaw requires people doing business in the city, but who don‘t pay business taxes, to pay an annual $500 licence fee. However nonâ€"profit organizations can pay $1 a year for the licence if all the proceeds from their sales go to their o e in prape is wowe an exempion, the projleed groups to secure an amendment calls for: * sponsoring organizations to have a charitable tax number * all vendors to be members of a sponsoring organization * 100 per cent of net profits from sales to go to the fundraising ntmmant Arutrced good about what we‘ve done," said 1996 Campaign Chair Sunny Bell. "This community has done an awesome and tremendous job of meeting the need." +See Rick Campbell, page 4. Bylaw amendment proposed The United Way 1996 Fundraising Campaign has achieved mdh“,smMwafih“MNJwI- lected or pledged, according to figures released Tuesday. In addition, projections indicate that $4,366,895 or 97% of t?:godwilbeldlifld.z)fiinc_vucovql%anpaip. ;Mwmwflcmw%m to write and send us their favorite holiday memoâ€" ries. We will publish your stories in our special Boxâ€" ing Day (Dec. 26) issue. Submissions may be of any length and may be dropped off at our office or mailed to "Holiday Memories", Waterloo Chronicle, Waterloo Town Square, 75 King St. S., Suite 201, N2J 1P2; may be eâ€"mailed to us at editor@waterlooâ€"chronicle.com; or faxed to us at 886â€"9383. Deadline for submission is Dec. 18 at 5 p.m. 747â€"2040 United Way inches towards AEWS DI6EST Send us your holiday memories will be forthcoming prior to the final total announcement at the 1996 Camâ€" paign Achievement and Volunteer _‘ 18 from 7:30â€"9 a m. in the Regent Room at Waterloo Inn. Over 200 United Way volunteers are expected to "Regardless of the final total, an increase like this is terrific, let‘s feel The beautiful lights of Waterloo Park and the sparkling homes throughout the community help everyone to get into the Christmas spirit. The housing market continues to have a great attitude as buyers and sellers remain active in the market. The month of November was very active as sales returned to 1990 volumes. While house prices remain below 1990 highs we do see some strength in prices and one can‘t help believe that there will be same increases in prices in our spring market. Homes sold in the $100,000 to $150,000 price range with slightly made up more than 1/2 the sales or 217 in total. Homes over rave one more week es itb3 ~ * (5i3 iss PB : TK ol NDE Y TN KK +A cim "If they have a retail price, a retail strategy, they have it, _ \â€" regardless of their business taxes," he said. "So I don‘t think 1t will actually show up for the consumer." Waterloo Mayor Brian Turnbull said because the law forbids municipal politicians from publicly expressing opinions on proâ€" posed developments until a formal public meeting on a developâ€" ment is held, he couldn‘t comment on the proposal However he did say one thing that had to be addressed was whether there was enough demand in the area for such a ‘big box development to thrive. Peladeau also questioned whether the timing was right for such a development. "As population grows and the need is there, great, have them come on board," he said. "But if it‘s going to kill your developments elsewhere as a result, it‘s not 2 good plan." The owner of Waterloo‘s current Canadian Tire store, Phil McDonald, said he hadn‘t heard a lot about the proposed development but said he wasn‘t that worried about it. McDonald will be taking over a new 84,000â€"squareâ€"foot Canadian Tire store at Weber Street North and Old Lexingâ€" ton Road in 1997. "Competition is always healthy," he said. "I just don‘t think its going to happen. I don‘t think there‘s enough (of a market) here for any more ‘big box‘ retailers. But they could prove me wrong." McDonald also said he didn‘t believe businesses locating at the proposed development in Woolwich would have an advantage over retailers in Waterloo because they might be facing lower property taxes yet cater largely to Waterioo res "The Home Depot really doesn‘t bother me, it would actuâ€" ally be a complement to me," he said, about the possibility of one specific ‘big box‘ store locating at the development. "However Walâ€"Mart would bother me," he said. oped and destroy eight blocks of Uptown Waterioo," he said. "No one wants that." f Jo¢ Peladeau, general manager of Conestoga Mall, is also it concerned about the potential competition the proposed retail ‘power centre‘ could provide for stores at the mall However, whether such a development would hurt business % at the mall would depend on what businesses located at the | /. David Schiffer, a project manager for The Future Group, said it could also prove dangerous to the city‘s Uptown core "It‘s definitely going to hurt it," he said. "There‘s no question People are going to spend money there (at the new development) People only have so much money to spend "I‘m sure no one wants to see that ‘big box‘ store area get develâ€" Declining enrolment has put four eleâ€" mentary schools in the core area of Warerâ€" loo under a review that could determine their future existence. Waterloo County board of education trustees, at a recent meeting, approved a recommendation to conduct a school accommodation review of Brighton public school on Noecker Street, Winston Churchill public school on Milford Drive, Northdale public school on Hickory Street, Development Waterloo schools under review "There‘s a need to look at downtown Waterloo school accommodation because of enrolment," said Michael Hearn . the board‘s superintendent of physical resources. "A number of those schools are being used as holding schools for the subâ€" urbs. Over time, children and their parents have moved to the suburbs and downtown enrolment is maybe not what it needs to and Elizabeth Ziegler public schoo $200,000 totalled 31 sales or slightly less than 10% . the low interest rates can‘t do anything but help our December market to be one of the most active in years. Yes, people do buy homes in December. The icy roads and blowing winds continue to surprise drivers who seem unprepared for this weather. Please drive carefully and watch out for the other driver. , ESTATE UPDATE Ted Scharf, Broker, 747â€"2040 Have a merry, festive season (Continued from page1) Mutchell said the The Future Groups applicauions for offiial plan and zoning bylaw amendments were sull incomplete Swt supporting documents as a market analysis traffc studies and planning studies still had to be recerved by the municipalsties sh "We don‘t have any signed leases as yet " Schifier said whet asked if any specific stores would be locating at the development "That‘s something that will develop as the project evoives _ Thats something that will develop as the project evoives However he said a number of tenants had expressed a strong interest in the area to both the Future Group and the developer Tuesday Todd Lisso of The Future Group would be making a pr sentation to Waterioo and Woolwich councils nex! Mondz: regarding the proposed development The Future Group is acting for a Toronto development firm that wants to develop the site bu: Schiffer sad he didn‘t want to reveal the name of the drveloper ai on An accommodation review Heart explained . looks at how 2 school is cur rently being utilized. and determines i . school should carty on operating as it i make changes or close altogether He said the review process is put into acuion when schools expenience * surpius be So we‘re busing 2 lot of stugents inic those schools from outside areas to max them viable All that dats will come out ir the review stoup