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Needham told council that Been he, Uptown Waterloo Busrness I Improvement Area [number hot joe Somlay and my employer Frank Hergou walked togcthcr for tht 1hrough the core am of - l uptown Waterloo last Thurs- He day looking for preliminary sues for the new bicycle racks. All of them arc to be located along King Street, between William Street and Young Street, he sand Cyclists interested In bicycling lo uptown Waterloo will have reason to repute In a few weeks' time. Uptown Ward Coun, Brent Needham said at a Waterloo commutes of the whole meeting Mon- day night that the City of Waterloo IS now In possession of 15-20 new bicycle racks and plans to erect all of them along King Street, between William Street and Young Street, within the "Thi: month. - After the meeting. Needham said the reason the city wanted lo erect the racks along King Street was that proper {solutes and secunty for cychsls' bicycles In the uptown has been an Increasingly important Issue In recent years "And I think " In part gang to help alkvrate some of the traific In the uptown area," Need- ham said. "lt will make the my a more pedes- "l hope we have a few more consuhatrons with indoadual store owners, but you can expect to see these m the very near future," Necdham said about the racks "This has been a very hm Issue for awhile." Needham said. "l think actually alter I men- Nomad tt urnight. (Mayor) loan McKmnon sand it's been snx years smcc we've had proper bicycle racks in the com" llnluwn gets new bike melts 91 King St. N. Waterloo (519) 886-2001 30 Church St. W. Elmira (519) 669-2242 Tax Group Income Tax A Dun-on a! (:1qu I Summon Inc Tim Gardner Cknmide Staff "This has been a very hot issue for awhilleP - Needham 13 years with Revenue Canada 12 years in private practice Personal and Business BENEFIT FROM OUR EXPERIENCE Needham said each rack was composed of one three- to four-foot-high ventral metal pole with ‘a large vertical metal circle attached to tt. The lollipop-shaped bicycle racks are black in color, are built to last and will actually be laid rtgltt Into the cement of a sidewalk. triart-friendly area. Less traffic is really I guess the emphasis here" "You could gel two or three bicycles, I think, comfortably on one and prohably more," Need- ham said. "They seem to be the best racks that most people are has Insullmg now And their design [5 more accommodating I very to the "ew-style bicycles than " - - _ - In the old-Shh." ’sue Although Necdham said the bile u ciryonlyhad 13200! the new . fucyclc racks now. he hoped dh a m tlw ctty mrght Soon get more of them, for streets like Regina Strcct and other streets Inter- secung with King Sued uptown. He also said the east sude of King 'oircel would likely gel more of the new bicycle racks than the west side "We med to makc pronsmns so that we weren't creating problems with cars, for people opcningthmr doors," he said aboul the new pm posed bcauons for the racks "And for snow rcmoval â€" we didnt want 10 (mile a lot of new obstacles for people removing snow." . City chicl Iinancial Mlicer, John Ford, smd Tuesday the city actually paid for IS bicycle racks and 10 accompanying trash bins out of us 1997 uptown beautibcaton budget, The total cost was $13,042, he sad "So we'll lend to cluster the bicycle racks where unsung obstacles are located, like street llghls," he sand "Providing enough space for pedestnans to get through, ofcourse, IS a pnor- " as well," I Call Now for Full Details . WATERLOO KITCHENER CAMBRIDGE Hurmino, Sharon or Betty Marion or Sue Denise or Dave Phone 579-1860 Phone 894-9700 Phone 622-3377 'Rah Subpd to Change Without retire Waterloo Regional Credit Union "NO BUNNY DOES rr MTfER" David James Photography "Our Gold Medal Rate" FIVE YEAR MORTGAGE with live bunny rabbits MARCH 4th - MARCH 28th Sitting Fee '39.95 28 Erb St. E. (corner of Erb & Regina) + "No Fee" Transfers, Application or Appraisal Fees 886-337 1 taken by award winning portrait photographer DAVID JAMES Choose From 5 Great Packages from as little as $75.00 WATERLOO Limited Time Offer 5.999if Volunteers with Habitat for Humanity had cause for cele- bration - and a giant cake -- Saturday. The organization, which builds homes for low-income families, celebrated to years of operation in Waterloo Region, as well as the open- ing of the new ReStore. which originally opened five years ago. The new Restore, at 120 Northfield Dr. F, Waterloo, sells new and recycled building materials and appliances to raise funds for Habitat for Humanity. Providing our clients with the broadest range uf insurance products availulbe, at consistently (‘umpetmw premium levels, administered and delivered by career professtonals dedicated to being the best at what they du . Insurance . . Bonding . . Financial Services . CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION Presents .0. 15