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Chronicle BA The cinema complex is the jewel in a redevelopment proâ€" ject Mississaugaâ€"based First Gulf Development Corporaâ€" tion hopes to build on the 17 acres that make up the remainâ€" ing former Seagram lands, Waterloo Town Square and the cityâ€"owned Waterloo Town Square parking lot. Besides the cinema, First Gulf is currently proposing to build a 150â€"200â€" room hotel, a 160,000â€"squareâ€" foot department store and a new 40.000 to 50,000â€"squareâ€" Kitchener & Warterioo Recion‘s LarGEst Wmnow & Doorn Snownroom Strickland also failed to get a seconder for a motion he introâ€" duced to reduce the size of the theatre to 2,500 seats. Coun. Dave Roeder was in British Columbia Monday night and could not attend Monday night‘s council meetâ€" ing. Just prior to council beginâ€" ning debate on the issue at approximately 1 a m. Tuesday, Mayor Joan McKinnon urged council to vote in favour of the development. McKinnon outâ€" lined the trials and tribulations the city‘s uptown core has gone through in recent years with the closutes of such plants as (Continued on page 4) Waterloo council has voted to defer a decision regarding a possible land swap involving a Beechwood city park until Aug. 16. Council was to vote on possibly approvâ€" ing a land swap between the city and Heathshore Homes Ltd. of Guelph at Monâ€" day night‘s regular council meeting that would have seen the city swap approxiâ€" mately 1/2 acre of land at the north end of Old Post Park to Heathshore in exchange for another 1/2 acre of land located at the north end of a proposed nearby subdiviâ€" Beechwood park land swap decision delayed y sion. Heathshore currently hopes to build a 30â€"house subdivision on a vacant eightâ€" acre lot located immediately north of Old Post Park, east of Beechlawn Drive and west of Old Post Road. Among other things, the land swap would allow the city to enhance the green space at the north end of the proposed subdivision that currently allows local res idents to walk between Beechlawn Drive and Old Post Road and helps link two nearby neighbourhood athletic facilities. Jon'es said at Monday night‘s meeting he www.bâ€"kmotors.com Looking For A New Volvo? VOLNVO Bâ€"K Motors Authorized BMW & Volvo Retailer 485 King St. N. Waterloo, ON 885â€"5090 Eâ€"mail info@bâ€"kmotors.com 1151 Victoria St. N. 578â€"3938 . www.bavarianwindows.com wanted to defer the issue because council needed time Monday to discuss First Gull Development Corporation‘s request for permission to build a 12â€"screen cinema complex on the former Seagram lands. Council did hear six of 14 registered deleâ€" gations who wanted to speak on the issue Monday night. Ross Beauchamp, the coâ€" organizer of ‘Beechwood Citizens to Proâ€" tect Old Post Park‘, presented council with a 170â€"name petition signed by people opposed to any reduction in size or reconâ€" figuration of Old Post Park. (Click here) The Pella Store Kaycan