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Chronicle Movie theatre critics launch OMB appeal & Foeal Tocal couple hopes that Ontario Municipal Board offiâ€" cials don‘t keep their Eyes Wide Shut as they consider an appeal of the First Gull mavie theatre development on the former Seagram lands starting later this month. John and Marcia Shortreed, residents of Euclid Avenue, have launched the first official appeal of a City of Waterloo council decision that would allow First Gulf Development Corporation of Mississauga to build a 12â€"screen movie theâ€" aire on the former industrial pmpcny;‘.Ihey said they are just one of a possible six groups seeking to appeal the ‘"It‘s bad planning. It destabilizes the uptown residential Bob Vrbanac ‘Chronicle Staff â€"Marcia N-‘.TCQ' nA June 29 council decision on Wg grounds. ons +585 bad planning," said Marâ€" cia. "It destabilizes the uptown residential neighbourhood." The Shartreeds said the plan to put a huge Silverâ€"City type moavie theatre on the Erb Street side of the development is toa close to the residential neighâ€" bourhood on Euchd Avenue. It also goes against the city‘s offiâ€" cial plan. the secondary uptown residential plan and architectural guidelines set out for that area of the city There isn‘t enough traffic relief for the local neighbourâ€" hood contained in the proâ€" posal, they said Once completed. it could see as many as 3000 people exit the theatres around the same time. "We never prctured this," said Marcia when they origiâ€" nally moved into their home five vears ago. "This theatre is oneâ€"andâ€"aâ€"hall times the size of the Centre in the Square." (Continued on page 5) There‘s an exit from the cin wrrr t Residents want return of ‘quiet‘ neighbourhood Restdents ol Blythwood Road in Waterloo are hoping that lefchand turn restnctions end a 14â€"vear battle to restore tranquility to their quiet street after passing motorists turned it mto a speedway Randy Moote, a member of the Blythwood Road traffic committee said local residents hope that the City of Waterloos move to put leftâ€"hand turn restrictions on the two entrances to n restrictions on the two entrances The restrictions went into effect the quiet street off Weber Street, _ two weeks ago with prominent signs im finDAdy Bob Vrbanac hroni lc Staff near 3t David secondary school reduces the amount of cutâ€"through trathe flowing through she area from 8 a m.to 8 p m "It should be a quiet residential area, and that‘s the concern." â€"â€"Moore Bob Vrbanac photos posted at both entrarices ol the street Even with the restrictions. the Chromcle observed tive cars ignoring the signs within a 13â€" minute time span last FEnday Moore said four out of live of thase motonsts shouldnt have been using the street "It should be a quret residential area, and thats the concern," said Moore. "The problems with the street are associated wath the volume of cutâ€"through traffic on the street, which is 10 times the acceptable level for a residential street.‘ . More than 3.000 vehicles use the street between Weber Street and Bearinger Road during a typical das with more than 80 per cent of that traffic using it as a shart cut. Uhe citys acceptable level for cutâ€"through traltic is eight per cent 1t causes intrusive Tactors like noise. pollution and visual distrac tion," said Moore: "It really alfecis the emjoyment of residents on a resiâ€" dentual street, thats why vou shouldâ€" n‘t have that traffic going through it ‘Associated with that, we have (Continued on page 4)