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WATERLOO CHRONICLE Carolyn Anstey Amy Hachborn Circulation Manager _ Circulation 75 King St. South, Suite 201 Waterloo, Ontario N2J 1P2 (A division of Southam Inc.) Publisher: Cal Bosveld 886â€"2830 Fax: 886â€"9383 Eâ€"mail: wechronicle@sentex.net The views of our columists are their own and do not necessarily represent that of the newspaper Mailed subscription rate: $65 yearly in Canada, $90 yearly outside Canada. +GST The Waterloo Chronicle is published every Wednesday by The Fairway Group, a division of Southam Inc. International Standard Serial Number The Waterioo Chranicle welcomes letters to the Ediror They should be signed with name. address and phone num ber and will be venfied far accu racy. 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Here‘s what some of you had to say: The developer always wins I agree with the residents. One wonders why we have zoning bylaws when council changes them at the whim of a developer. When it comes to citizens‘ concerns against a developer‘s demand, the develâ€" oper always wins. In regards to the condominium, [ have some stats â€" I attended that meeting. There is a total of 700 bedrooms. One student per bedroom would be 700 students. If students put two people per bedroom, it could go up to 1,400 students. That amount of traffic going out onto University Avenue, I consider to be very dangerous, especially since there is no stoplight. The openâ€"roof terrace is very dangerous for students â€" I‘m afraid someone will fall off the top. I also think that they haven‘t allowed enough parking and therefore the overflow will be on the residential streets, and then the onus will be on the residents to call and complain to the police continually to have these cars removed. There is not enough parking for both commercial offices and students. There‘ll be a very, very big volume increase in traffic, and there will be unauthorized use of the shortcut from Village on the Green to the recreational services at the pool. And I‘m not sure about the effect on the flood plain or the environâ€" ment and the water table, even though they told us it would be all right. The building‘s shadow, I think it‘s too high for the residents. There‘ll be too much noise from roofâ€"top terrace and apartments. | also think that it might be more acceptable for someâ€" thing 8â€"10 storeys with no rooftop. Those are my opinions. â€" â€" Wallace Widmeyer It will be very dangerous It just doesn‘t make sense To the issue of a 14â€"storey student housing condominium I think it‘s ridiculous that they would put this condominium complex right there on University Avenue with such a residential area behind. Why are they even considering doing that â€" 14 storeys high? Look at the problems we had just a few years ago with students and their parties, throwing teleâ€" visions out of windows and what not. 1 mean, when you get that many young people together they like to socialize, the same as we do. But someâ€" times when they‘re away from home for the first time and on their own, they get carried away. And to have 700 or 800 of them, it just doesn‘t make sense â€" you‘re just asking for trouble. And 1 can well understand the residents being concerned about this. I do not live near this complex, but I‘m opposed to it only because of the sheer volume of it and, as I say, for the potential to have serious probâ€" lems. You know what it‘s like when a bunch of young people get together. And I‘m sorry, I‘m just not for this. Not only that, all of the congestion right there on University Avenue is ridiculous Yes, I agree with the residents‘ protest. 1 think that the student residence building should be kept Keep it west of Weber Continued on page 9 Theresa Paquette Lorraine Disher VIEWPOINT A little rain must fall...on weekends Yup, I‘m the neighborhood champ at watering, but, even counting myself, I can count on both hands the number of times I‘ve seen someone watering. What‘s more, 1 think that on most occasions they were just getting the kinks out of the hose. hunting for the phone booth they !! meet in. An(fthe Rains Came: This summer it‘s been one damp thing after another, but Waterloo Region water officials say the rains haven‘t made much of a difference in conâ€" sumption. lash! With Quebec party officials Fdefecling in droves, Joe Clark is planâ€" ning a caucus of Tory MPs. He‘s now hunting for the phone booth they‘ll meet in. But 1 still don‘t get it. Officials say that, notwithstanding the rains, water consumpâ€" tion is about the same as other mss years. And you‘ll recall that in es other years they‘ve preached ONCI against lawn watering as more LIG wasteful than the flow over 8 Niagara Falls ( 9 All of us have lawns with drinking probâ€" lems, but this year Ma Nature looked after their thirst. But, to repeat what the water folks say, it hasn‘t made much of a difference in demand. Of course, the figures could mean that car owners are washâ€" ing their autos three or four times a day, but you have to disâ€" count that So I guess it boils down to this: (a) Nonâ€"watering conâ€" sumption is up sharply in Waterloo Region. or (b) watering of lawns doesn‘t use as much water as they claim You pays your quarter and ‘â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€" you takes your choice. Ah well. Into each life a li:tle rain must fall â€" especially on weekâ€" ends It‘s strange eh, how water has gained importance? Oh for the days when it was used more often for making oceans than for anything else anything else Fluis Situation: In answer to the Walkerton debacle, Ontario has unveiled tough new water regulations with fines rangâ€" ing from $20,000 to $2 million Of course, the regulations are (surptrise‘) going to cost taxpayers some money inasâ€" much as some water plants will have to be upgraded. Also, operators of waterâ€"treatâ€" ment systems will be given improved trainâ€"» ing and certification All of which shouldn‘t mean much to OO CHRON Waterloo Region taxpayers. After all, we‘ve been assured that the regional system is a model of some sort. The addition of Grand River water to the final product is just to give the pristine water that homespun flavor. Or sometimes so it seems. But you can wager that revamped rules will mean the rates go up. No, not because it‘s going to cost the region more. It‘s just that the councillors never let an opportunity pass when there‘s an excuse to jack up rates, fees, taxes and so on. It‘s remarkable, eh? Say, a halfâ€"century ago there were no tamer topics than garbage and water. Trash was a snap. You dumped it in a few lots out in the sticks, When they were full, you moved on. Burnt Offerings: Another thing there seems a lot less of in this rainâ€"sodden sumâ€" mer is barbecues. Any other year almost every other day the air would be fragrant with the aroma of steaks on the simmer You cared so little for it that you didn‘t mark where the garbage was dumped Hence, the surprise findings in recent years (Now Toronto has approved the hauling ____ of its garbage to a disused mine ho “ near Kirland Lake. It‘ll never MBRA | happen. Toronto is more and l[ Y more going to look like a bully, r and it‘ll back off.) !‘ Of course, the community was much smaller ther and the fire departments lacked someâ€" DY thing in skill. I don‘t want to say D anything bad about them, but they needed two fire trucks to cool someone down with a fever High Octane: A Kâ€"W service station was robbed. Now there‘s a switch This year there‘s been hardly a stray hamâ€" burger perfuming the air. Rain every couple of hours has dissuaded a lot of backyard chefs. And just think of all the good meat that‘s saved from cremation By the way. how many people forced from their barbecues are diring out at (non smoking) restaurants? And herewith a tip about German dining places: If the entree isn‘t good, the wurst is yet to come Water? Once upon a time Kitchener householders freâ€" quently got water bills marked "Paid!" In addition to that free water, the water commission bought all of Kitchener‘s fire trucks. Some bonuses, eh? clean up the province‘s drinking water.... We‘l! naturally have to change it‘s slogan !! ... Once we