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Interest heats up in local municipal vote ters will have nothing ‘ / short of variety this Nov. 10 when they cast their picks in the municipal elecâ€" Each race has at least four candidates, all with unique platforms and goals. Candidates who registered to run before Sept. 8 were interviewed by the Chronicle, and their comments were included in the Sept. 10 ediâ€" Since then, more have regâ€" istered and started work on Current Ward 4 Coun. Morty Taylor recently joined the mayoralty race. His oppoâ€" nents include current Mayor Lynne Woolstencroft, former mayor Herb Epp, and newâ€" comer Ben Brown. Five more candidates have filed to run in Ward 1, also known as the Southwest Ward. Jones said there are a numâ€" ber of projects on the go in his ward, and he would like to see them through to completion. They include improved library service for the west end of the city â€" as well as the city at large â€" and a new retail outlet And one of those candiâ€" dates is incumbent Scott on Erb Street that will provide residents with more shopping ward continues to face, includâ€" ing increased traffic volumes, height and density and stuâ€" Looking For a New or Preâ€"owned BMW If he is reâ€"elected for a fourth term, Jones plans to help create a database to track absentee landlords, and balâ€" ance the needs of homeownâ€" ers and students. "I still enjoy the job and working with the people in my ward," he said. "This is a critical time for the city, and I think having someone with experience could be a good thing." Another candidate who could bring another kind of experience to the Ward 1 council seat is Waterioo Region District school board trustee Kathryn Craig â€" â€" www.bkmotorsgroup.com Having served on the By AnpreA Baney school board for the last six years, Craig knows what it takes to make some crucial And as a member of the Beechwood Park neighbourâ€" hood association, she knows what some of the issues are in the city. Those include library service, student housing and "I don‘t give up," she said. "I take issues to heart and work on behalf of the citizens. 1 have a reputation for that on the school board, and I will continâ€" ue to work that way in this new The rest of the list of candiâ€" dates is made up of fresh faces to local politics. . â€" D‘Ailly said he has a strong background in problemâ€"solvâ€" ing. which he believes is needâ€" Jan D‘Ailly is running on the platform of "A Voice for "{It‘s) time to stop comâ€" plaining about city hall and instead become a positive force for change." Vince McQuabbie is upset with the way council has spent city money. He believes he can help get those spending practices under control. Examples of needless spending, he said, are RIM Park and possibly a new main "RIM Park has left a bad taste in many minds," he said. "There should be another voice on council to curb the Sal Pace said he wants to make a difference in the comâ€" munity for the sake of his young son. ference," he said. "One person can make a difference, and I‘d like to be that person." Pace said the key to good governance is fiscal responsiâ€" bility and listening to the comâ€" munity. "We should look at all solutions before spending â€"_ "As a new father, 1 have a new interest in making a difâ€" Former Ward 1 councilior Craig Hoddle and newcomer Adam McCarthy round out the to tackde tougher issues like "The city is in our hands," Ward 2, also known as the Northwest Ward, will see four candidates vie for a seat on Jim Bolger is taking his first crack at municipal politics, confident he can make a difâ€" ference in the city. His main goal is to achieve fiscal responsibility while maintaining Waterloo‘s quality oflife. ommendations that come from the judicial inquiry into the RIM Park financing scanâ€" dal a priority. "Let‘s clean this up, learn from it and turn the page to a more positive working enviâ€" ronment," he said. Candidate Mike Kerrigan wants to deepen his roots in wants to become more involved in his community. As a soonâ€"toâ€"be graduate of the University of Waterloo, he He also hopes to help foster better relations between stuâ€" dents and homeowners, and address the ongoing issue of absentee landlords.. "There‘s been an ‘us versus them‘ attitude between stuâ€" dents and residents," Kerrigan said. "Meartwthile we should all be working together to resoive some of these issues." Fellow candidates Judy Greenwoodâ€"Speers _ and a the rest AngdaViethr'n‘akeup of the competition. _ â€" Three more candidates also filed to run in Ward 3, also known as the East Ward. Michael Archibald calls himself a direct demnocracy candidate. His primary focus is getting everyone in his ward engaged in the political process, and representing the views of the public. here‘s your opportunity," he "If you want the power to make decisions for your ward, bring more openness to counâ€" cil, and restore public trust in the city‘s leaders. "Waterloo is a wonderful city and a great place to live," he said. "To keep it that way 1 would like to encourage a posâ€" itive relationship between council and Waterloo citizens. He also believes the city Gary Kieswetter wants to PAGE 3 Continued on page 5 CHRONMCI Historic area under siege, say concerned homeowners omeowners in one of HWalerloo’s historic uptown areas believe their neighbourhood is under siege. And the attack comes in the form of the growing number of student lodging houses in their community. So te protect the characâ€" ter of the area, some resiâ€" dents believe the city should rezone the Albert/Central/Bridgeport neighbourhood and elimiâ€" nate duplexing as a permitâ€" ted land use. Helena Stone shared the results of a neighbourhood survey with Waterloo city council Monday night, indiâ€" The Waterloo Potter‘s Workshop held a spe-cial open house at their studio in Waterloo Park in Saturday to show off some of their artists at work. Sarita Aggarwal, pictured above, puts the final touches on a collection of clay fishes that she is using in a mural. By Anopgea Baey Chronicle Staff Scaling the fish cating that 45.3 per cent of the residences in the neighâ€" bourhood have remained singleâ€"family ownerâ€"occuâ€" pied homes; while 54.7 per cent are other residential uses, such as duplexes, lodging houses, triplexes and apartments. Those numbers have increased by 20 per cent since 1987 when a similar survey showed singleâ€"family homes making up 65 per cent of the neighbourhood, while multipleâ€"use resiâ€" dences made up 35 per "This means that in terms of the numbers of properties, our neighbourâ€" hood has already passed the tipping point â€" we now have more multiple use resiâ€" dential properties than we have family homes," she "We believe that losing singleâ€"family homes to mulâ€" tipleâ€"use conversions at a rate of 20 per cent over 16 years is unacceptable." have been ‘rovnng for years, HoD00s3 s a But the last straw came recently when Brad McGill, who owns 35 Central St., applied to the City of Waterâ€" loo‘s committee of adjustâ€" ment to build a threeâ€"storey addition on his property. His request was denied, and he has subsequently applied to the Ontario Municipal Board for an The residents‘ concerns Continued on page 7 #os VMBANAC PHOTO