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Meeting tonight on proposed superstore n informal public Amceling is being held tonight to bring together the developer of a proposed new big-box style Loblaws store an Weber Street and local residents concerned about the size and scope of the project. The meeting at St. David secondary school. starting at 6 p.m.. will bring together omcials from lnblaws seek- ing a zone-change applira- tion lo an industrial proper- ty near the Waterloo Inn. and residents of the nearby Sugar Bush neighbourhood worried about the location of the proposed 170,000 square-foot development that could add 1.000 cars an hour to their already busy streets. Planning consultants, traffic consultants and Ihe architect behind the plan will he on hand to answer questions from the resi» dents about the impact it Viewpoint WATERLOO CHRONICLE WHAT'S INSIDE BY Bun Valium: ,inaldejgfl, Continued on me 7 30 IO. 25 The break in the cold temperatures and the abundanze of snow made for perfect toboggaoing weather Saturday at the Columbia Street sports fields. Abraham Martin, 6. (above) pulled his snow racer into position, while Anastasiya Smotrikov, 9. (right) gets ready for her run. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2005 . WATERLOO. ONTARIO Serving your community since 1856 Going for a ride $1 INCLUDING GST on: “an.“ moms Council ready to approve budget eeling public pressure Flo tighten the purse strings. Waterloo's finance committee has trimmed this year's pro- posed tax increase to their larget ofii.42 per cent. "We have a solid recom- mendation coming forward for an increase of 6A2 per cent," confirmed Jan d'Ailly, the city's chair of Cu1ance. "Staff sharpened their pen- cils and set priorities in order to get lo the number we asked them to get to. And that figure will go before city council for approval this satuldjsy TWO weeks ago. the pro- jected increase sat at 9.15 per cent, which ensured the city's operating require- ments, existing service lev- els and program expansion. "We will be discussing those items on budge day." 'titrheoer 800 Vrdona St N fat Bruce) [5191579 2252 lllrsllT an. Idlers Plan 94 [5an Rd E (519) 725 2510 sind, [Hem d'A'illy said. By ANDREA BAILEY 5ympatico" Express%t - Continued on page 4 f-ttreels' Staff