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Council approves controversial development; environmental protests fall by the wayside t‘s all about economics Iand not the environâ€" ment, Judy Greenwoodâ€" Speers said. She expected Waterloo city council to vote the way it did Monday night, but she said she at least wanted to make her voice as a citizen heard. Greenwoodâ€"Speers, a member of the Citizens for the Protection of the Waterâ€" loo Moraine < ‘‘WM} comâ€" mittee, aske« . ouncil to slow down on an amendâ€" ment that was <ut forward to add a 34â€"aure lot to the Conservation Mvadows Disâ€" trict Plan, lovated in the northwest ward of the city. Greenwoodâ€"Speers fears building on part of Waterâ€" loo‘s water recharge area will have a serious impact in the future of the city‘s drinkâ€" ing water. The developer‘s draft plan proposes up to 249 resâ€" idential lots, walkways, a stormwater management facility, two park blocks, as well as trails and emergency access roads within the lot. However, Waterloo counâ€" cil voted in favour of Activa Holdings Inc., the developâ€" ers in charge of building on the land off Conservation Drive and Roy Schmidt Road. "I‘m not surprised (that council voted the way they did). I don‘t think they wanted the proper informaâ€" tion," Greenwoodâ€"Speers "You‘re not only cutting water supply, but their shortâ€"term economics is horrifying." An informal public meetâ€" Summer Savifigs Evert By Ryan ConntuL For The Chromcle 3 On now till August 31st é\{â€" ®,. _ Mix & Match Sale Â¥ * §‘‘~,, Buy 2 Get 1 Free + Â¥ Includes Everything in Both Stores h *3rd Item Equal or Lesser Value Regular Priced Merchandise Only ing was held in December to present the application to council and the public in order to generate interest from groups and individuâ€" als. Greenwoodâ€"Speers asked council to slow down on the property‘s development until they find out more about the implications that are happening at the provinâ€" cial level. She said it‘s anticipated the provincial government will enact legislation for source groundwater protecâ€" tion in the fall session of parliament in Toronto. "We need to slow down on taking any more of the virgin, cultural land we have left and turning it over into residential," Greenwoodâ€" Speers said. _ All of Activa‘s requests on the lands have been approved since September Coun. Jim Bolger, who represents the area that‘s to be developed, said he doesâ€" n‘t see a point in postponing the decision when the developers have already completed an environmenâ€" tal study to ensure the enviâ€" ronmental policies of the district‘s plan are in place. ‘We have a developer who fully cooperates to address those (environmenâ€" tal) needs," Bolger said. An open house is being held on Sept. 8, at a undeâ€" termined location, to proâ€" vide an opportunity for peoâ€" ple in the community to disâ€" cuss with consultants other plans for the area along the Wilmot Line, reaching from the Waterloo Golf Academy up to 500 Wilmot Line. Following the open house, an informal public meeting will be held on Sept. 19. Louisette Lanteigne, viceâ€"president of the Columbia Forests Neighâ€" bourhood committee, made up of homeowners who already live in one of the subdivisions developed by Activa, said there is also a lot more at stake with the lands that Activa and other develâ€" opers, including Gies and Townline Estates, are planâ€" ning to build on. Lanteigne â€"requested council to postpone the informal meeting until more information is received from the provincial government in the regards to source groundwater protection. She also told council that there have been endangered birds spotted on some of the properties that Activa hopes to build on along Wilmot Line. "If they section off the area like they have been doing, the birds will all die off," Lanteigne said. Coun. Gary Kieswetter confirmed to Lanteigne that there will be no formal deciâ€" sions made at the upcoming informal meetings. They‘re simply gatherings for the public to speak to developâ€" ers about their concerns, he "It is to see what the developers say they‘re putting forward with no forâ€" mal discussion being made, so it‘s not as though we‘re going forward and just doing it," Kieswetter said. _ eMD SYMMER, _ _ Spectacular The crossâ€"ply wood batking SALE PRICE gives engineered hardwood strength, stability and 35 39 moisture resistance. m sq.Ft. Jamestown offers the wormg and eisgonce o Sears reg. $6.15 traditional Amencan irardwood Floors. WATERLOO CHRONICLE Dow‘t sust po it,. Beuieve in it! VOLUNTARY PAY ~â€"Servit Big 52"x13" laminate that‘s superâ€"resistant to impact, stains and fading. .‘ The SnapPlus system makes instailation simple and the SALE PRICE large format means fewer s seams. Choose from a m S range of realistic ceramic Snd siate fouks. Sears reg. $3 $2.99... Sears reg. $3.79