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'"JEBWEMZ City of Waterloo Development Charge Rate Increases January I. 2006 Increase rhe City's Du clnpmcm Charge rum wrll macaw by 5 l"o on January Ist, 2mm In rcllcct the Construction Price Index Incrcusu as permmed by the Dmclnpmcm Charges Act, I‘M? and the Crty K Dcwlupmcm Charge By-lass. The current and no“ rates ctfccuic January 1 300:: are as foliou s: Rusndcmlal Smglc Scmi-dctached Townhouse Apartment S4ltsrt S43 72 S212 Apartment (less than S2 In? S2278 SI l I (15 sq. “Ll Lodging House {per SEMI? S2278 SI ll bedroom) Non-Residential S l 8.24 519.17 SN? (per sq. m.) Please note that only completc Building Penna Apple cations reeen ed by thc Ctty prror to January lst. 2006 vull be eligible for thc 2005 rate for City Development Charge; The liming ofissuancc ofPcrmits will be dependent on litatTs ability to process' them. To take advantage ofthe 2005 rates. Building Pernms must he picked up and Dex elupmem Charges paid within three days ofCny Staffah [sing that llle Permll ts available. Additional Rate Increase The Csty ofWaterloo Is renew mg its 2002 Develop- ment Charge Background Study and By-law. At pre sent, based on umlelpated costs and forecasts. there is the apparent need for substantial rate increases for all residential and non-residential Development Charges, beyond the annual Increase lo be implement- ed on January l. 2mm. For example: II is anticipated single detached residential Devclopmcnt Charges could 1ncrctviu' to approxmratcly $950”. whilc non-rcsidcntjal charges could mereaxe to approximately $31.00 per \quare melre. lhmever. unnl lhe Background Stud}. IN complete. " l5 mu possible In definmrcly detemnne thc ueu Dex elupmem Charge rules, _'itulTannuupatc fmalumg me Background Study and Bylau. carly m 1mm Tlus sill "nuke making the Background Study and Bylaw mullable for rune“ and holding a Public Meeting al which mcmbers orthc public may make repre~enmlmn~ In Crty Council, II p, unlmpnled the next Dexelnpmem Charges wall he ll] cum on Dr about March I. 3mm. xuhteel to Waterloo Make it a_great gift. Everyone is sure to find exactly what they want with a City of Waterloo gift certificate. Whatever their preference, you’ve got it covered! ON SALE NOW! Visit the Swimplex desk at the Waterloo Memorial Recreation Complex & pick one up today! ,' ?tt J, Currcnt New Rate 3005 Rate Jan, I Uh S65flil 550-18 S4 I ()0 S2 l 67 THE CITY OF lsuurG-i Wateloo Soh'3l S5305 5i4372 S2278 3005-2!th changc f, Si S33l S257 S212 SI ll fi'fGWK/Wd if New Year's Eve ' . _ -- sat.. Dec. 31. 2005 t 'fJiiigiaitr, ' g _uarat City t ou0crl Apprmmg d 11cm I)cwlupmcnl t harp: By- lam, Only full Building Permit Applications rcccucd ht the t Ity prior lo thc clihclixc datc ot"theness By-lass mil be chyiblc for rates 1n Elihu prior to the new By- lass. I hr: running of Issuance of Pcrmus “I" he dcpcn- dcnl an Stan‘s aNhty lo prnccss them. Prior to completing the Background Study and pre- senting it to Council, Staff currently anticipates holding an informal Industry meeting in December. If you would like notice of the meeting. please contact the following: Scott Nevin Senior Policy Planner City of Waterloo Telephone: EMT-8546 Fax: 1418523 Email: srtevirt6city.waterloo.on.ca ., ___-_--"-" - I.‘ . ”Albert McCormick Commurtity Centre d b ass-I700 _ "Waterloo Memorial Recreation Compleq y, 8864 I77 lei lol Father Das id Bauer Dm‘c. Waterloo 3 7-ri:30pm Public Sw m1 a: Swimplcx ' _ 7-9pm Public Skate 'u Clarica Arena I") Free admission lo all cvcmx Llnmcd capacity. Guidelines, for Puhhc Skating will apply Vrslt our ctjncc'h!UttnN for your New Year's he trcatsl RIM Park 884-5363 20!” l nixcrsity Avcnuc. Watcrloo 19pm Public Skate ‘u Pillars lcc pad ‘Jipm Public Skate nu Optimist Ice pad 1‘1 pm Adult Skate a Llth In: pad SUI! Parkside Drtse. Waterloo 7-9pm Puhhc Skate $52? Stephanie Rainham. a volunteer with Epilepsy Ontario Waterloo Wellington, wraps Christmas gifts at Conestoga Mall during a recent hectic Saturday afternoon. "W games museum looks at age-old chess nu may pick up a few i chess tips at the latest exhibit presented by the Elliott Avvdmt Museum and Archive of Games at the University ofWaterloo. "Chess __ Ullt' of the World's Oldest and Most Popular Games" features artifacts from mow than 25 different chess games and variants seletued from tlw (aunt‘s Museum's pvrmw nent collection, Visimrs will have the nppnnunity In learn how to play and gain hands-on cxpt-rivnw. "For tvtttttrivs, purple all over thy world hau- ('njnyvd playing (has at nm- of its variants," said Jinhev variants," said hum-e Chung, Muse-um ‘h-rhni» rial]. .. [his cxhihit looks at tho origins of the game. how it migrated atrnss conti- nrnls. variants that evolved in East Asia, rnmpuu-rin-d thugs. and rmm'mpurary liumpt-un and North Ameri- can variatimvc" lho frrv c-xlnhil is uprn In the public in thc Games Musvurn's Puhlu Gallery Ihrnugh April 2mm Cash (lunmitms are wvlrnnm Thc l’uhlit' Gallery is lnmu-d in [H Matthews llall. off the Columbia Strtwt (-nlmnu- to tity unlvrnilv Iherv's n publi‘ bus, amp m fun" of thy building and a parking lot ($4u1in vmn‘l In the right of thc buildmg. V Fall visiting hours un- Monday and Weuhetlay from II m mm, to 4:AOirntr, Gifted wrapper and Friday from 1:30 p.111. to 3:30 pm. The Games Muse- um will be closed from tht. l6 until Jan. 3 for the hnli~ days Winter term hours are scheduled for Monday to Friday from 9 mil. In 4 [MIL To book an individual visit nr group tour. call (SIS) 888- 4421. The Games, Museum col- lu'tinn irwludes ttver 3.000 physical ohjects 777 many of which have been exhibited in the Public Gallery sinrv 1971. Gettcrrnis private, puhlir and corporate dump Hum have supported the acquisition ot" artifacts from many parts of the world. A few humlrrd of thru- ohjects are druaunertted on the Games Museum wvltsite Www4,'amesrtlust'trm. uww tvrloo.ca, The she makes it [mast Isle for " to orfer a murh wider pulrlir the opporturti- ty In (mm); thc allied" in the coWrtion. The Games Muscum Is operated by HW'r, trr'trart- mvm of 1lvvreation and Lemur Studies, staffed by graduate struivrtts and my op swarms. and adminis, tered by thc 1iaculty of Applied llralth Srwm't-s as part of the Watcrloo Ilt'r itagc Collvrtiorts Assm'ia (inn. with funding fmni tlw Unmrin Minunv nl qunsm, (anmn' and llrrrr ulmn. as wvll a" front the [cdvml lh'pannu'nl of Canadian lk-(nngln VIM u URPH y PHI; TO