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4 + WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, April 25, 2007 (+) cowan THE WATERLOO 1 T A S TING I1S B ELIE V I| N G Cowan Wright Beauchamp CAN REAL MEN COOK? YOU BE THE JUDGE! 500 Halimark Drive, Waterioo 519â€"88 100 Regina Street South 519â€"747â€"852 WHEN: P Saturday, April 28, 2007 + LOCATION: The Waterioo inn & Conference Centre 475 King Street North, Waterloo TICKETS AVAILABLE AT;: TICKETS: $50.00 Cash bar ( All proceeds go to KidsAbility FERENCE CENTRE 6:00pm to 1:00am sPONSORED 8Y OIIES francesco alaimo architect inc. KidSAbility The square will proâ€" vide a venue for between one and four cityâ€"driven events each month â€" such as New Year‘s Eve celebrations, Oktoberfest luncheons and concerts arfd festivals. At that point, the city will begin the tendering process, and construcâ€" tion will likely start in August. It‘s also a place where community groups could hold events, city landscape architect Barb Magee Turner has said. Now city staff will begin working on a more detailed design plan for the square that should be complete in May or June. Council established its intent to build the square in Waterloo Town Square‘s King Street parking lot on Sept. 25, 2006, when it approved phase one of a study on the square. Delegate Jeff Zavitz, the chair of the UpTown Coun. Scott Witmer also mentioned the costs associated with the projâ€" ect, including â€" the $50,000 a year that will be requested for mainteâ€" nance. Continued from page 1 cerned, it‘s destination uptown Waterloo â€" that‘s what we‘re creatâ€" ing." Public square design approved @é“ 75 King St. S. on Willis W / 60,275 519â€"725â€"7653 OPEN: Mon, Tues., Wed. 10amâ€"5:30pm:; Thurs. & Fri. 10amâ€"8pm; Sat. 10amâ€"6pm; Sun. 12amâ€"Spm Radio Flyer Parade Organic Boon Frogpod a* NOW OPEN unique as youyr little on Craig Beattie, of the First Gulf Development Corp., said that in recent years uptown Waterloo has undergone longâ€" awaited investments and improvements, putting it on the path to becoming a vibrant urban core. "We‘ve undergone considerable change over the past few years, and now have been given the rare opportunity to achieve this longâ€"term goal. We need to take the opportunity while it‘s available to think about the big picture." "This investment in time and money has begun to provide some positive momentum of change, and it is critical A number of the assoâ€" ciation‘s 390 members are against the proposal, but its board supports the project because it‘s in the longâ€"term best interâ€" ests of the core, which needs both parking and community building. "Any great city has a public space at its heart that is more than a parkâ€" ing lot," he said. Waterloo Business Improvement Area, and an uptown resident and business owner, said this proposal has been one of the most contentious issues the association has faced in the past 11 years. at Waterloo Town Square 75 King St. S. on Willis Way * Melissa ‘n Doug * Svan of Sweden * Noo Noo Designs Magee Turner has said the parking spaces are not being "lost" and have already been reacâ€" comodated behind KPMG, the LCBO and along Willis Way. As well, First Gulf has said it will provide temâ€" porary parking for about 74 cars in a vacant lot on Willis Way. "The space you want to use is our heart," she said. "People park and walk to the north and south on King Street to go to theatres, restauâ€" rants, bars and shop." She asked council to resurface the parking lot instead of going through with the public square project. The coâ€"owner of Angie‘s restaurant, Teresa Huegle, however, once again voiced her concern about losing the 66 parkâ€" ing spaces in that lot. that we collectively keep this moving," he said, adding the public square is required to do so. "Tonight should be a time for us to get excited about a great public square design and all the possibilities it will proâ€" vide for the citizens of this community, from passively having a coffee under the shade of a tree, to listening to a jazz band during the jazz fesâ€" tival."