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1 from leasing Grey Silo golf course will be $50,000 less than the iniâ€" tial bid. The city was expecting $425,000 per year from Golf North, but that number has been reduced to $375,000. The discrepancy came up during negotiations with Golf North, who hadâ€" n‘t factored property taxes into their bid, said Greg Romanick, the city‘s genâ€" eral manager of recreation and leisure "They had not expected or anticiâ€" pated (paying those taxes) and when we talked to the other bidders, they hadn‘t either." The lost revenue was accounted for in the recent budget revisions, but Romanick cautions that the money isn‘t completely lost. "When Golf North pays the property taxes, some will come to us," he said. Combined with capital contributions by the leaser, some of the losses will be made up. "We‘re still happy with the bid," Romanick said. bid comes in $50,000 lighter Mike Roberts, the former director at Grey Silo, prepared an inâ€"house bid before control was handed over. Roberts said he and his staff weren‘t aware of the fact that the leasers would have to pay city taxes. _ 8 "We were never made aware of that and when I heard about it 1 was surâ€" prised," Roberts said. _ is _ "The city is still retaining ownership of the course so I don‘t really underâ€" stand their reasoning," he said. _ _ Roberts‘ inâ€"house bid was signifiâ€" cantly less than the Golf North proposâ€" al, but now that the price has gone down by so much, the staff bid was much more in line with the others. "That‘s a fairly large decrease that would have narrowed the field a bit. We could have rejigged our bid a bit," Roberts said. But that doesn‘t mean they could have won the lease, he added. Grey Silo e City of Waterloo‘s revenue By GrEG MAcDonaLp Chronicle Staff Continued on page 4 Il won‘t have the red carpet cachet of the Oscars, but the preâ€" miere of WNED‘s Our Town Kitchâ€" enerâ€"Waterloo hopes to reach just as wide an audience in Western New York and Southern Ontario on March 3. Potentially more than twoâ€"milâ€" lion viewers of the Buffaloâ€"Toronto PBS station will get a chance to catch an insider‘s look at the local community, getting to know more about what hides behind the signâ€" post hanging on Highway 401. _ More than 20 local volunteers and groups signed up in record Maureen Silveira and Beth Sukhaâ€"Barker demonstrate partvner yoga at last weekend‘s Yoga for Hope fundraiser at the Waterloo Community Arts Centre. The event raised money for HopeSpring Cancer Supâ€" port Centre. Our Town Kitchenerâ€" Waterloo set to premiere By BoB VRBANAC Chronicle Staff Designer Series With snapâ€"in between the glass blinds snapâ€"in between the glass blinds WINDOW WORKS one rap neponn Sronids. HWindow & Door Gallery Accumulate 200 times less ©2236 Shirley Drive, Kitchener Reduce outside noise up to 80%. time in the fall for a chance to present what they think adds to the fabric of the local community. And a preview of the hourâ€"long presentation will show even lifeâ€" long members of the area things that they might not have ever seen Some of the highlights of the program include the original setâ€" tlement route of the Pennsylvania Dutch who helped found this area. People will also get a tour of hisâ€" toric homes and living museums that preserve that history. Culture is also a big part of the program, highlighted by Oktoberâ€" fest. One of the best segments feaâ€" tures a behindâ€"theâ€"scenes look at Reaching out what it takes to put the annual Thanksgiving Day parade together. But if there is one overarching theme in the production that feaâ€" tures people from all walks of life, including enriched students from Waterloo‘s Centennial public school, it‘s the volunteerism and community spirit that has made the area such an attractive place to live, set up a business or go to school. Benton Leong, a member of the Waterloo Community Council, was one of the volunteers who highlighted that community spirit with the Heasley Park project. It Bavarian . WINDOW WORKS Continued on page 7 GREG MACDONALD PHOTO Small business expert helps local entrepreneurs get started/Page 17 Waterloo Potters‘ Workshop celebrates 40th anniversary /Page 23 The face of heart disease/Page 11 Renewing your Beauty 519.578.2828 UitraShape Skin Rejuvenation Veins Botox & Filler Laser Hair Removal Victoria at Westmount LIFESTYLE