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Continued from page 1 A number of members of the comâ€" munity appeared before council requesting that the city not "cheap out" and fully fund the project. But while the square might not be what some people envisioned it as right away, the decision struck the right balâ€" ance between being fiscally responsible and creating a quality destination, said McLean. "It‘s a long way from where I was originally expecting to be," he said, adding that when the project first was presented during the last council‘s term, it was only budgeted at $1.6 milâ€" lion. With unexpected environmental costs relating to the soil underneath the site of the square on King Street pushâ€" ing the budget up, council made the right decision, McLean said. _"This is a huge investment in the community and not taking anything away from the public square," he said. _ Scott Witmer also voted in favour of the scaledâ€"down project, but cautioned city staff to make sure costs don‘t spiral Councillor wants a lid on capital costs of square Residential curbside waste collection in Waterloo Once you have reduced it and reâ€"used it, you can curb it! Some items are not collected at the curb and must be brought to our waste management facility for proper handling, for example: * electronic waste (fees apply) * household hazardous waste * tires and automotive parts Region of Waterloo * Furniture and appliances can be collected curbside. * Cut carpet, scrap wood, drywall, etc. to 92 cm (3 h) lengths and tie in bundles weighing less than 23 kg (50 lbs). * Yard waste is collected every second week from April until November. Find your collection schedule and preparation requirements in the front green section of your Bell telephone book or PhoneGuide. Waterloo‘s yard waste is collected during the RED weeks on your garbage day. * Place all items to the curb by 7 a.m. on your garbage day. Waste Management Site 925 Erb Street West, Waterloo Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. â€" 6 p.m. 519â€"883â€"5100 Curb it! He was particularly concerned about the operation costs of the rink and water wall, which city staff said they could not estimate. upwards once again "We‘re already $1 million over budgâ€" et because we didn‘t have specific numâ€" bers," he said. "Now that I hear we can‘t break out specific items (from the total An artist‘s drawing of the new civic square‘s water wall cost), I‘m afraid another number will come up and surprise us." _ â€" Now that the square has been approved after months of deliberation, workers should be onâ€"site within a month, said Barb Magee Turner, a landâ€" scape architect with the city. After that, the project is expected to be completed within a year, she said. Hometown News for an Awesome Hometown waTeRLSO Cikones $1.50 per Litre by Summer? HA! HA! The Vespa GTS 250, an uncompromising fusion of breathtaking performance, technical superiority and classic Vespa design, to become the most exciting model to date. 1408 Victoria St. N. Kitchener 519â€"585â€"2111 ©PIAGGID 2007. PIAGSIO® AND VESPA® ARE U S. AND WORLOW!IOE REGISTERED TRADEMARKS OF THE PIAGGIO GROUP OF COMPANIES. OBEY LOCAL TRAFFIC SAFETY LAWS AND ALWAYS WEAR A HELMET. APPROPRIATE EYEWEAR AND PROPER APPAREL GAS MILEAGE VARIES DEPENDING ON WEIGHT SPEED. AND RIDING CONDITIONS ALE PHOTO Volkswagen Waterloo 550 Weber St. N. Waterloo 519â€"884â€"7470 â€" sales@vwwaterloo.com WATERLOO CHRONICLE + Wednesday, May 7, 2008 + 7 2005 BMW R1200RT 110hp, 6 speed, ABS, electronic cruise, heated seats and grips, on board computer, system side cases and much more. 18k, Graphite grey/silver. Warâ€" ranty to 9/08. $t#008036 Sole priced at $15,985