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WA“ til i K) CHRONKLIL‘ 0 Wednesday. iletember 19. $010 - 3 ‘Ffmwmod , mama: flurry \VW mmflw ANDY WAT-ON “TWP mum 4h.“ 519.579.0110 0 Mayor Brenda Halloran discusses the year that was and the years to come - BY Cit/«morn PROM; Pmru heading as a city." she said. resolved,” she said. * _ . Chronicle Staff “Waterloo is really well-posi- ”I've said all along] cannot wait Sf“; . tioned as a global city." for the day 1 will be sitting with you “5- ver the next four years, Her second election was. in and saying. ‘Here it is.” ? ~ OMayor Brenda Halloran will some ways, more difficult than the One of her biggest sources of ' f" ‘ 7“ .. be leading Waterloo first. As the incumbent, she had to frustration over the past four years c. ‘. through big decisions that will defend Council's record over the was her lack of success in estab- all f i'._ _ impact the city for years to come. past four years. Iishing a community health care w _. .-â€"......_,_n__ And she has very firm ideas on That record included a costly team in the city. - o N g what those decisions will be. decision to continue keeping the A former nurse. Halloran â€"\.. During the October election costs of ongoing RIM Park lawsuits worked with a task force of volun- .' I, f) f ‘, ) ) . , > that returned Halloran as the city's under wraps. teers for months and submitted " \ ( ~ ( I r\ ( 1 \- . first two-term mayor since 1994, two separate applications to the ’ - ~ I R her campaign team knocked on MinistryofHealth. . 25.000 doors. “1 was very hopeful, and then .. ‘ if.“ The message she heard loud unfortunately we were turned ' < a. and clear? Fiscal responsibility ., down.” she said. _ “People are feeling, ‘Enough. We spentfoaryears “But for me. it's not a No. There ’ We're tapped out here,” she said. learning thej0b and I will be a Plan B. and a Plan C. l will , 1 That's why she won't be sup- ' ’ not stop working on this.” 6:4. porting the light rail transit plan if feel very pawn”? Halloran also took some flak , i it comes back to regional council about orfitture. earlier this year for refusing to get , sf ' without substantial cost-cutting â€"Ma H! l Hallo involved in the library board's . measures. yo m" decision to terminate CEO Cathy """ k “l will not be able to support Matyas. k“ fl“ that." she said. “I was not involved in any of the “It is. to me, not the right choice decisions. I still don't know any of f” “ for this community because of the the reasons why. I've probably ? affordability. To me. we have to heard as much as you have, ‘1 . take a step back, take a deep Divisional court recently through thegrapevine,’ shesaid. , _..â€"â€" ‘. breath and do a very fulsome, ordered the city to release those Though the vast majority of _\ complete financial process with figures, and it was revealed that the library funding comes from the . this. city spent more than $730,000 in city, hiring and firing is the respon- , - . “How much will this cost the 2004 alone. sibility of the library board. she ' . taxpayers?" The city was also ordered to pay said. ~ ‘ ’ '“ Halloran said she also won't be $15,000 in legal costs to the Water- “If it was involving finances . . . '~ - supportingapotentially controver- loo Region Record. which had then yes. we would step in and ' sial change to the uptown fought to have the RIM Park num- address that. But on a personnel - Q," 7 streetscape on King Street. Of the bers made public. Halloran is issue? No." a he}: five alternative designs. three of determined to continue fighting Over the next four years. Hallo» “ them include a reduction from the the release of the information, ran hopes to focus on economic four current traffic lanes. even as legal fees around the Free- development. and is currently ' , “I cannot see us reducing those dom of Information act continue working to attract a major research a _ lanes,“ Halloran said. to mount. facility to the city from China. > " . . “It's going to cause a lot of con- “We have to listen to the advice But she's also concerned about ' gestion and you know the uptown of our legal counsel. because how the city is going to transition core is going to continue to inten- they're doing what's best for us. to meet the needs of its growing Mayor Brenda Halloran stands outside the entrance of city hall. The mayor sify. We have to look at 20 years Anybody who's in a legal situation group of seniors. sat down with the Chronicle to reflect on her past year in office. down the road. What's it going to knows you listen to your lawyer," "i don't think we have a true ‘”“‘“°"f"‘°“°’“‘"“”’°'° look like?" she said. picture of where we're going to be time rolls around again. ing out time for family and friends. llalloran said she's happy to see But Halloran also said that city in the next 10 or 20 years, or where “I really need to focus on get- “This job. it's a difficult two new faces on council. along council has decided on a dollar the boomers are going to go." she ting into a better health routine for lifestyle." she said. with a strong slate ofincumbents. limit at which point they will go no said. “Are we going to have the myself," she said. But right now. she's not ruling “We spent four years learning further. and she wants the entire right facilities?" She admits to getting up out a run fora third term. the job. and I feel very positive amount to bedisclosed. At 55. Halloran will be almost 60 extremely early. rarely getting exer- "I love my job. l really love my about our future and where we're “We're very close to getting this years old herself when election cise and finding difficulty in carv- job." a HEER’S D E C O RATIN G ‘ y I 7 . â€"a Dawns (Wynn â€"- y ., a. “F“ 583 King Street N., Waterloo ' 1 . (519) 772-1127 ’ I“ t ! jg 677 BelmontAve w. 1120Victona St N. y is... if b ' KITCHENER ' ' KITCHENER F“ 2». “ML WM l519)578~5330 (5195707576 ”m www.heondecoratlng.com