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_,â€"â€"_â€"_â€"â€"___â€"__â€"â€"â€"*7‘7 7 - .. , i A'WATEI-lum cumulus-My. February 9.20“ ' I GRT police seeking expansion cash ‘ Br Glee MacDowun being asked to approve implemen- ChronicleSmjf nation of the transportation master plan, which will see big expansions ransit and police costs will to CRT across thereglon. be the main drivers of the The plan will increase frequen- ‘, region's 2011 tax hike. cy of the iXpress routes and also 3 This year’s budget could expand routes in each of the include major expansions to region'sthreecities. . Grand River llansit and the Water- Full implementation of the plan 5 . loo Regional Police Services. will require 44 new full-time driv- . . regional councillors heard at a ers forGR’I‘. . - ’ . g»; meeting last week. The aim of the transit master 4- . z, y ‘ , 1 The police and GRT are looking plan is to ease passenger conges- r' A a, . to add employees and bolster serv- tion on popular bus routes, as well , 4 vrwfit: ices. as build ridership for the transit { ‘ 1 '“’}"§ : ff" Both requests are dealing with service. f - - is»: " ‘f T growth-related issues. said Coun. Mayor Doug Craig questioned . 3, ‘- r ._ _' Tom Galloway. who is chair of the the expansion plan. #? ' . “ budget committee and the police “I'm afraid we’re moving too v a; re. . r services board. quickly,” he said. “Are we going to ' | “Growth doesn‘t always pay for get people out of their cars?" itself." be said. The fact that transit costs are The region is growing by 10,000 increasing â€"â€" without even getting people a year. and with those new into rapid transit costs â€"â€" won't Waterloo Regional Ml“ Services is looking to N“ officers in the region‘s budget Wm residents comes increased transit play well in the community, Craig """°'° ridership and mils to police. Coun~ said. “The transit ridership in the tax rate will be police costs. which The region will look to approve cil's job is to find a balance “There's a backlash out there.” community should be quite excit- generally amount to a third ofthe polioeplanson Feb. 23. between service growth and tax he said. “People are already look- ed about this," said Coun. Sean region'sbudget. Policeandtransitarentdreonly 1 increases. Galloway said. ing at hydro bills, water bills, sewer Strickland. WRPS Chief Matt 1brigian has new incurs in the 2011 budget. Ple- The proposed regional tax bills, stonnwater bills and munici- Expanded bus service could indicated he wants to add officers vious approvals such as the green l increase currently sits at 1.23 per pal taxes" help the public embrace rapid to the force, building on the 10 bin program and the regional his 1 cent, but that’s before factoring in He's not sure transit ridership transit, said Conn. lane Mitchell, oflicerstheforceaddedlast year. tory museum have been built into the police increase. That would will expand at the pace regional When people complain about “We've known that request is the budget. ‘ - result in an approximate $15 hit to planners expect. rapid transit, ‘they'ne really won- coming." Gallowaysaid. A number of other new pro- ; the average regional tax bill. About “I thinkwe should steer towards dering about what's happening it’s not yet known how many grams could be added. including 1 one per cent of the hike comes amore thoughtful pace." he said. with transit in their neighbour oificers the police will request, but $100,000 in newarts funding. 1 from transit costs. Along with the Other councillors applauded hood,” shesaid. that plan will be presented to the Final budget approval is schedâ€" ; budget. regional councillors are the plan to expand bus service. The other main portion of the polioeboord today. uled for March 23. l r- l Presented by , } 0 l Waterloo . The Largest; Indoor Family 1 . particrpation Chronicle with . ,. I “°“""""“ 21 TOUT] "1 e 10" WIN ' ~ g 2 TICKETS “INNS-WNW l ; 7. for mammmwmwam l 4; ; BEAUTY & , 1 _ ._ ::-»i'= .. v. : THE BEAST in. 3 I; Q} _;. J 1 at either the 1 “Fig? 7 , Registry “realm, 1 ‘5 . < Frederick sr. Kitchener , r » Feb. 25, 26, 27 ‘ g or the Cambridge Arts Theatre . 1 March 5, 6 1 All you have to do is tell us where the ”Rose” is located in the paper. A k (lb OUL 0L“ - l Fill in the ballot below and mail it or drop ll off at our office and you 5 | will be entered in a draw to win 2 tickets to the show. Gui Lukll i r ‘wsflmwm “1055“ 1 \ -. lieu w , - WATERLOO ciIRONICLE . law | | ”117i“? ‘ ’ a | Menu: ' l "I? 2 V l ' h a”? l : ‘f'flqâ€"W= “a. . ihl AL“ « ”fit”- Adam: -_ MMcny: M ““ . 00°“ " v “J $5} | |mgc1 , ./ . jut?" 1mm M MM _______.~_h | __',_,j,..e;f, a .' ' ‘ : an m page in you and In .1 = a. l . l ”or onwwmcmmmmwnsuhm.moumm ' A r 9 ’ y ' L mmeW‘h-thl‘n,mt.mflhnfit J ' ‘M‘infilv U"W()5Y Cd i