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I numbers into consideration. where the want to include full-time students it I ' I The city takes into account students are " into the equations given their 4-9 ~ I Huge Rental “VIM: I some 45,000 full-time students ‘ reliance on city services. and the 1,..\ I I into their numbers, she noted. â€"0qun.Kadean numbers would have to be “ | 50% Off | "We're wondering where the Ondieciry’spopulation tweakedmwingforwards » _. | | students are.‘ said Scian, disparilyas reparation the Eskens and Scian also said SPECIDIIZI In All I wwsmm "WW I Traditionally the city has laermmrbCanadamw while the change in population "9 I UmhedOficrâ€"WatedooOnIy! I included students in their numbers may influence the total EUROPEAN AUTOMOBILES I I \ accounting of debt per capita. and debt per capita. it does not change . MOVO In Today even though the majority of them CFO Karen Eskens. the fact that the city is working to Dealer W by I & save I may not pay taxes. the city does Every year staff use the base paydown itsdebt. ' ‘ - receive “heads and beds” pay- population number from the past In 20l0 alone there was a m Benz, BMW: .M“ I 556 Colby of" I merits from the province ($75 per census and update it using popula- reported citywide debt of some $78 AMI/W, "WI, "M I W WW I full-time student) and the city tion estimates from the city and million. which fell to just over $70 | mm“ | ‘ _ '_ . . . muster-don 5193800649 must still proutie semces to those the Region, meaning the number million in 2011. the result of a I - I students. meaning their numbers they use is not an actual count of renewed effort to reduce spending W W Finishes I Themyounccdm I need to be considered in the equa- the population. but a projection and stop taking on new debt. ”W Count! I“ I ammm m". I tion. moving forward. “We've slowed down our capital “group NAME“ I I The city's acting chief financial liskens and Scian each suggest- projects at the city of Waterloo,” 201mm Cit. m Clip ad for officer is also questioning the latest ed federal changes at Statistics said Scian. M "33 3X2 : FREE m In 59“”; : census numbers. sa in staff has Canada last year, such as making “At this moment in time we are some concerns wiyfh gthc final the long~form census optional. dealing with our current infra- 519.578.”: I... _MM_ _ J count. could have impacted the popula- stmcture. and hitting key needs in ‘ w ~ . _ _ - . ~ ' . ‘ ‘ " -- _-â€" lhe number seems low. said non results tn Waterloo. our community. W Amomm I O I I Garbage d1ver310n hurtlng bottom 11ne ”'- e . a“ “ *°"’"'“‘°°'"5"‘“m° BY RYAN FIANAGAN the region because of our tipping brought in for the year. a. j * limbs Chronicle fee." said Coun.Tom Galloway. Much of the difference was ' ' .90% Over the past 10 years. regional made up for through an unusually - rivateâ€"sector companies councillors have raised landfill tip- strong market for recyclables. but 2mm ’ P hauling local garbage to out- ping fees on an annual basis. In that’s a volatile market that can _ ofâ€"town landfills are leading that time, they've gone from $45 to change significantly in short order. Until July 3]“ to concerns about taxpayers find- $74. Despite the shortfall. the region ' . ing themselves on the hook for a ion Arsenault. the region's has increased the budget for com- ' ' greater share of Waterloo Region director of waste management, mercial tipping revenue to $10.35 W landfill costs. says the landfill is in the unique million for 2012. The amount of waste dumped position of being the only region Even ifthis year's forecast ismet at the landfill has fallen from about department directly competing -â€"- revenue was below-budget as of 270,000 tonnes in 2006 to about with the private sector. which can April 30 â€" taxpayers will still fork x .1 ,, t . , . J 210.000 tonnes in 2011. About 60 adjust its prices at a moment's out about $26 million for landfill “ ' ‘ ‘ “' ’ “ ' per cent of that reduction is com- notice. We operation this year. mercial refuse. "We try and set a tip rate that's “We're not trying to maximize Waste management officials say balanced and fair such that it isn't profits,” said Galloway. “(But) We some of the decrease can be too high that no one will come and don't want to see taxpayers subsi- chalked up to improved conserva- bring us anything, but not too low dizing the landfill if we can avoid tion efforts. but pan of it is due to that we're undermining private it.” . companies taking trash to other enterprise." he said. Galloway said he'd prefer to see C h U rCh B U tide r it)! ~.')t1 disposal sites in southern Ontario “When you build in transporta- waste from Waterloo Region it .t -, t it and Michigan. tion costs [of taking waste else- dumped inWaterloo Region. ()ne regional councillor believes where]. we’re a competitive or “On a pure sustainability princi- \ ’ that's because the region has viable option.” pie. it's not unlike water. having Mennonite Savings priced itselfout ofthe market. 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