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April I0. 2013 Controversial housm’ g unit gets go ahead from Waterloo council Bylaw-s Manon door at 9 Churchill St.. said the primarily of single-storey bunga- rotated 90 degrees so the from out this ‘ p "' said Kate Chronicle Sta)! developer was able to work with lows and trim-storey single-family faces Churchill Street, instead of Wills of 181 gomch reprer residents to reach a suitable com- homes. and the neighbourhood is facing towards McAuley’s propaty. sentedthedewper. 1 .,â€" proposed three-storey resi- promise. surrounded by a mixture of other As a result of this monfiguration, Councillors we also impressed Adential development near “l‘m very happy with what's types of buildings. from multi- the amount of greenspace on the with the levetofdialogue between the intersection of Erb come up,” he said. “Would I prefer storey apartments to businesses half-acre site has been increased thetwogroups. ”This is the way it’s Street and Fischer Hallman Road to have a little townhouse like ours suchas banksand shops from 34 per cent in the original supposed to be, this is the way it's has received the necessary zoning next door? Yes. but it was not meant Significant changes to the layout application to 47 per cent. supposed to happen.” said Conn. changes after Waterloo city counâ€" to be.” and the design of the building were Units on the ground floor will Jeff Henry. cil approved the project Monday About 100 residents attended an made over the past six months to alsohave barrier-freeaccees “I just want to say how night. informal public meeting at council addrem some of the concerns The The redesign was reached fol- impressed l am with the neigh- The applicant. Krissons Holdv last September and presented a number ofunits inside the building lowing extensive public consulta- bourhood. This makes our jobs ings Limited. made several changes petition of 123 signatures opposed has been reduced from 12 with 24 tion with residents. On Jan. 16 live really easy,’ added Coun. Melissa to the design and layout of its pro» to the building. They feared the bedrooms to nine units with 18 alternatives were provided to Durrell. posal at 7 Churchill St. to reach a design would lower property val- bedrooms, and the number of neighbours and more meetings fol- The developer will now move compromise with concerned ues. limit privacy and be visually. parking spaces has been reduced lowed on Jan. wand Feb 1]. forward with the site plan approval neighbours and residents unappealing. ' fromZOto 17. “The applicant has worked process with the city to finalize I Luke McAuley. who lives next Churchill Street is comprised The building has also been extensively with residents through landscapinganddesignelements. I O C l l WAFT taking the future of transportatlon out to local school chlldren . Brianna; JACKSON ness students and engineering stu- director of communications for Plugging in the Future. Sponsored challenge and was first overall in 0|!!!"ka dents from the University ofWater- UWAFT who is specializing in by the US. Department of Energy, public outreach and had the best loo and Wilfrid Laurier University. chartered financial analysis at UW. General Motors and a host of other final presentation. his week. Grade 7 and 8 stu- “it's to plant the seed a little The team will work to dispel government agencies and industry Year one of the current compe- I dents at Centennial Public early,” said Anthony Strong, direc» some of the myths surrounding leaders, the competition is made tition last year was the design por~ _ School and Lincoln Heights tor of business of UWAFT and a electric or hybrid vehicles; that up of 15 universities from across tion of the contest. and the team is Public School in Waterloo will MBA and engineering candidate at they are not economical. don’t Canadaand the United States. almost finished the build portion. 5 learn first-hand about how cars in laurier. “Planting that seed a little have a far enough driving range The UWteam isone of only two The Malibu is Plug-1n Hybrid Elec» ' the future might work. bit early gets it going.” and aren't roomy enough or fast from Canada, with the other team tric Vehicle capable of running on . Members of the University of Students will get to learn about enough for average drivers coming from the University och- 585 ethanol fuel. The car will be Waterloo Alternative Fuel Team the propenies of physics such as Established in 1997, UWAFT toria. The challenge is to reduce shipped to the U.S. May 1 and the will be providing a unique experi» kinetic action, as well as chemistry has competed internationally and the environmental impact of a competition will be held in San ence‘ to learn about the impotâ€" and other science. They will be won top accolades for its work in 2013 Chevrolet Malibu without Diego starting May 12. tance of alternative fuels and how able to design their own car and developing thecar ofthe future. compromising safety, perform- For more information on cars of the future will be different present it to the team as well. The team is currently close to ance or consumer acceptability. 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