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t t g-rAwmgws-me': I O I O u OIL mwflfi . Gounod asks region to return funding for lawn mowmg I I MIA-314mm “I voted firmly against the downloading savings instead of downloading the costs to I I Chronicle” of this service to the municipal level of gov- the municipalities I emment.‘ said Mayor Brenda Halloran, who Under the old agreement between Water- ' I Waterloo city council is asking the sits on regional council. “We are very con- loo and the region, the level of service for I szgffiswgsr | region to reverse cuts to the grass cerned about the additional costs being grass maintenance in urban areas was once | “a“ a. no maintenance on regional roads in the city. passed down to the municipalities We're not every two weeks, or as required. The new ‘Not «In hove-WWW- I As part of its 2013 budget defiberations, prepared torit financially.” agreement means die grass will only be cut ' '1mmu-MW7IWI meRegionofWatcriooanmowfiomits Theregionwillreduoeitslumpsumpay- onceayearonregionalroads | ' budget and will significantly reduce the ment to the city by $40,000. which represents "We‘re pretty frustrated by this," said Hai- I number of times the region pays the lower- the labour cost modated with the previous loran. “The mayOrs are all concerned. This I tiered municipalities to perform the work as agreement. Halloran said the region must was out of the blue and we were not expect- I ' wellasmaintainthecityâ€"ownedmads findotiierwaystorriakeuptlies300,000in ingthis” ' I . I Resrdents question helght of buildings in core and 1n Northdale I m 5 I 9'579'3320 ' Continuedhompop l shading of nearby buildings. trafic impact Developments. would have 199 units and MW!”“ I and greenspace allocation. 274 bedrooms, as well as about 2,700 I- W.‘ Concerns raised by council include A recent traffic study suggested the square feet of commercial and office space building, which would have underground on the first two floors It occupies almost parking accessible from Park Street, would one acre of land. , . o , saw? onergy add 77 and 9-1 vehicle trips to morning and The developer said they were targeting o q, .- .V \, JV 3 r i T h .-.â€" evening peak hour traffic. not only students, but young professionals 9° , ’ ' 4 Ryan Mounsey, development planner for and recent grads. The units will range from g ; the city, said the building was not predicted 500 to 927 square feet and every unit has ‘ v. to worsen current traffic conditions in the already been sold. , ° , o neiflrbourhood, but may divert traffic into Resident Leo Zub, who owns property at ’ surroundingneighbourhoods. 311 Regina St., questioned the recent 1 f . He also said the design was close to increase in high-density developments in - .._. A ' meeting the city’s shading requirements Northdale. He proposed council consider a . ":3. The developer also plans to build a moratorium on new highâ€"rise apartments. ] ' rooftop terrace for building residents to ‘ls there genuine concern to fill a need, _' , . ‘ , enjoy. , or are we overdoing it?" he asked. '1 . . ‘ The second development considered by “Northdale is not running away. it'll still {- - \ ~ council is a mixed-use building on what is be here 100 years from now.” . " currently 312 to 320 Spruce St. in the North- Since both discussions were part of ' ‘ ‘ dale neighbourhood. informal public meetings. council made no '; . The 23-story structure, proposed by Iris decisions 5' I I ' .7 ' 2:15;.- I .. . r- RIME Rita. Save money today and electncrty . i . I all yearwrth the COUPON EVENT. D I N N E. R I ' VISIT US IN WATERLOO AT I HOME DEPOT, 600 KING ST NORTH, APRIL 6TH . â€". a 1. LOWES. 345 THE BOARDWALK. APRIL. 13TH I f CANADIAN TIRE, 656 ERB STREET WEST. APRIL 27TH fl ' 3;; I we“ For complete details, Including the list of participating'retailers a!“ V. and to download coupons, visit Waterloo North Hydro Inc. ‘ . 9 saveonenergy.ca/couponevent mm . 3 _.-___--I: #9 g ’ W:- U WW Join us on Facebook or Twitter _ m and we will donate $1 to The V 3» ® Foodbank of Waterloo Region! 5 or urn-too INK»! ‘ Subject to “haul terms and conditions found at uveonenergyca. Funded by the Ontario Power Authorlty and 00- ' levedbyWatevlooNorth Hydro Amado”?! ProvinceolOMario protected under Canadian trademrk Imam” ‘ r sublicence "Official Mart of the Ontario PM Authority. Used under "(en-:2, Coupons valid through December 2013,