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. WATERLOO CHRONIC“ ' Wednesday. February 12. 20“ - 5 o o o o o o " ' f Region investigates multi-million dollar . . e , expansion Bit Mum Mutiny There is also no predictability. ޴ _ fl it" the Chronicle 7_ Something as serious as the 9/1! attacks in the United States decimated the number bout 300 people attended the first of people flying around the world. Similarly. Apuhlic input session for the regional the SARS outbreak also had an effect on the airport 's master plan Thursday night number of passengers on planes. ,. and they came armed with their opinions Being so close to Toronto is both a posi- . on the direction they would like to see the tive and a negative,Wood said. airport go. “it's good and bad. it’s good in the way The airport is exploring four growth that we can compete very easily on cost with ' options. Sll‘tt‘t‘ its first master plan has the Toronto airport. We believe that given expired. The growth options cover every- the right carrier we could actually draw pas~ thing from the status quo in spending an sengers front Toronto.” he said. in, excess of $500 million and expanding the “it's also bad because the airlines are very airport to accommodate more than 1 mil- focused on Toronto and are very reluctant to lion passengersayear. take a risk to put a $100 million asset in , - «k Doug Snyder, from l'ambridge. lives right another community. but the more we get Chris Wood, manager of the region's airport. goes over possible grthh options. Mum my more below the flight path and can be found dur- the easier it is to convince them.” » ing warmer weather sitting by his pool with About $25 per regional tax bill is allocated _ - » , binoculars watching the planes come and to the airport and that amounted to a $6.3 - ' go from the regional airport. million subsidy in 2013, according to Wood. _ It was immediately clear what the region To make comments on the master plan ( » . should do. according to Snyder. or to get more information, see \ ,. “We need to bite the bullet and go with http://www.waterlooairportra/en/ahoutth Option 4 (high growth)," he said. eatrport/masterpian.asp. i I “We have the growth iii the area in (Jain? ‘ , bridge. Kitchener and Waterloo and Guelph r ' is expanding west," Snyder said, ‘ Waterloo Regional - ‘ But that would he Angela and l)aVid .. __ ' M'D-WINTER Mom's worst nightriiarv Airport expans‘on I The Miitais “VP in the Stanley Park tin-a til Kitchener near hilt-wood Park Options According (0 David, you (an practically see the colour oi the incoming and outgoing 0I1 (I: n . pilot's t'y1‘\ll't)lll their neighhtiurhtxxl Passengers: Up lo‘éfi‘gb‘” When they first bought their house the Financially sustainable: No airport was primarily used for rerreatron. Capital costs: 55 million (budgeted in . they were agmnxt it changing to an intermiâ€" previous master plan) ' a titinal unport and on l'htirsdtiy they V()lt‘ft‘tl lobs: 362 K their opposition to any type oi expanston or lli li is: ved rlu'n lot. reconfi _ ‘h‘i‘mg’m‘ally ”Ml,“ facrlity. raggan tegfninallarelogation of traffic We would definitely sell the hUIlM‘ and control tower we would be leaving Kitt hem-r." said ‘\llgl‘l.‘l EVE NT olthr- high growth option ' lht'ir main t‘tint'erii With growth is the Opdorll'lmfimh tint to taxpayers and the additional lllilfl' Passengers: up to 388.“ that would (UHM‘ wrth Int (l‘ilM‘d lllgl‘lls Financially sustainable: No While regional stall maintain they don‘t ("aphid costs: $50 million have it preferred option from the four living loin 500 proposed, Angela isn't HHIVHK’Ptl Highlights. (Irosswind runway exten~ U P o . " l'hey'n- not listening to what people illt' 3m“. taxi extensions. reconfigured saving. ”my “is! fulfill their own agendas." entrance and parking improvements To 0 shi- said while filling out her ( tinirnent lotrn expansion ”f the terminal ' lht' comments from lhtirsday's trim-ting Will he t"(nn[lll(‘(l. toiiriu-d and used to gauge ' the piihlit s opinion. SU-Nl-lll t an present it OptionazmtleC-I'Mh pit-lt'tri-tl growth option .ll ii set our! lilt‘l‘llllg Passengers: Up m l,02¢.7ll) “I“ m" ll" "l“ Financially sustainable. Yes (.hris Wood the manager til the Airport. (hpllal (balmflmmilllon 0” (llSCOlllfllil‘Z’U ”7935.7": . widow h option has itxown merit lobs'l017 ‘ , _ . ' _ u ' _ . \timt' l't‘tllK l' noise, others make it strong lllglllwns‘ Runway (ll-26 relocated .lfl 1 \‘3 1 -"'l W fill-r w) - l' 7 23.123: in:.i:f:.t'::.::':.;':;.;t‘:.':;:,.:f:'irz::‘ is... m w mew-m" .1 it ..- . 1 . » ., ~ ' ' sion of terminal. zoning for third rim ‘ ‘ ‘ norm is that it IN one tall from West let away - i ., .- . . r .. ,, . . from living full. Wood said way. entrance road im| ts ‘ l“ h " ” “I\ that a position we want to he in" Do 3" ‘- f 5 . we want to turn away pawt‘ngt‘rs’ Do we 0 “a , G' it‘ll want to turn away flights? iii-tame that 5 Passengers: 1 mill-min Huffy I” {of Bc’Sf St’lc’t‘i'u‘ ~7 what will happen if we don't grow.‘ he said ”my MM: Ya _ 4 ' "You never want to he in a position where thpltal (M3133!) mllllon p.“ Q4 ‘ yfimummflfivflfflw Wu” you are turning away flights ‘ lobe: TED Hit- old adage. If you htiiltl ll. they wrll "WNW“ Newterminal, rich/parking ttllnt' isnt "fl msarih our solution. new entrance. runway (“26 "Any den twin is a gamble tor snrr' ’ Wood extended to 10.000 R. build third run “A", way. taxi extension. land acquisition. | “no of llll‘ hardest things about the air potential governance change int- hirsute“ is hl‘f‘plllg your (intuition and 1 .ittrat‘tlng lll‘W tllll“ ”I A llbllllN'llllV!’ lllllllb ln,hfԤaltl ' ‘ 4 ' “l ' ' ' ’ l ’