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' . . , F“A”. l. - Interested to get involved In asked If the percentage of | I t OW n ; new survey commis future budget discussions, people who rated the city's § stoned by the (2in of with men (52 per cent) more services as "good‘ varied DENTAL HYGIENE ; Waterloo as part of its likely to be interested than based on the day, or if ll 1 new strategic plan for coun- women [37 per cent). would be much lower follow 1 f cil suggests more than 90 Age also appears to be a ing the Sunday night snow ‘ per gent of respondents are deciding factor when it storm that dumped upwards . happy with the way city comes to Involvement. as of 30 centimetres of snow III . ‘ x . . ., . E sen'ices are being delivered, nearly half of all respondents the area. ' [)Cnldl ClLilnlng & Scdllng ' « l'he telephone survey aged It! to 65 years of age l-‘ilipa Reynolds. the city's - y , . x i found 28 per cent of respon- were more likely to want to director of financial planning . POhShlng & llUOl'ldL 1 dents rated the city's serVIces be involved in budget talks. and purchasing. said that o v . . as “very good" and 65 per while those over 65 [29 per while responses may vary MOUIh bu“ “15 a cent rated services as "fairly cent) were less likely to want day-to-day. similar surveys In . . . y ,' I , ) r _ ) x ) _~ . ‘ \r > good. lhe survey began toget involved. the past by the city have I)Lnldl h-‘Eant ‘ nl-V 1“ dLfllle ( n Sldll around Dec. 8. 2014 and tin When asked how they proven to deliver "fairly con» 0 Spa Dem whitening & home whitening If'dVS ished Ian. 18 and had 500 would like to get involved. sistent” responses to this ' res iondents. lhe results the res onses varied one. . ~=~.. ‘ 1.1, .. . . , .... ....,,. - . ,1. . . . 1/7 -- up}... I p ”5:332" ‘” ‘ " ' ' "-"“.' “ ' ”1’ if; ‘ were presented to councilr depending on the method of The survey was completr '. Sigh-1.135? -.. - \ . “ 1. '. >1 1‘; tag"; lors Monday night. interaction â€" 67 per cent ed by Metroline Research _ Risa-44M S“ . ... _ g .. 7-:fil‘td ”a, 1.“ While the 92! per cent said they would like to pro Group Inc. and also included "" 4' FY; ‘ ‘1'3"‘"""" “ - "l“ K“ ' > "'U "V " ‘ "“""'" results are promising. the vide online feedback. 47 per an inrperson survey of sltl' city's mayor is focusing his cent said they would take dents at Wilfrid laurier Uni sights on the other seven per pan iri polls about priorities \ersity. Conestoga college ‘ cent who said sen’ices were or ideas. 43 per cent said and the University of Water "not very good" or “not good they would attend a public loo. though those results at all " information session. 34 per were not included in the itiir “()byiously there‘s room cent said they would be will- tial report to council lhe The Tasues‘ mm & Wings In Town! for improvement." Mayor trig to join a committee, .50 total cost of the survey work l)a\ e laworsky said ahead of per cent said they would take was about SHOW) 239 WEber St. N. Waterloo Monday night's meeting part in town hall discussions Another update Wlll (time "We'll never get to 100 per and four per cent said they to council in Marth and staff 51 9-880-8889 cent but it could be better" would like to get involved in plan to have the tie“ strate ., ('2;- . . -. . . M,“ ‘. . . , . A total of 44 per cent of someother way. gl( plan tocouncil b\ lune ' ’ ’ R ' 1 k t d ' i . -. . r" ‘, "/ 1/'â€"7 . q t' ' BYMEUSSA MURRAY land. said his goal is to get inflation. Whl(l1 is around ' 7“ " ‘ - C ’ , ‘ l (h I I C -J‘Hfl.’l‘”"”‘l" -.. the property tax increase at Z 5 per cent." fl”; - 1' i ‘ \ ’I l I; aw i l ‘1 or belowinflation. the budget includes sey 1.. ‘ - 1' {\f \/ l ‘ [x /\ ‘1 egional council is "()ur opening position at eral new items. int hiding ‘- 7 l ; L. I’ W U - looking to pare down J 8'! per cent. including funding for the Waterloo a}... .‘ i l the property tax police. I think is a pretty Region ltononiit l)e\elop 5.17“}: gagâ€",5: If / \J Kt increase to line up Wllll good one." Strickland said merit ( orporation. adding .. we) ‘ ‘- r 5*:- . - 7:1: . , 53%}??“2i‘3igw1 f U 1 ., fie inflation. but its starting lollowtng last weeks budget t.Rl servii e hours and 9. a y! 2541771.:éfigff'ifl j -â€"j . ' ‘ ":- >_ 1%.) position of J in per tent meeting buses. a l‘.’ hour .ittibtiiani e . ‘ °“ ' ."‘}"=_,3~'; 3f 5‘ ‘ "’ :3. ' 2"“ " means there‘s a lot of work “l think we also have an .itid more ‘(_.‘>-i.‘*‘»“1'.f“t;«,“.;fl. ‘£.vf"'_.,:-;~1V - a; 7'2“»; 5&5“ left to do opportunity to decrease that .\H told, is: 1 million in: - . 3A.»; “sf-FTE ,".""'.V;‘“.F3"T‘; E! \u.‘ 7' .4 .1 . . 5.» Y 1'13j'va/Vrfiri “ ( hair of the budget Hill] arid firm in a tax rate Hr“ s tending is Ito iosi'ii " " ' A ‘ ‘ tnittee. 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