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Unifying the downtown area was cited as one of the problems needing atten- tion Mrs. H.B. Hynes told the'Waterloo council com- mittee of the whole on Mon- day night. Mrs. Hynes presented to council some of the points hich had been discussed at t'iii.i?,'lol, meeting of the aterloo Urban Renewal Committee last Thursday. The group is in the final stages of discussion before an urban-renewal plan will be drawn up and presented A Senior citiaen’s low rental housing project presently under construction on Regina Street is expected to be ready for occupancy sometime in June. Applications are now being received by the Ontario Housing office in Kitchener. Mrs. Allen a spokesman thegroupsaid 1ttthadbeenreceivedasoftheendof umber for the 60 units which will be available. The costs of construction of the project which is designed to bring low rental housing to Waterloo's Senior Citizen's is being shared by the federal and provincial governments. The federal pays 90 percent of the construction costs while the provincial handles 10 percent. Ghee the building is completed operating costs are divid- ed so the federal pays 50 percent, provincial 42% percent and the city of Waterloo would pay 7% percent. The Ontario Housing Project forSenior Citizens is presently under construction on Regina Street. In recapping the discus- sion of the group, Mrs. Hynes told council the downtown area should be pedestrian orientated and should be made a whole rather than be divided into two sides, to council probably some- time irrFebruary. , "There is a barrier effect on the two sides of King Street." Mrs Hynes said, adding that the large amount of concrete separ- ating Waterloo Square and the other side of King Street is a determent to shoppers. OHC units to he ready by June Waterloo Chronicle 118TH YEAR NO 2 Committee to consider "barrier" especially in inclement weather. Mayor Donovan Meston reminded Mrs. Hynes that the large area of concrete helped alleviate another problem of parking. He al- so felt it advisable the idea of King Street being a barrier be second or third on the list of problems concerning the downtown rather than the first since he did not think the east side of the street was suf- fering. Mrs. Hynes reviewed the variety of suggestions which had been received by the committee from the public. The Waterloo'Chamber of Commerce had submitted a long and comprehensive brief according to Mrs. Hyn- es stressing the need to make the core attractive. The brief also indicated Waterloo was in need of more entertainment as it said the core tends to die in the evening A depart- ment store was referred to as a necessity A community centre as WEDNESDAY JANUARY 10 1973 All applications according to Mrs. Allen receive a home visit to assess the needs of the inttitiduals. The person or couple whichever the case may be is then given a rating on a scale and allotted a certain number of points accord- ing to their needs. "The highest number of points," Mrs. Allen 'i'ti,dCiitg the condition at the person‘s present dwelling. Like an o r woman living in one room with no sink or such will receive top points on the scale." Other factors also being taken into consideration is the proportion of income presently paying for rent. High points are given Mrs. Allen said in situations where people's rent amounts to 50 percent of their income. Length of residence in the community will also be a determining factor. If two people have the same number well as a centre for senior citizen's was felt necessary by various people who came before the committee in past meetings. The com- mittee agreed, with a cen- tre or centres being as A proposed bicycle path system for Waterloo was approved in principle Mon- day evening by city coun- cil. Waterloo counéil dis- cussed the subject which was suggested to them by the now non-existent Wa- terloo planning board. T City planner Don Scott said the series of bike paths suggested would form a trail system following Laurel. Forell and Clair creeks and linking Con- servation Lake. Waterloo Park. Waterloo Arena Mo ses Springer Park. Hill- side Park and the down- town area Mr Scott indicated there was much more study needed to determine the Bike paths get approval The urban renewal com- mittee will hold another workshop session this Thurs- day evening. Their plan of actual route of the paths and estimated costs. A rough estimation of cost for paths was said by Mr. Scott to be about $15,000 a mile based on those built in the United States. _ In other business city treasurer D. C. Schaefer reported Waterloo had col- lected 98.43 per cent of its taxes in 1972. the second highest tax collection rate close to the downtown core as possible. in the past 10 years. Mr. Schaefer added that per- centage would probably rank as one of the best in the province although fig- ures from other cities were not yet available. The improvement in the collection was accounted for by Mr. Schaefer as a re- sult of having enough staff WATE RLOO, ONTARIO, CANADA New musical group F a, seeking young people otpointsamtoetehasiivedeyearsinWaterioowiulethe other has lived here only one year, the long time residence will be given priority. . high number of points, but if they are not physically capable oftakingcareotthemseivesssqhasdoirtgttteirownsttop- ping and keeping the apartment clean, they will not be accepted. "At such a time when our aids are visiting and they come across these cases the people will be reported to other city agencies to be looked into." ihehnits are designed to specially accommodate people overtheageotirheycoetsistottteertPms,aiiyintr room, bedfoom, bathroom and a small kitchenette. Stor- age space is provided and Mrs. Allen added there are no reach up cupboards over sinks as are usually found in "The bath tubs are equipped with a grab bar on the side and the apartment is made as safe and as easy to live in as possible. Rent will depend entirely on the tenants income. Ac- cording to Mrs. Allen, if the person has an income of $190 a month they would pay the minimum rent of $37 a month. This includes all utilities and cable television. The maximum rate paid out can exceed that of a com- mercial apartment building. Mrs. Allen said if a person applied and they had a large income then 25 percent of that would be taken and they could end up paying $250 a month for an example. She added this was their way of "shaking out people who dott't belong there." If you have some singing and dancing ability and generally have a pleasant personality, there is a group looking for you. renewing the downtown does not require them to deal with monies necessary. Mrs. Hynes said that was- n't their job, just to draw up what they think would be good for the downtown. Long time barber dies A 65 year old man died of a heart attack Monday afternoon at the wheel of his car while driving south on King Street North. The name of it hasn't yet been officially decided upon but it is temporarily going under the name of Project People. The idea has been urged along by a number of people who had operated a group similar to this one over a period of the last three and one half years. to send more reminders and make more personal visits to delinquent taxpay- ers. Auditions are now under- way for a cast of 45 people Taxpayers in Waterloo will have their taxes due in February, May. Septem- ber and November of 1973. Henry Marcotte of 205 Park Street struck three other cars causing an esti- mated $2.500 when he lost control due to the attack. A long time barber. Mr 13,460 copies delivered try carrier to every household in WA TERLOO PRICE 10 CENTS to work with the already organized and practicing band of about 15. They are being held January 16, 17 and 18 from 7 to 9:30 p.m. at St. Andrews Church, at the comer of Weber and Queen Street. Project People is also associated with the K-W Jaycees and one of their representatives sits on the group's Board of Directors. Once fully organized, the group intends to perform for almost any function and cost is based upon the availability of funds by the renting group or organ- ization. Age of the group will be anywhere in the range between 16 to 24 years. People, who are invited to come to the auditions re- gardless of where they live will be auditioned in three areas: vocal ability, danc- ing ability and on their personality and attitude. A number of shows have already been booked for late spring and summer including a two hour per- formance at the 50th anniversary of Elmira on July 1. One other man. Mr. Walker of RR. 2 Baden and driver of the second car involved received minor injuries. Other booking dates can be arranged for after April by calling Paul Winkler 745-6477. Marcotte operated a shop jointly with the late Fred Anderson in the City He tel on King Street in Water- loo and then on Erb Street in the Waterloo Hotel.