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By Mary Stupart Planning and development issues will continue to dominate Waterloo‘s political scene in the futurs predicts city planning director, Richard Danziger . | "I think planning will continue to be an important council issue, no doubt about it," said the 31â€"yearâ€"old planning director who leaves the city‘s service June 18. Spring is finally here and summer is on its way. Two Winston Churchill pub: _ newborn ducklings. Philli_ppé Aube (left) and Carolynn Sheedy are studying lic school students discover the wonder of life‘s changing cycles as they hold _ ducks from an Elora hatchery in their grade two class at Winston Churchili. Mr. Danziger, who announced May 17 his intention of leaving municipal planning for a job in the private planning sector. has been involved in the lengthy and comâ€" plicated process of formulating an official city plan and blueprint for growth during ‘most of his twoâ€"andâ€"aâ€"half year tenure as Waterloo‘s planning director. When he assumed his job with the city in 1974, Waterloo had an outdated city plan that did not cover land added to the city‘s jurisdiction during the changeover to reâ€" gional government. _ Omne of his first tasks was to draw up a new city plan that would encompass the new areas. As he leaves his job with the city of Waâ€" terloo. Mr. Danziger can count as one of his accomplishments the adoption of a city plan by council that is geared to accommodate as many as 85.000 people by the year 1991. Council has adopted the rough outline Wl onl tuiy) 1 30b use .0 ~_ DCR Danziger says planning important in future Clb i 9 ue ar s p) qi i tm 12 1st Year No. 21 mb es oo NS lt VC ® w o W on +4 d C El Py s s d o i aat ng oo ag.s?’-%%‘g. "umaipetint â€" Th ohl, 8 ?&fl:'fi idns 8 in / it on i9 F L io " on n o of the plan and "we‘re poised now at the next step of completing the document itâ€" self,""‘ he said. Regional planning staff is now looking Waterloo‘s official plan over to check conformity with regional plans and the city is awaiting regional staff comâ€" ments. The region hasn‘t yet received the power to grant approval for Waterloo‘s official plan. Mr. Danziger estimates final approval for the plan is "still about a year down the piece."‘ He believes the new city plan will proâ€" vide Waterioo with a healthy potential for growth. Waterloo‘s present population is about 50,000 and the new plan ‘"‘can posâ€" sibly accommodate more than 100,000 peoâ€" ple. which is a substantial amount. I would consider it a considerable potential for growth. I don‘t feel the city is limited at all," he said. > Enough land for industrial development has been set aside in the plan to provide Waterloo with a small overâ€"supply until 1991. ‘"When we reach 85,000 people. we begin to run into a bit of a problem in terms of industrial acreage,"‘ he said. However, Mr. Danziger believes some black clouds looming on the horizon could seriously postpone or limit the city‘s poâ€" +aP x4 _4 . ThA _ _ as t w;}"" ‘Wednesday, May 26. .i_ 16;°> . 4s L s t rame ravh tential for growth. A new and dependable water supply is a "pretty critical thing" for Waterloo. "If we don‘t have water, we‘re just not going to grow,"‘ he said. Another problem is sewage disposal. However, Mr. Danziger believes future prospects for solving this problem look "This is hopefully being rectified. An Onâ€" tario Municipal Board hearing is being held this month concerning an expansion to our sewage plant,"‘ he said. Piloting the city‘s new official plan to its present stage involved numerous public hearings, draft plan revisions and meetâ€" ings with council. Mr. Danziger says only one major objection to land use designated in the plan emerged from public meetings. Residents of Lincoin Village objected to land west of the Conestogo Parkway beâ€" ing designated industrial. "We haven‘t had any major objections which is not to say we won‘t when the whole thing is done,"" he said. â€" The planning department was a bit disapâ€" pointed with the lack of public interest and attendance generated by public meetings dealing with the overall plan. ~ ‘"When you‘re dealing with the overall general plan. people are not interested unless it applies directly to their house. oys e o m e iarrare TNR kn . . their street. This is unfortunate but we keep trying."‘ said Mr. Danziger. Public interest in residential district (Continued on page 2) iL Richard Danziger Photo by Stupart and Stanion .ny w2 t