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1troik begins on 30 store” 50.3ng tearpe,r.tiijiiii,s,sm Mayor Herb Epp received Tuesday a 325.000 cheque from Mark Dawson, project manager of Oxford Developments Ltd. The cheque will pay Oxford's share of sewer and watermain A former city alderman. a community volunteer. a Presbyterian minister, an employee benefit consultant and a superintendent of purchasing have announc- ed their intentions to run for council seats in the Dec 6 municipal election, The Waterloo Chambcr of Commerce offtce prey ently situated on a concrete platform on the King St Side of Waterloo Square Will haw" to ho relocated because of the expansmn of Waterloo Square sand Mark Dawson. project manager for Oxford De- velopments Ltd Tuesday. Bob Cruise. a seven-year veteran of Waterloo council said Monday he Intends to “At this point we haven't spoken to the chamber very much but we hope to ac- commodate them some- where in the complex. Un- Cruise, four newcomers vy for pouncil seets Chamber office will have to move . _ . _ . . - .- I _ f) ct - / _ cr' . I" // 121st Year No. 42 . Wednesday, October 20, 1976 . Waterloo, Ontario 10 magi/Gags; ' seek re-election after a two year absence from the political scene. Mr, Cruise of 332 Arlene Pl, held a council seat until the 1974 election when he did not stand for re-election. - Mr Cruise sand he has de- cided to seek a council seat this year because he now has more “me to offer the community, fortunately their building has to came down We'd like to give them a store- front human fronting on the courtyard iin the new complex I." he said The planned courtyard arca. containing benches. flowers and trees. Will be located where the present concrete platform Is situ- ated. Mr. Dawson said no date has been set for the remov- al of the chamber building, “The relocation date IS Speck Turner. Waterloo Chamber of Commerce manager. sand Tuesday mormng he was scheduled to meet With Oxford Tues- day at 10 a m, and the city's adrmmstrattve commmeo Wednesday to discuss the future of the chamber of- fice, flexible" he said Another council candidate is Dorothy Schnarr of 60 Moore Ave. S. A political newcomer. Mrs. Schnarr is currently coordinator of K-W Meals on Wheels and has served as a volunteer with the Central Volunteer Bureau. K-W Birth-right and the Catholic Women's League She has been a resident of Waterloo for 30 “At this paint we haven't a clue what will happen to us," he said Word's proposal to of- fer the chamber storefront construction for the expansion of Waterloo Square. The Mayor also broke the first ground for the $6 million square expansion with a front end loader. years office space In the expand- ed Waterloo Square com- plex may not be acceptable to the chamber's board of directors he said The chamber presently owns the Bavarian-type cottage located at the east end of Waterloo Square that it uses for its headquarters. The third new candidate seeking election is Glen Wright. a 27-year-old em- ployee benefit consultant with Equitable Life. Mr. Wright of M8 Teakwood Dr, is originally from Oshawa. He has lived in Waterloo for one year and has worked here for three vears He IS married With Mr. Turner said the Chamber's board of direc- tors will meet Friday to discuss a future snte for the chamber office. two children Mr. Wright has been in- volved with the K-W Big Brothers Association but has never held a political position. John Zupko. a former member of Waterloo's plan- ning board and community services board. has also declared his candidacy. Mr, Zupko, of l29 Chelford Crescent IS supervisor of purchasing at Mutual Life Assurance Company. Hus community Involve- ment has included mem- bershlp on the Social Plan- mng Council. the Chtldren's Aid Somety. the Christo- pher movement. the Cath; he Social Services Board. and the Federated Appeal, Rev Walter McLean of Knox Presbyterian Church announced last week his candidacy for a council seat. The five new candidates for council will probably vy for two empty council seats which will be vacated in December by Aid. Rudy Kominek and Ald. Harold Neoeiig'," expansion and renov ion of Waterloo ' trt Shopping Centre . Mayor, seated on a front-end loader, broke through for the new sewer lines and connections which are the first'part of the construction program. Under the' terms of an agreement with the the ford Development Group. the. Mayor"ivas handed a cheque for t25,00t, the first payment called for in a series. of payments and exchanges of lands which take place over the next three months. Mark Dawson. the pro- ject manager for Oxford and the man responsible for relocating tenants. leasing new space and gen- erally ensuring as little disruption as possible, was on hand to give the cheque tothe Mayor. Mr. Dawson was accom- panied by Steve Raynor. the manager of the shop- ping centre. The expansion, which will almost double the num- ber of existing stores, in- volves the relocation of khr's to a newer and larger store within the-Car tie. the conversion of the present Zehr's store into small shops and the addi- tion pf about thirty new shops, some of which will be occupied by local mer- chants who are already in the existing mall and wish torelocate. The complicated land and construction agreement with the City of Waterloo. negotiated over a period of eighteen months. will in- volve an expenditure by Oxford of over $6 million, Oxford intends to complete- Wagner. Ald. Wagner said Monday that IS years on council and a total of tl years of service to the com- munity "is enough". Mr. Wagner has served Water- loo since 1935 when he was elected as a school trustee, Aid. Rudy Kominek is also not seeking reelection He has served 10 years on council, Ald. Bob Henry. a.nine- year veteran of council. says he expects to know Thursday whether he will be seeking re-election "I want to run. It all de- pends on What my doctor says." Md. Henry sand The alderman suffered a heart attack early this year Aid Roy Bauman Is an- other incumbent who has- n't decided whether to run for re-election. "rm not definite yet, lie had-Nuite a few people In- terviewing me and encour- aging me to run so rm leaning that way," Aid. 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