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A uen ie sB es ho c h yaw > ~< > Â¥ ariead i y t in y\ . y o d _ CC BeSk sn l The addition of two new candidates for council this week has swelled the ranks of council hopefuls to 16. John Shortreed, 39, of 324 Arlene PI., and Paul Gellatâ€" ly of 159 University Ave. E., bave both declared their candidacies in the Dec. 6 municipal election. Mr. Shortreed is a profesâ€" sional engineer who teaches at University of Waterioo in the transportation planning field. He was a member of Waterloo‘s planning board for six years, three of them as chairman. f b .~ & C : ?)'g .?. f He also served on the city‘s urban renewal comâ€" mittee and participated in two urban renewal studies. His involvement has also included participation in the campaign to keep Waterioo from â€" amailgamating | with Kitchener and the presentaâ€" tion of a bikeway system reâ€" port in 1973 He has acted as a transâ€" portation advisor to the Onâ€" tario ministry of transportaâ€" tion _ and communications and Transport Canada. He is married with four daughâ€" ters Two more join council race Diane Stainton and Chris Jackson, playing the role of fairies, stroke the ears of Bottom (played by Maurice Evans) in a University of Waterloo production of A Midsummer Night‘s Dream. The.play will be presented at the UW Theatre of the Arts November 16 to 20 at 8 p.m. 12?21st Year No. 45 * Paul Gellatly is making his second run at a council seat. A native of Waterloo, Mr. Gellatly stood for elecâ€" tion in the 1974 municipal election, but was defeated. He has been active in federal, provincial and muâ€" nicipal politics and elecâ€" tion campaigns over the past few years. He is president of the Kâ€"W Aquarium Sociâ€" ety and is employed at B.F. Goodrich Canada Limited as senior sales corresponâ€" dent. He says he has taken a A developer‘s request that city council "firm up‘‘ or finalize its approval in prinâ€" ciple for an Erbsville townâ€" house project was denied Monday by council commitâ€" tee However, _ council‘s apâ€" proval in principle for the Sugarbush Developments Ltd. project, subject to seven conditions, stiall stands. Council gave approvâ€" al in principle to the project Citizens protest Sugarbush project Wednesday, November 10, 1976 course in real estate at Conâ€" estoga College to make him more aware of the problems facing the city and Waterâ€" loo citizens. â€" Incumbents running for reâ€"election include Marjorie Carroll, Brian Turnbull, Bob Henry, Roy Bauman, Mary Jane MeWhinney _ and Charles Voelker. Other new candidates â€" include â€" Blake Hull, Glen Wright, John Zupâ€" ko, Dave Boehm, Dorothy Schnarr, Walter McLean, Bob Cruise and Jim Beechâ€" ey. on June 21, 1976 The seven conditions inâ€" clude approval of the project by the Grand River Conserâ€" vation Authority, the Reâ€" gion‘s environmental adviâ€" sory committee, the Minisâ€" try of the Environment, and the Ministry of Natural Resources. The developer must aiso prove that his water supâ€" plies will not interfere with existing dug wells, agree to All candidates for council and education seats have been invited to speak Nov. }2 at the Adult Recreation Centre from 2 to 4 p.m. All â€" council _ candidates have also been invited to speak at a meeting Nov. 23 at the Adult Recreation Centre at 7:30 p.m. This meeting is sponsored by the Downtown Residents‘ Assoâ€" ciation. â€" Education â€" candiâ€" dates will speak Nov. 30 at 7:30 p.m. at the Adult Recâ€" reation Centre. > dedicate part of the ecologiâ€" cally sensitive area on his property to the city, and ensure that sewage disposal will not have an adverse effect on the ecology of Laurel Creek. The Sugarbush project will also be delayed until a community plan for the area is drawn up by the city‘s planning department, under the conditions of the report approved in June Waterloo, Ontario The city will tighten up its . into the possibility of assessâ€" snow clearing bylaw this ing property owners the cost year to encourage residents of city clearance of their to clear their sidewalks sidewalks. . within 24 hours of a snowâ€" Council agreed to tighten fall. â€" â€"=_ up its sidewalk clearance â€" o R :. enforcement law to deal edool lmc;l yco':‘nmltteel wadr.;xci:‘g. with four or five areas in the letters to delinquent snow fiiy that wete dFl t !.t â€" last year in clearing their shovellers after a first comâ€" walks. The action is also plaint is received and if a aimeé at i tags property owners on violation has occurred. UpOR ins south side of Erb St. Council committee decidâ€" ed Monday to send warning letters to delinquent snow shovellers after a first comâ€" plaint is received and if a violation has occurred. Upon a second or subsequent subâ€" stantiated complaint on a property, council agreed to refer the matter immediateâ€" ly to the police. At the urging of Ald. Brian Turmbull, council committee agreed to look into the posâ€" sibility of the city acting as complainant in some inâ€" stances. The city solicitor was also asked, at Mayor Herb Epp‘s request, to look Tummbull, c;nmvc‘iI committee _ A motion by Ald. Marjorie agreed to look into the posâ€" Carroll asking the city to sibility of the city acting as â€" send letters outlining its new complainant in some inâ€" enforcement procedures to stances. The city solicitor property owners along Erb was also asked, at Mayor St. West was also passed by Herb Epp‘s request, to look â€" council committee. Historic home is designat d The Rubyâ€"Snyder home at 121 Hallman Rd. S. became Monday, the first historic Waterloo home to receive a designation as an historicalâ€" ly _ significant _ structure worth preserving. Council committee Monâ€" day passed a motion from the city‘s local architectural conservation advisory comâ€" mittee recommending the designation. The owner of the home, Dorothy Snyder, supported the designation. What â€" the _ designation means is that the home‘s exterior design cannot be altered without city counâ€" cil‘s _ permission. _ This measure is designed to preserve the unique hisâ€" torical features of the home which was built in 1847. The â€" designation _ also means that the building cannot be demolished or removed without permisâ€" sion of council. Council is given 90 days after applicaâ€" tion for demolition is reâ€" ceived to suggest alternaâ€" tive ways of preserving Although council denied Sugarbush a "firming up‘‘ of its approval Monday, planâ€" ning director Paul Dietrich said in his opinion approval in principle subject to seven conditions is the same as final approval. Council is committed to allowing the townhouse proâ€" ject to proceed if the seven conditions are satisfied he said. A reversal of council‘s approval in principle if the West, where young children walking â€"to school from the Maple Hills and Breezewood subdivisions had difficulty last winter battling unshovâ€" elled walks. the building. If no way is found, the owner can deâ€" molish the structure after a 180 days waiting period. The legislation gives the city a breathing space beâ€" fore demolition to come up with ways of preserving the structure. + The designation will be registered on the title of the house and will be binding on future owners. Council is empowered to purchase, lease or exâ€" propriate â€" or â€" otherwise acquire a designated propâ€" erty. There is also a provision for the municipalâ€" ity to acquire an easement or real property to protect it. Council may also offer a loartâ€"or grant to the owner of a designated property in order to preserve it. Although the Snyder home is the first to receive such a designation in Waterloo, the local architectural conâ€" servation â€" advisory â€" comâ€" mittee will be making other future recommendations to council for designation. Residents in the Erbsville area who oppose the project presented a report Monday to council committee outâ€" lining their objections. The report, written by engineers George Soulis and Peter Roe, said accepting ecologiâ€" cal and water supply reports (Continued on page 2} conditions _ are _ satisfied could result in an Ontario Municipal Board hearing he said.