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, Dentists concerned OPPOSE FLUORIDE VOTE By Philip Jalsevac Area dentists are concerned that a plebiscite on fluoridation of Waterloo's water supply will result in the loss of a risk-free health benefit and are opposed to a public vote on the issue. That's the consensus among several dentists and a dental health official contacted by the Chronicle following city council's deci- sion Monday to call a plebiscite for June 8. 12hh' Year No. 3 Wednesday, January 21, 181 Waterloo, Ontario 25 Cent: The $80,000 study, conducted by the Toronto consulting firm of Woods Gordon, will look into such things as parking, traffic patterns. transit and the city's historical buildings. Waterloo's downtown study will likely be re- leased at the Feb 2 meeting of city council Council met in closed session Monday to con- sider the consultant's recommendations. but Mayor Marjorie Carroll and other councillors wouldn't comment on the meeting. other than to say more technical information needs to be stu- died. The consulting firm, in preliminary findings released late last year. said that Waterloo mer- chants would be hard-pressed to keep up with their counterparts in Kitchener and the various shopping malls without positive change The firm suggested the city's core area would decline in importance if nothing is done to im- prove the area. At that time. the firm made several sugges- tions for improving Waterloo's core and council later had consultants suggest how specialty shops can be encouraged and how downtown merchants could attract a larger share of bu- siness from the city's 20.000 high school and unl- versity students Study soon to be public THIS WEEK INSIDE Stewart. gives it a whirl .SEE PAGE -- 7 Dr. Scott Butler. a Waterloo resident who practices in Kitchener, said “I believe in fluoride in the water ICs not a health ha- zard." He said “when- ever it comes to a public vote" fluoridation is usually not introduced or discontinued “be- 'cause the people who are for it aren't vocal; Faced with the required number of sig- natures on a petition to force a vote on whether to continue the 13-year- old practice of fluortda- tion. council had only to determine a date at its regular meeting Mon- day, It didn't want a cam- paign to coincide with ongoing budget discus- Slons or to be tied In to the next general elec, tion. and so settled for the June date But the vote less than five months away has dental authorities con- cemed As well "most people voting are past the age Former Siskins SEE PAGE - 15 (Commued on page 2) si-iii/illicit,,;,),,;;.,.;, a}... on; ammbm; a... that “Mum mums-mod by a art-ta-ard'.-.-- Wan-.00. M- Ems Causes ”was DAMAGE Dr. Swann . unveils , museum plan SEE PAGE -- 5 A WWII!- lnlullu‘. '". "CI-I - - m u" - -rittetttmtathmttet-ettoetta-athktttro'ttettt- clun- try a t-t;fh-itrttt_ta.tt-gt Want. One wak-