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LI 0 Students vote l status quo 121». v... No.45 L'LT.zLT."nE2E=.INmSa Manna-um nouns-(mm - SEE PAGE 3 â€" Donna has plans for new schooi - SEE PAGE s THIS WEEK INSIDE the past - SEE PAGE t , A look CDC gives core zoning top priority - devising the best formula forth: mix of gtedestritut and vehicle traffle and studying possible transit route changes to draw more shopbers downtown. Chamber of Com- merce vice-president Dave SandroCk said the CDC should "zero in on expanding the east side of the city." And BIA president Wayne Deyarmond said downtown mer- chants want parking problems to be dealt - encouraging devel- opment on the east side of King St. and raising the profile of the Erb Centre on Er!) St. E. to make it "more a part of downtown." - supporting the Busi- ness Improvement Area's (BIA) promo- tion of downtown Wa- terloo as an "uptown" centre. While zoning by-laws were foremost in the minds of most commit- tee members, at least two of them felt other priorities should re- ceive the highest atten- tion. - meeting concerns of downtown merchants, particularly in regards to improved parking conditions. And alderman Bob Henry, committee chairman, said the CDC should consult with local developers "to see what kind of changes should be made." He also urged the committee to draw on recommendations from the soon-to-be- formed Architectural Guidelines Committee which will set building standards for the downtown. Other priorities set by the CDC, in order of importance, are: The city's newly-formed Civic Development Committee (CDC) has decided to place a study of zoning by-laws at the top of its list of priorities for downtown redevelopment. tn a meeting yesterday, the committee agreed to take a hard look at possible zone changes in the city core to spur de- velopment. -- h - SEE PAGE 21 Heather, hitting Alderman Doreen Thomas supported Deyarmond’s view, saying the parking problem should be solved before too many shoppers are dis- eourageerfrom return- ins. "A lot of people are getting tickets who won't come back to shop," she claimed. "During peak shop ping times, there's a real parking problem, he said. Chairman Henry also warned committee members, that apart from its planning priorities. mandate with first. Santa set to ho-ho _ This year's parade marshall will be cartoon character Fred Flintstone from Canada's Wonderland. The children-oriented spectacle features many new entries, including Simcoe Lion's Christmas Panorama - a miniature version of that city's Christmas display which attracts 300,000 tourists annually - K-W Kinsmen's A Child's Toy, featuring a giant Jack-tn-The-Box float, a huge Magic Drag- on sponsored by Zehrs and BF Goodrich Canada's Christmas Is For Kids with children carolers and Santa's helpers. Bands include the Waterloo Regional Police Brass Band, Ventures Drum & Bugle Corps, Guelph Pipe Band. Durham Girls Drum Corps and the Listowel Legion Pipe Miss K-W and Miss Canada finalist Alena Patrak and Citizen of the Year Clay Hall will head the parade dignitary list. The parade begins at 1:30 pan. and starts at King and Erb Sta. in Waterloo, finishing at Madison Ave., Kitchener. It is sponsored by the K-W Jaycees with the aid of dozens of local organizations. Fifteen bands and majorette corps and 12 floats will headline the 1981 K-W J aycee Santa Claus Parade this Sunday. attention must be given to hiring a lull-time development officer. The CDC stilt has to formulate a job de. scription for the new position. A proposal has been drawn up by committee member Gerry O'Neil and fi- nance commissioner discussed at the next mud-a in two weeks. said. “If we start doing things all of a sudden (without a manager), we could find ourselves in a lot of trouble." "We need to hire a manager before we get on with things," he