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CORE DEVELOPMENT *‘*My main concern," he continued, "is that we will sit around and wait for a major develâ€" opment to take place." Meanwhile, he said, ‘"there are other things we can do to get things going and one of those things is the developâ€" ment of Hughes Lane." Earlier in the day Erb had tried to perâ€" suade the CDC to proâ€" mote the development and renovation of Hughes Lane, which runs between King and Regina Streets, as a * By Melodee Martinuk â€" : The Civic Development Committee (CDC) is moving a little too slowly for Alderman Jim Erb. â€" "I would like to see things move a little faster,"‘ Erb said in an interview yesterday following the committee meeting. }’Snow removal expenses soar 128th Year No. 6 CDC moving too slowly claims Erb The cost of snow removal in Waterioo for January has been totalled, and the final figure is not good. According to Jim Willis, public works commissioner for Waterloo, the city has spent "a lot of money"‘ in the past month, plowing, salting and sanding city streets and highways. Snow removal costs for January, he continued, totalled $228,000, just short of the $264,000 total for the winter of 1980. The city works department has just begun work on its preliminary budget, Willis said, and there is no doubt that the cost of snow removal will have a "substan tial impact on the budget ... obviously this year‘s winter budget is going to be going up." The city of Waterioo has not had to take on extra staff to clear the snow from city streets, he added, but additional equip ment was rented And, he said, although the works depart ment is starting to hear more complaints about snow removal, the total number has been small if the size and population of the city is taken into consideration A total of 59.3 cm. of snow fell in Waterloo region in January; 23.1 cm. more than what is normal for the month. Cindy gears up for showtime THIS WEEK INSIDE, location for selling ‘‘*boutiqueâ€"type, higher quality goods," with merchants along King St. E. doing business out of the backs of their stores. However, the comâ€" mittee vetoed the idea arguing that the prioriâ€" ty of the CDC must first be to develop the CN land along Regina Street. Gerry O‘Neil citizenâ€" atâ€"large on the comâ€" mittee, told Erb that "if we dedicate ourâ€" selves to actively purâ€" sue development on â€"â€" SEE PAGE 12 a major development on Regina." Mayor Marjorie Carâ€" roll asked Deyarmond to take the matter back to the uptown merâ€" chants for further con sideration but added it "would be a completeâ€" ly different ball of wax if we had a new develâ€" opment on Regina.~ "If we could take some â€" initiative," Erb explained later,. it would be a sign to developers that there is Erb rejected these arguments saying ~we could sit around four to five yvears and wait for Difficulties cited by Deyarmond included the fact that the lane is now being used by King Street businesses for unloading, that such development would inâ€" voilve costly renovaâ€" tions for many of the existing merchants, and that such developâ€" ment would create a need for additional parking in the area. To act on the Hughes Lane proposal. he exâ€" plained. would be ‘"something positive from the committee Wayne Deyarmond, president of the Busiâ€" ness Improvement Area Board argued that he "just can‘t see it working. The develâ€" opment of Hughes Lane died with the BIA (beâ€" cause) there were too many problems." *"The merchants will do it when the time is right," O‘Neil emphaâ€" sized. Regina as a number one priority, what you are talking about will happen in due course. He stresses the power of words â€" SEE PAGE 16‘ (Continued on page Hildegard Sproll discovers that a sense of humor is a mandatory piece of crossâ€"country ski equipment. The Bridge Street resident ventured onto skis for the first time at Bechtel Park Sunday, and although she took her share of spilis, Hildegard kept laughing at herself and said she sort of ‘"fell" for this new invigorating sport. (Photo by Karla Wheeler). Corinne recommends Toughiove â€"â€" SEE PAGE 7 FALLING FOR WINTER FUN