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129th Year No. 14 It was a trip back in time at Monday‘s annual general meeting of the University of Waterioo‘s Professional Women‘s Association held at St. Jerome‘s College. The UW‘s Renaissance Dancers performed court dances of 16th Century Europe during the social gathering held after the meeting. in the above photo, John Sitler (left) and Janet Wason (right), the group‘s director, recreate one of the dances ‘m authontkj period costume. The event, entitied Creative Women on Campus, also featured poetry reading by UW student Dona Masse!l and a display of art work by association members. The Professional Women‘s Association was formed in November of 1981 to improve relations between men and women on campus, said program coâ€"ordinator Margaret Henning. Membership is drawn from those employed in some capacity at the university, students, facuity or staff. Melodes Martinuk photo THIS WEEK INSIDE SEE PAGE 12 Wednesday, April 6, 1983 Waterioo, Ontario 25 cents at the Newstand §gf§?€, a Lily plays â€" SEE PAGE 6 T win Cities Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff Added to that total will be an average inâ€" crease of $15 for reâ€" gional purposes and an increase in the educaâ€" tional levy, which has still to be determined. out an extra $12.69 for city services this year. In a fourâ€"hour meeting Tuesday afternoon Waterloo city council finalized its 1983 budget which calls for a 5.59 per cent increase in the city share of the tax bill for a property valued at $60,000. Original estimates prepared by the city‘s finance department called for a property tax increase of 9.32 per cent or $21.14. At a meeting of the finance advisory committee in March that jump was reduced by $7.75, and an additional 70 cents was cut Tuesday through further budget reductions . In interviews with the Chronicle both Mayor Marjorie Carâ€" roll and finance advisoâ€" ry committee chairâ€" man Ald. Richard Biggs said they were pleased with the final budget figures. *‘I‘m very pleased," said Carroll, who adâ€" mitted she had had "‘doubts‘‘ that the inâ€" crease could be brought to below six per cent. *‘Council has put a great deal of effort to bring the budget down to an acceptable level," the mayor said. "I think council has really held the line extremely well. Quite frankly, many of our costs have certainly gone up beyond: five per cent." Biggs noted that de spite the spending reâ€" ductions the level of services offered by the city has been mainâ€" tained. ""I don‘t know of any services that were cut at all," he said. "In fact we‘ve seen an inâ€" crease in service in certain areas." Services won‘t suffer despite beltâ€"tightening â€"â€" SEE PAGE 3 Dancin‘ up a ‘"We‘re trying to hold average Waterloo taxpayer is going to have to shell the line in a year of relatively tough times," Biggs concludâ€" Council Tuesday apâ€" proved an increase in the budget of Project Lift, which will allow an expansion of their service for 1983. The city of Waterloo will now contribute $152,278 to Project Lift an inâ€" crease of more than $31,000 from 1982‘s total. As well, Waterloo‘s aldermen agreed to spend $25,000 to develâ€" op two soccer pitches in Bechte! Park and $61,000 to improve the Waterloo Square parkâ€" ing lot. Two major controâ€" versial projects being considered for conâ€" struction in 1983, the re alig n ment of Council OKs small raise This will boost Mayor Marjorie Carroll‘s wage to $23,700 from $22,589, while Waterâ€" loo‘s eight aldermen will each earn $7,056, $336 more than last year. Members of Waterloo city council voted themselves a five per cent salary increase at a meeting held Tuesday to finalize the 1983 municipal budget. Alds. Robert Henry and Glen Wright opposed the wage hike. ‘"There‘s a principle here,‘" argued Wright. "As a sign to the public it would be reasonable this year for council to forego a raise." Carroll defended the increase maintainâ€" ing that the salary paid to elected officials has to be "reasonable enough"‘ to attract people to run for municipal office. "It‘s foolish to fall behind and then have to look at larger increases to bring council member‘s salaries within reason," she added. ‘‘We‘re not the highest, we‘re not the lowest. We‘re somewhere in the middle."‘ Bearinger Road and the improvement of Maple Hill Creek, were dropped by council. If approved these projâ€" ects would have inâ€" creased the ‘83 municiâ€" pal levy by approxiâ€" mately six per cent. Carroll, who proâ€" posed that no work be done on the Maple Hill Creek this year, said she will ask council at its next meeting to conâ€" sider having the engiâ€" neering department inâ€" vestigate ways of reâ€" ducing the creek‘s flows further upâ€" stream. "If we do not put the money in budget it doesn‘t mean we‘ll quit looking at it and close the door on the probâ€" lem,"" said Carroll. ‘‘We‘ll continue to monitor it."