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129th You No. 37 Wednesday, Soptomttor 14, 1983 Watuioo. mum In a seven-page re- port to the committee, O'Neil called for more flexible zoning, site plan and other city-im- posed restrictions in order to minimize delays when a develop- er is ready to proceed with a project. "The objective is to keep the city of Water- loo 'out front' in repu- tation as a progressive community that is will- ing to chAnge to suit the times and current re- quirements," he wrote. , Business in the 19305. ()‘M-il said, is in the midst of a "rather dy- namic time of change" Melodee Martinuk Chronicle Staff Waterloo must become more flexible in its demands on potential investors and streamline its approval process if it is to keep ahead of municipalities competing for business development, says the city's building development direc- tor. "The whole business environment has changed, it will never return to what it was and we have to recognize that and change with it," Gerry O'Neil told members of the city's business development committee Tuesday. Women to be honored Know any "special" women? The Oktoberfest Women's Committee is accepting nominations now for the Women of the Year, the annual Oktoberfest event set aside to honor 10 outstanding women in Waterloo Region. Thompson new exec director Any woman can be nominated who resides in Waterloo Region and has made a special contribution in any of the following categories: athlete. businesswoman. home- maker, culture, politics, community ser- vice, employee, senior citizen, professional and youth. Nominations can be obtained by calling the Oktoberfest office at 576-0571. Headline is Sept. 26. The Women of the Year Awards will be presented Thursday, Oct. 13 at 8 p.m. at the Valhalla Inn Ballroom. The Honorable Judy lirola. Minister Responsibile for the Status of Women, will be the guest speaker. _ - SEE PAGE 3 Also on hand to offer their congratula- tions to the winners will be the new Miss Uktuberlesl and Mr. Oktoberfest, Julius Rauchfuss. Must change to suit times: O’Neil report and the private sector will "exercise maxi- mum flexibility in their decisions to shutdown. expand or relocate their organizations.“ THIS WEEK INSIDE At the same time. O'Neil said, "many communities. includ- ing Waterloo, are ag- gressively attempting to attract new indus, try. creating a 'buyer's market' where busi- ness demands greater flexibility on a city's part and greater ser- vices. ‘fWhon business wants to act, they want to move forward fast and the whole process of getting la develop- ment) going must be faster," he said. While the city of Waterloo has always prided itself on its quick approval process, "there are other communities out there that can move faster than us. surpris- ingly." Specific recommen dations offered by O'Neil include: o relaxation of parking requirements for in- dustrial projects. q more flexible reguia- tions governing site plan allowing develop- ers to use more inex- pensive building mate- rials. 0 increased public transportation to in- dustrial malls recog- nizing the increasing cost of running a car. . a change in the finan- cial structure for the city allowing different methods of financing installation of services to suit the needs of specific manufactur Pry. o reconsideration of the degree of servicing re- quired in a develop- ment in an effort to reduce the cost of Wa- 'terloo's serviced indus- trial land. 0 development of a new policy to ensure that servicing is paid for by businesses when they purchase the land. This. O'Neil said, will guarantee a more at- tractive development, and “eliminate the need for attempting to install services through the local improvement procedure when busi- Cont d on page 3 Serving Ea: V; U the v k. memes tili'ii,,:/) _ SEE PAGE 20 How's this tor trying to get ahead over the backs of others? University of Waterloo Warrior wide receiver Gary Garbut steps over Laurier's Mike Farrauto while trying to gain some extra yardage during Saturday's opening OUAA football game at Seagram Stadium. Hawks won the contest and the proverbial Battle of Waterloo with an 1 8-3 triumph before more than 2.000 tans. That's WLU's Alex Troop (55) in hot pursuit of Garbut. Story, additional photos on page 23. " cont: at tho Wand Ken is off to Indonesia - SEE PAGE " HIGH HURDLER Richard O 'Bvion photo