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The program has at its core the philosophy that the city‘s problems. _ are best solved by members of the community working together. Tension can build in a neighborhood. Groups of people, such as students, are generally judged because of the misbehavior of a few. ‘The problems may continue. f The city, hoping to break this cycle has adopted an innovative program aimed at solving tensions existing between students and their neighbors. £ Given the monicker ‘"Watshop", the Waterloo Student Housing Outreach Program was approved by Waterloo city council at the end to student housing. ‘The mediation service would be provided by two existing agencies â€"â€" the Community Justice Initiatives, and UW Campus Mediation. Complaints by students or other citizens would be referred to the A city employee would be assigned partâ€"time to refer complaints and educate the public. 4 University students> will become more involved in community events, from shovelling snow to organizing Halloween parties for Take the example of laws dealing with property standards, noise and parking. Laws exist locally to establish standards to protect ndghbg'hoodl. , Occasionally, some people will break these laws, causing inconveniâ€" ence or discomfort to their neighbors. The neighbors may contact the police (for noise complaints) or city hall, but enforcement is a low OE PCOE WEE J. . Wlhhophlmbthnwmmdwmmunitymdhfion service that is to all city residents. The aim of the service is to address the increasing number of neighborhood complaints and to resolve disputes arising between students, landlords and neighborhood residents over matters related Bridging the gap between neighbors terloo is "not any, worse than anybody F else. I‘m not saying we‘re good because 2* we‘re shorthanded, throughout the regâ€" ® C ht ion. es .. k e * "As we‘ve been hiring, Kitchener andâ€" | | / \!"__ $ Waterloo have been getting the bulk of [ o % wo p t.honu'uits,andwe'vev;nnd‘erredlome ?4 ‘&‘ ewnced people to Waterloo." Inspector Gord Miller oversees _ Staff Inspector Gord Miller oversees Division 3. The crowded conditions at the Division 3 â€" the name given the Water. â€" Carnegle Lib building have a positive side, says Miller: there is a strong loo detachment. That amounts to superâ€" _ t@am spirit at the division. len Kirkby photo Keeping the force in line amounts to allowing thenka $35.9 million budget for 1989. That is a 10.4 per cent increase over the 1988 spending of $32.5 million. Policing is the single biggest ticket item on the regional net tax levy â€" 51 per cent this year. The Waterloo detachment will receive $6 million in 1989. ‘"I don‘t think there‘s any question the complement (of Waterloo police) over the years has not been up to the communiâ€" ty‘s population," said veteran Waterloo city councilior Mary Jane Mewhinney.. Deputy Chief Fred Mazurek said Waâ€" Passing a law is often not enough to solve a problem. e ers ‘at each ‘of New Hamburg and Elmira. 3 "Overall; the police would like to see more (money)," said Bell. "There are so many more things we could do if we had the budget for it. The (regional council) keeps us in line." + ~Waterlo0 is no longer getting the raw F‘ddt&hflhpflifium , * According to police sources, the previâ€" ~ous shortage in officers patrolling the ‘city lims been largely solved by the ‘addition of new constables. . ho sad itfi en ie Aeoaiy o » ’m,“flwtyd which have been assigned to Kitchener and ‘Waterloo, : said John : Bell, who chair‘s the Board of Commissioners of Police for Waterloo region. By the end of the year, there will be just under 500 police officers and 100 civilians working for the three detachâ€" ments of the Waterloo Regional Police Force â€"*Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo. The number includes 11 officâ€" They‘re relatively balanced." Hirings relieve Waterloo‘s police nmeuwmrmgcomngon we now have a better balance. service by dlvhlo&,’lv';:- 1981 and 1985 < WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY MARCH 22, 1989 â€" 1A 2.2% _ "If you buy into the concept of comâ€" munity based policing, you definitely need to hire more officers." "Certainly, there‘s been an increase in the person power we have here in the division and more effective ways of deploying personnel . ‘"They can make the case that they need more manpower based on provinâ€" cial averages. I‘m not personally sold on it, unless you add in the community policing concept. _ The police commission, the body that oversees policing in Waterloo region, has approved a plan to hire officers over five years to keep up with the growth of regional population, said Miller. A 1987 consultants report identified the immediate need for 128 police officers as well as additional civilian support, said Deputy Chief Mazurek. officer 23 years ago with the City of Waterloo Police Department. When the regional police force was created in 1973, Miller was shipped out. He reâ€" turned to Waterloo six weeks ago. Miller said Waterloo is now better served by police. "I cannot look at one (of the other divisions) and say they‘re better off than we are. We‘ve made sure the officers we have are distributed based on work load. Certainly we‘re befi;er off than we were two years ago. "We have to keep in mind that the region is growing pretty rapidly and the more calls we have the more work there ‘"However, regional council decided to time the hire over a five year period." Regional Chairman Ken Seiling disâ€" agrees. There is no plan for hiring a firm number of officers, he said. ‘‘The police would have liked to see a firm number established. I don‘t believe council bought into a firm target. We agreed that the police should hire twenâ€" tyâ€"something officers each year, dependâ€" ing on what the budget can afford. toon. Then there are the detective and youth divisions. , â€" Miller started his career as a police vising 110 people, including five women who were recently assigned to Waterloo. Those 110 people are divided into five platoons, with 14 officers on each plaâ€" shortage 1981 3A 2.7% 3A 2.7% PAGE 7