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(a 2% ¢ P delivered with tonight‘s Waâ€" terloo Chronicle: Centennial Home Renovations, Olsen Reâ€" alty, Gerald Camacho*, Inâ€" time*.*Selected areas only. FILLIPS ;« Chronicle Comment So,RALPH... WAS THE NEW INCOME Tax FoRm EASY To Fit. outT?2 Creek clean up susle. Shalinsky and Powell received copies of the city‘s current tree bylaw, which was passed in August Chronicle Staff A citizens committee should be formed to oversee the cutting of mature trees in Waterloo, say two residents frustrated by the city‘s current tree bylaw. "Anumberofusthinktheremxhttobea committee made up of counciliors and community people," said Jennifer Shalinsky, 47 Allen St. "Every tree that is taken down (would need) approval. It‘s the only way to reverse this trend. I realize a committee is unwieldly, but it‘s the only thing that works." Aileen Powell, 117 Norman St., agrees with Shalinsky. As well, Powell would like to see "a moratorium on tree cutting for now. We need to stop cutting them right now." Powell said she knows of nine mature trees that have come down in her neighborhood since she first raised the issue of protecting trees in the Chronicle last month. Residents continue fight to save city trees i‘ To supplements Page 3 18 19 28 i Tedc Pm bant ol To AUVES PFesunt tln'lkyear â€" approval of a plan to change the focus and facilities at the park. The recommendations of a $42,000 study of the park are extensive, setting out three possible alternatives. Creating a "city park" is the preferred option, although enhancing the status quo and creating a "cultural/recreation park" are other options outlined in the discusâ€" sion paper currently being circulated. “Theplnnistogobacktothébaiupreooumthisparkoneewu," said Kathy Durst, the city‘s commisioner of culture and recreation. ’l‘hepapermumesthepark&obeacity-wideresonrce,andnot simply a neighborhood park serving central area residents. "We want to understand the needs of the neighbors and recognized Waterloo Park to change lan Kirkby Chronicle Staff Waterloo Park is expected to get a big centenary birthday present this vear ... annuaual af a einsasa on Pa t ndabdbstishies Vednesd 1 Enmmmmmmamemmmmmnmmmemes 2202 Eric and Vera Treutiein of Kitchener browse through the National 2. 19 1978. Their copies are currently circulating throughout the downtown area neighborhoods. The 1978 bylaw decrees: "No person shall climb, bark, poel,d cut, deface, remove, injure, root up or otherwise utroyordamngeanyh'eeoranypart thereof, or cut, injure, damage, deface or remove any box or casing surrounding any tree." The bylaw then goes on to list a wide variety of exceptions to the rule. ‘"My real problem is it has lots of loopholes in it and is probably unenforceable the way it‘s worded," said Shalinsky. Under the bylaw, approval is needed to remove trees on public or private land. Shalinsky and Powell wondered whether any permission has been sought over the years, as well as whether it has ever been refused. Jim Willis, the city‘s commissioner of public works said he had "no idea" of the answer to Shalinsky and Powell‘s question. "The bylaw is up for revision," said Willis. Bell Telephone and Waterloo North Hydro should loo. Onts ue the needs of the neighborhood, but keep in mind this is a park that belongs to the whole city," said Durst. The recommendations centre around creating a park that will be comfortable for families. "There is a family orientation, a children‘s orientation, that we think is important to this park and to this community," said Durst during a guided tour of the park. â€" "It is a beautiful park. We‘re very fortunate to have this park. It‘s important to preserve its natural heritage, but make it a people place." Among the recommendations of the report is a proposal to create an eastâ€"west roadway linking the bandshell area of the park with a new major entranceway to be created off Seagram Drive. The roadway would go through a treed area that now has a narrow path approximately $16,200. (Continued on page 3)