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1,500 square feet to. 2,200 square feet, while the average household size decreased from :3.6 people to 2.8 people, for the same time period. C)While the‘Humber of buildâ€" ing permits issued in the late 19708 was around 500 yearly, that has climbed to approxiâ€" mt%l,soo in 1988. . OWhile _ business _ has boomed through the 1980s in Waterloo, residential ratepayâ€" ers have paid an increasing in 1986 the number of jobs in Waterloo exceeded the numâ€" ber of people living in the city. ‘"This indicates that economic activity is growing faster than the rate required to sustain the population growth," acâ€" cording to the report.= ~# © .: . Thursday, is a scant 17 pages long, including three appenâ€" dices. Readers are given a short introduction to tfile city‘s rate of growth, including such information as: CThe number of households with one or two persons has increased fromâ€" 39 per cent of the total in 1971 to 52 per cent in 1986. Similarly, the average new house size increased from percentage of taxes. In 1971, 39 per cent of the taxable assessment base came from commerce and jndustry; this has shrunk to 35 per cent in 1986, with homeowners pickâ€" ing up the difference. â€" The study also reported preâ€" dictions by the regional govâ€" ernment, including a populaâ€" tion â€"forecast of 101,000 Waterloo residents (not includâ€" control its rate of growth, according to the first report of the growth‘ strategy commitâ€" C)The ‘growth rate in the 1960s and 70s often exceeded 5 per cent yearly (8.5 per cent for 1963â€"67), while the expected rate for,1986 to 1989 is 2.35 per cent. â€" â€" s Chronicle Staff Grow or no There are ways Waterloo can There are bigger houses with less occupants in Watérloo today than in 1971 These are your choices Without growth, there would be less traffic congestion; agâ€" ing infrastructure with less taxes to draw upon to replace it; greater ability to plan beâ€" cause less change is occuring; less environmental degradaâ€" tion; fewer opportunities to create new amenities; less opâ€" portunity and optimism in business ventures and possible outâ€"migration of youth. | The city can control growth through three major policy areas, according to the report. Using economic development policy, an attitude toward growth can be publicized. As well, mechanisms such as the city‘s budget, price and availaâ€" bility of industrial land, zonâ€" ing bylaws, tourism strategy, and official plan can be used to As well, there will be a dramatic increase in middle and senior aged people. Most population growth will come from people moving to the area from outside, yet a competitive market will exist for the deâ€" clining supply of young workâ€" ers. In fact, "the major conâ€" straint to economic development will be the shortâ€" age of skilled labor, which in part is due to a shortage of housing," the report noted. K .growth continues there will be increased traffic conâ€" gestion; increased taxes to pay for new sewers, water and road needs; increased social imâ€" pacts, especially for those with fixed incomes; increased culâ€" tural and other amenities; and increased business opportuniâ€" ing university students) by the year 2011 if nothing is done to check growth. 1971 The approvals process is another available lever. City hall has traditionally prided itself on the speed of approval for the various facets of develâ€" opment. Slowing that process could slow the speed of growth. The third area of control is the provision of services. The city provides the storm and sanitary sewers, roads, and culture and recreation faciliâ€" ties necessary for continued growth. Growth cannot proâ€" ceed without the city providing those services. Copies of the report are available at city hall. control or promote growth. As well, the business developâ€" ment department has a role to play in the speed and kind of growth in the city. MUNICIPALITY 1986 1991 1996 2001 Region Pop. 342,08B0 Kitchener Pop. _ 153,065 Waterioo Pop. 68,935 Cambridge Pop. 79,920 Woolwich Pop. 16,735 Wilmot Pop. 11,145 Wellesley Pop. 7,060 N. Dumfries Pop. _ 5,220 MA 2,200 SQ. FT. 1988 , according to a report of the city‘s growth strategy committee. 372,277 166,805 76,907 CAre you willing to pay more for infrastructure to avord inconveniences caused by traffic congestion, lawn watering bans, and so on, or are you willing to accept those inconveniâ€" ences to reduce costs? CAre you willing to make better use of transit in order to avoid traffic congestion/ CDAre you willing to live in higher densities in order to protect more natural areas? _ JAre you willing to pay more taxes for the public acquisition of natural areas in order to protect them from being developed? â€" Similarly, does faster growth tend to foster a higher rate of traffic congestion, higher housing costs and stronger apprecia tion, greater job opportunites and the loss of natural areas? LJAre there other impacts of fast or slow growth? CDo you believe there is an ‘id%l’ rate of growth? C Do you believe local government has the ability to manage growth to achieve an ‘ideal‘ rate? Is this possible in light of the outward expansion of the greater Toronto area? [/Are you prepared to agcept a higher level intervention of local government in a free market economy to achieve this ‘ideal‘ rate of growth? The first interim report of the Waterloo growth strategy committee deliberately raises more questions than answers In a search for public input, the committee asks: CDo you have any comments on the analysis presented in the report that changes occurring within the city of Waterloo are in part a result of societal trends and in part due to growth? CODo you agree with the following statements? Slow growth tends to foster things such as a lower rate of traffic congestion. lower housing costs and weaker apprciation, a lower range of services, fewer job opportunities and a greater retention of natural areas? 17,490 11,598 7,392 WATERLOO CHRONICLE, WEDNESDAY AUGUST 16, 1989 â€" PAGE 11 They want your ideas 401,971 431,490 458,272 180,167 193,303 205,087 85,192 93,575 101,261 92,562 98,466 103,822 18,470 19,503 20,547 12,192 12,782 13,291 5,877 6,037 476,590 213,147 106,519 107,486 21,244 13,657 6,147 2011 &b