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Waterloo's finance department recently prepared a report for councillors as to what the property tax unphcations would be if the Cry of Waterloo did not have a development charge, I quote the answer: "In summary we determined that m each year 1991-1995 it would be necessary to lucrease property taxes by approximately 3 2 per cent each year if there were no development charges levied." It wohld now seein certain eouncillors are m favor of delaymg or cancelling the new lot lev1es, it 15 Interesting to note how many of our elected officials are havmg "cold feet" about growth paymg for growth! No time for political cold feet Policy Matter: A lot o?'peipiiiiTeiiG gnawing their mills War the fate of Insurance compames, particularly in the Umted States. [é _t,gy.1rtiirtti, So we comforting to know that two Waterloo based companies have been assigned a mple-A ratmg for its claumwaytrtg ability by Standard & Poor's, That's the highest-possible rating Literary NoneFK'euy Gruber' iiis7ciiai his first book leAyesy? start readmg his second soon. What' a field of candidates. So many folks are running tht.re's not enougll p_r_on}_1§e§ to go around. That whoosh of air you heard a dozen days back was not a breeze practising to be a hurricane: It was Mayor Brian Tumbull heaving a sigh of relief. It was hardly a surprise that he'd be mayor again without a contest, but you never know. And he may have entered a mayoralty contest at a bit of a disadvantage. He may have been still a bit winded from his prewous knock- emdown battle with incumbent Marjorie Carroll. Acclamations aren't something that help good govern- ment, but Brian came close to deserving one. Or to put it another way: Brian hasn't irked nearly enough people nearly enough to mam a serious opponent. Sadly, the lack of a mayoralty race almost ensures a poor turnout of voters It's hard to believe that folks are gmng to flock to the polls merely to salute the start of the ward system, We ask one question of our councillors - Waterloo Town Square " King St. South, Suite 201 Waterloo. Ontario N2J 1P2 First down, policy Erptters and flat chances Chiiiiiicle the No Waterloo campames. Mutual and Manufactur- Telephone News Line Fax. No. PAGE M . WATERLOO CHRON‘CLE. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 23. 1991 88643021 Dismay Advertising: Maureen McNab Teresa Clemmer Gerry Mattie Don Steeves Pet-e Cudhea (Sports editor) Deborah Crandall Reporters: News Editor; Melodee Martinuk Sandy Balrd 1n hls column of October 16th parades his Ignorance of the value of our urban trees, He says he "wonders" about some ofthe folks who go berserk ev- Loss of trees is no joke Let us concentrate rust on rilling the serviced lots and the already-available spaces. if development charges are not levied for new growth, who will pay for that growth? The answer IS very clear, we, the taxpayers wdl pay In any case, there are so many empty industrial and commercial spaces already available, why should we need more? Hm Down! Let's have a tip of the old helmet for the University of Waterloo football team. And a victory cheer, too, because it's been ranked nationally for the rtrst time ever, Think about this: All the guys who gave it their best during those bad, sad times deserve a lot of respect And now it's onward and upward. Just a few years back the Warriors set folks to rolling around on the floor in laughter whenever they were mentioned. N at that the team didn't have a lot on the ball Alas, It was seldom their hands. Come to think of it, maybe I have too much insurance. If anything happened to me, Lloyd's would have to leave London. era. were among six Canadian insurers with the triple A rating. The others were Canada Life, Confederation Life, Great-West Life and Sun Life. tf'" Pierce Burk Waterloo Region Tax Watch .97; saw " Mame " Ael. LD ONE THE ///5 lcouNTRv BACK TO 1742 INDIAN5 " " Publisher: Jtick Campbell Circulation: Mary Bayeroft Andrea Auernigg Circulation Manager, Greg Cassidy Major Accounts: Bill Karges ttp Mr. Baird might hke tn kllo“ tlml l 'Vs than 50 per cent of new mam plmwn‘ up tually survive, and that to Cnmllt‘llnlh‘ fur the oxygen lost when a 25-ms'trt--mll m.- is destroyed, it requires that 2 7H0 up lings each with a crown width w? nm- mw tre be planted in many cum l‘rmr mm die or are removed for each nus trt'v planted. Young trees have much to contend mm m our present day unnrunmcnt (lum- ml the days when trees thnwd Without much care, and flourished to maturity and lung.r after. Their soil IS depleted Hf nutrwnts due to their leaves being scraped may. and the use of pesticides on lawn, Pollu. tion from automobiles, and industry takes a heavy toll. Salt on mntcr roads. drought in the summer, drainage Interference and ery time a tree 15 fella Waterloo Chronicle is published every Wednesday by - much to contend “uh 'nvlrunment (hum A” thrived Without much to mummy and lung depleted Hf nutrients The Fairway Group Incorporated 215 Fairway Rd. S., Kitchener. Ont. President: Paul Winkler lt says a whole lot. We're headed for December when every day the mail brings three or so pleas for charity. Somehow that's saddening to those ofus who recall when charity Was a vlrtue and not an industry. Besides, the money is raised by folks you knw and spent by folks you know on people among whom you live, That says a lot lt says a whole lot. We're headed for December when every day the mail brings thrpn nr an our", In. A Mr Besidis, the spent by folksy That says a lot Heart and soul: The Thanksgiving Food Drive went over the top. and let's hope the United Way campaign does the Same Still, its success may come harder because hunger has an urgent and universal appeal. And, sure, it's easner to pick fault with United Appeal, Take me I'm not in favor of all the agencies supported by " Not at all But I support it because it's the best way of meeting scores of community needs. Flat chance: The International Monetary Fund is predicting that Canada will have the strongest economic growth rate of any of the GO countries in 1992 - 38 per cent. That's after the adjustment for inflation. .__._ -eeV -- a..-” Tr... And In strange places. Somebody said that just the other day Snow White laid off three of the dwarfs. And trustees m bankrupty are so busy they've posted signs in their ofnces: Take A Number. Hey, football is supposed to build bodies. Biuoney. I know a bozo who watches three games a weekend and you should see the flab on him. Ut's hope the fund i; riijiGeGiirtiiii,' recovery is slower than an income tax return. The agony goes on. A-u... .4.» -- ,I n a . .. n _ _ L'rv, F. "GC ,ortwthmg to be destroyed, eradicah-d and anmhllated at any cost, and b) any moans," Has anything changed? The average life expectancy of an urban true Is only 32 years. Perhaps Mr B.urd could save his joking around for Mm“ thung a little less serious, because mun there won't be any trees tojoke about, and no people left to laugh. .. A "NW to' Canada in 1836 made thz- ob. "'r‘iltmni "A Canadian settler hdlui a W" ngards it as his natural mm), as run! destruction during construction, vdtl. thihsrn, poor pruning, improper wkmg. wrung sclection of species, all add In the burden our precious trees must endurv - Aileen Powell Westmount Environment Group w»: » MME 4 >3 1&5“ C, ls u,» tMi, 1'.'s May IL'2, " 5" E L5 ", n LN,' 2.5“?“ FAS't) “a, lip, ,5, ms “I: ' v at” Subscription rates $35 yearly in Canada. $40 yearly outside Canada. f GS.T.