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«* ‘~ Marlos Matsias and the execâ€" of the Uptown Waterloo | Improvement Area _cwill be looking at every conâ€" ,;“vqbufiufi ~â€" Ing this year, and they : their job won‘t be an easy one. The 1996 BIA budger, ; is :Whlmw . tration salary, from $43,611 to _ $36, 940, and a total cut in administration spending from $64.99448 to $55.590. > .. "There are no free meals this : year, We‘re trying to save as much as we can for promoâ€" tions and advertising of our events," said Matsias, ownez of MGM Real Clothing in Waterâ€" loo Town Square. This past year the, BIA was forced to dip into its reserve funds ‘by an amount ‘of $8,297.48 and it‘s projected hhmylmcwd:’hwb dwindling reserves again, this time to the tune of $11,090, léeaving â€" the BIA with a $21,737.16 balance of reserves. This year‘s overall $184,700 budget includes a ‘hefty $71,7100 for promotional events. Some of those events include Oktoberfest, Jazzin‘ It, H o mâ€"e co m in g ; Christmas/Wonder of Winer and ‘Buskers. Last year, $59,103 was alloted for proâ€" motions in an overall budget of $183,950. A $4,000 increase in the $12,000 Jazzin‘ It promoâ€" tion and $3,000 increase in the $21,000 Christmas/Wonder of Winter budget along with a $3,500 cost for the BIA Direcâ€" ceecntens murhsimateiisitn hn ADVERTISERS appreciate it when you tell them ... I saw your ad in the Chronicle. : Peser Cudhea tory (the first one in over five Chronicle staff years) -c‘:-g“jikm increased, but 1 don know the BiA is strapped." (Christmas) lights lighting up Regina Street, but during the summer, the flower pots along the street are gorgeous. 'Wbfi'l don‘t want to have my membership levy benefiting from Uptown proâ€" motions, maybe they should be paying‘more." > . Anne Forles, owner of Anne Forler Originals on Dupont Surget, has mixed views on payâ€" ing more for membership in "For example, during Christmas weâ€"don‘t have "I know what they‘re trying to do (by increasing levy), but we don‘t receive the same serâ€" vice and promotions that busiâ€" nesses along King Street get," membership levy imposed on Mh’h::yaon Regina Streer. Business on Regina Sueet only pay half of what King Street businesses pay into the membership levy. "We would like to justify fee for services. If we feel that busiâ€" nesses on Regina Street are ::: ”.."g”suig the BIA f-h? 0.91, Aggie revenue , > . Beynon, owner of Harbinger %um‘um Glay..kdsfi;’lhhll membership levy. membership levy is tional assessment based on a _ "I was the one who lobbied business square footage) is : 10 get these side street busiâ€" raised through the City of nesses to participate in the Matsias added that the BJA would like to see an increase in $45,100 for Waterloo‘s business tax. #45,100 Jot 1his was wmua Wnsc devinenpritrhrei n in recmcan t o lceaie me ied un cat armentagtnsteint i enc ptgeie o n nc oc COBmntinttene difficult because it‘s a comâ€" : from uptown events. such as waific is reâ€"routed along Regina _ As the former presiden of wmmm Beynon, owner of Harbinger Gallery, . feels that the half "I was the one who lobbied wplhenfl:mh; nesses to participate in BIA," said Beynon, who was also president of the former Regina Side Street Association. "We wied w get the BIA 10 promoue the side streets, but it‘s She added that the only way _ pletely d ;fifi-m «9 794 @uEBK ..... § 19 antvt ‘KING ....... J 19 15 1184 SET ‘659 499 SET ‘599 279 Surect. We have a lot of busi nesses mixed with setail We gan‘t be treared the same way and shouldn‘t have to pay the -huuu.'::-u evens have 2 negative impact on their businesses. *"Whenever the BA run evenis on King Sueet, 4 has a hegative impact on my busiâ€" ness," said Jean Downie of Holâ€" lyoak, 24 Regina SL N. there‘s something teg ma ie going on in downtown there will be a lack of parking in the area, so they dont come around, unless it‘s for the event thats being held." 169 FUTON As well, there are some store 339 g'sn "‘n iE im :I-.--*”.' +170 209 SHT *359 7 trre Singh mett deditc SPACESAVER ~ 169 Auy se Fomn. Doubt. O: Qusrt ~|i-~ mu.l. ~129 ST *219