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The Highwaymen celebrate 40 years of classicâ€"car fun. Viewpoint Viola Camp returns for eighth season. You said it lcanada«â€"com| Saab of Kitchener Waterioo 663 Victoria St. N. 744â€"5811 WATERLOQ.GHRONICLE WHAT‘S INSIDE Fast Eddie‘s* _ *Selected Distribution Laâ€"Zâ€"Boy Galleries® Murray‘s Clothing* > 1 OCATED BESIDE Page 11 Page 16 WATERLOO PURLIC LIBRARY 9W 2o 200y First Gulf scales back uptown development plans The First Gulf Development Corporation presented an updated version of its $230â€"million uptown redevelopment _ proposal _ to Waterloo council Monday night; a design which has been scaled back considerably. place. Originally, the Mississaugaâ€" based company planned to build a new movie theatre, bookstore and library when it purchased the Waterloo Town Square property and former Seagram lands from the city almost two years ago. These features were to be rounded out by a large grocery store, as well as a number of storeâ€" The weekend‘s warm weather made Waterloo Park a popular place. Getting into the swing of summer things were Zachary Dunseith, five, flanked by Mackenzie Shane and Kiern Shane. he glitz and glamour may be gone, but the plan is still in By Anorea Barcey Chronicle Staff WEDNESDAY, JUNE 20, 2001 + WATERLOO, ONTARIO Serving your community since 1856 Getting into the swing front retailers along King Street. However, given the challenges the company has faced in securing anchor tenants for the new develâ€" opment, First Gulf has been forced to downsize its vision. "We are still very focussed and we are trying to do everything humanly possible to make the development a reality," Mark Kindrachuk, First Gulf‘s viceâ€"presiâ€" dent of development, explained to council "But we‘ve been really chalâ€" lenged with the pioneering aspect (of revitalizing the core)." . Kindrachuk | said the city shouldn‘t expect to see a theatre, bookstore or a library when the redevelopment is complete. He explained, with the recent bankruptcy of Cineplex, which has helped make room for the opening of Galaxy Entertainment Inc.s new theatre next to Conestoga Mall, as well as the consolidation of Indigo and Chapters bookstores, there is no longer a market for these venues in the uptown. "We probably won‘t be breaking ground for a new theatre," Kindrachuk said. "And similarly with the bookstore, the communiâ€" ty won‘t see that in the near future either. "We overestimated people accepting the project. So we had to dust ourselves off, learn from what we did and did not do and try to move forward." As it stands, the company is depending on a planned 60,000â€" squareâ€"foot Zehrs superstore on the south end of the Waterloo 141â€" WEBER $1 INCLUDING GST Continued on page 4 B0B VRSANAC PHOTO hree years of hard work came to a grinding halt Monday night for a committee conâ€" vinced the city‘s Maryâ€"Allen neighâ€" bourhood should receive heritage designation. Council nixes Maryâ€"Allen heritage designation After listening to pleas from some of the area‘s residents afraid a desigâ€" nation would negatively impact their quality of life, Waterioo council chose not to move forward with a Heritage Conservation District plan, which would have cost the city $17,000 to complete. A steering committee, made up of city staff, residents, a member of the local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LACAC) and a consultant, recently completed a study to determine the architectural and historical viability of the overâ€" 100â€"yearâ€"old neighbourhood for According to the group, its findâ€" ings suggested it wouldâ€"be good planning on the part of the city to preserve the neighbourhood in its lateâ€"1800s to earlyâ€"1990s motif. However, the recommendation raised the ire of a number of resiâ€" dents fearful that a designation would restrict them from pursuing future home renovations or addiâ€" tions that may be deemed unacceptâ€" able under designation guidelines. Some residents also demanded that if such a plan was approved, there should be an optâ€"out clause for any property owner who is not in favour of designation â€"â€" a clause to which the steering committee was opposed. "The Maryâ€"Allen neighbourhood is a heritage district, period," said Tom Reinhart, a resident against a heritage designation. "It has been for 100 years and it will be for many years to come. A designation won‘t change that. By Anprea Baney Continued on page 4 742 +D‘