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get the ters in the city of Waterloo are ‘ / in a quandary regarding mayâ€" oralty candidates and councilâ€" lors. Many are saying that they will not vorte for an incumbent due to the RIM noa en s Voters in a quandry for this fall‘s election Y ‘Thters in the minsnfurns ; â€" 5 0_ "What‘s your favourit Activity?" was repre homogeneous age of all indicating drinkina Therefore. it was unfor that your Question of the ur family has always e Omrmvmg and readir Waterloo Chronicle brings a community feel to a expanding city; and with comes diversity Oktoberfest more than just drinking | nur family has always enjoved â€" of choice n expressing uncertainty as to I"why the resposibility [for the condition of student lodging houses} should go directly to the landlord," Judy Greenwoodâ€" Speers also expresses an ignoâ€" rance about the fundamental nature and obligations of properâ€" ty ownership. Greenwood-Speers’ views are i indb ts oob it Waterloo city council on M day"...however, I didn‘t know thing about the survey or the cerns about 35 Central St he read with interest the article Iaboul "Mistoric atea under siege" in last week‘s paper. What was $b interesting is that it is MY neighbourhood. The article says that "Helena Stone shared the results of a NEIGHBOURKOOD survey with Nafog c ue N & Please ask before speaking for others 1. in the threeâ€"way races, you unfortunate incident of an ating drinking as the restion of the Week, favourite Oktoberfest as represented by a 0t C C9MU C ANOW anyâ€" the survey or the conâ€" 35 Central St. because °Y ‘ce? to an ever and with a city unfortunate respondent ways enjoyed _ of choice reading the That l activity on Monâ€" are _ undesirable person creeping through. ayâ€" Regarding the mayoralty, candiâ€" cilâ€" _ date Morty Taylor will sift votes from Herb Epp who has been a good not _ mayor of Waterloo in the past, has IM _ shown excellent managerial ability and certainly represented us well as ou _ an MPP. in Queen‘s Park. Or do we have to settle for the belief that Oktoberfest really is only about drinking, afterall, in spite of a wide variety of other activities offered. That leads me to a questions. Could the inter sought out a selectic dents more represen Waterloo community? 1 think Herb Evp;)â€":jeserves the If anyone is to be held responâ€" sible by the city for the condition of student housing property, it should and properly can only be That is somewhat disturbing in a candidate for city council. ("Candidate stirs up student housing debate," Chronicle, Oct. Jra 15.) What did Ms. Stone base her so called "neighbourhood survey" on? Perhaps you didn‘t contact me because I am already.a landlady! What did Ms called "neighb on? AEo n e mnnn n I really resent it when someâ€" one, such as Helena Stone, purâ€" ports to speak for me especially when my view hasn‘t been sought. How many other neighbours feel the same way? I have never been approached ne interviewer have a selection of responâ€" representative of our "Not really, no." Arturo Santilian Holly Ashbourne ask a couple of chance to sort out our problems in view of the fact that he has served so many, He hasn‘t been away from governâ€" ingtmlorgandistm)yinlmedm There‘s more to Oktoberfest than drinking, I hope. Given the efforts being made to expand towards a richer variety of options beyond drinking, I‘d like to think that perhaps the Waterloo Chronicle just needed to exercise a little more creativity in its respon dents â€" children, the elderly, tweens se cobas P one c o ols Om e cne aeent in their obligations not only to theâ€"city and their neighbours but to their student tenants as well. the absentee landlord. Those who fail to maintain their property appropriately, fail in BL ail xc t Don‘t speak for me Ms. Stone. I MAY have agreed with you but you didn‘t give me the chance, and your approach sheds suspicion over the whole issue. Maybe you didn‘t want my opinion because you don‘t have a leg to stand on and are just being “dog-in-lhe-mange:”! Maybe you Ignorant Marguarite Knechtel Waterloo Michael H. Clifton "I don‘t know any thing about it." Marityn Morales Julie Ashley Waterloo Max Metin Mepoufhedtitodidinisidt .2 10003 f » ( to his immediate superiors, deliberatety . |Miiiie VIEW J misled Mr. Ford, Mr. Stockie and other | E j memhexsofmestaflofme(lityastodle abflityofmtoddrvmk)wmlem rates . || on financing the RIM Park project. The [ ' evidence of Mr. Robson throughout the | E hearing had no credibility." e P j As harsh as the judgement regarding | "3# Robson‘s conduct was, there‘s plenty of se blame to go around. MFP itself was cited | * for“poorguvm\anceofsalmstafl;"some- xX f] dltngthatlmakobeoome(ithomm | lo'sownMFPlnquhyandmothermunjc- | SCOTT ipalities where MFP has done business. PIATKOWSKI Sills also noted that, "Mr. RODSOM WBS Emm BmumgadbyMFPtodevabprdanmshms' ips with customers such as the City, bylakingavery@mveswmeinmlfltamingandodmâ€" wisedevd(mirgapasonalldan‘ormwmm ‘contact persons‘ such as Mr. Stockie and Mr. Ford. Mr. Robsondwelopcdd"nosereian'on ShipsaxthedtytosudlanenenlthaxheoomidemdMLSloddeami Mr. Rxdtobehis‘customers'mfllerman the city itself." Ford and Stockie didn‘t l‘x)fllerlodieddlenunfi)ers,mt}wy trusted Mr. Robson (although other testimony suggested that they maym(havedeieaedmed'maqmueswmimwyhad) In the report, Sills criticized Stockie for, "the complete relinquishâ€" ment of responsibility", for violating bylaws that required competitive bids, and for flagrantly and repeatedly violating the city‘s conflict of interest policy." The report also notes that, "Mr. Stockie failed in his duty to the city to adequately supervise Mr. Ford and to ensure that proper financial and/or legal advice was obtained and utilized by Mr. Ford." According to the report, "Mr. Stockie let his council down" Ford left the city shortly after the scandal broke Stockae "retired" at the end of August with a full pension and a payout of $739,000 AAnardhs cesnnd nlcn upa d & fter 20,000 pages and 100 days of testimony, the report of the A‘liM Rukim]ujryismsilymemosthodyanfidpated publicaâ€" i nofmeyea:forpeoplemWaledooâ€"andnotomybemuse it cost them $3.4 million. The 400â€"page report, which can be purchased for $30 or read online at Wwww.waterlooinquiry.ca, is a cautionary tale both for citiâ€" zens and for any municipality thinking about entering into a publicâ€" private partnership (P3) to fund local services. Waterloo city council thought the city was were borrowing $48.3 million to build the huge sports park and its muchâ€"needed indoor facilities. It turned out that, once the $11 million commission paid to MFP was added, dwywaeacfld}ybonMg%Q million. Moreover, the promised interest rate of4.73 per cent was really an interest rate of 92percem,mearfingd1ald1etomlpaymnwouldbemoredmn twice the $112.9 million that was expected. Only a lawsuit and an outâ€"ofâ€" court settlement reduced the payout to $145.7 million. The inquiry wasmlledtofigumoutlmanydtymuldberippedoflsobadly. ThemainviflainmmeleponisdtndyDaveRobsm,fonnervice- president of MFP Financial Services. Mr. Justice Ronald Sills, who dlairedtheimuiry,fomdthal. "Mr. Robsonpulledofiasmm.pmp erly characterized as a ‘bait and switch,‘ The CAO (former chief administrative officer Tom Stockie) and Treasurer (former city treaâ€" surer John Ford) misplaced their trust in the representations of Mr. Robson. Mr. m Robson, on behalf of MFP but unknown 50908 0e uic o e | | 16 NJ I F | [ | | Z4 "; | h \ f] | | SCOTT | | PIATKOWSKI |