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It was seen as a I her as.“ ox}: um g y bonuses reared its ugly lil ll i l ll) ‘\ tool to getfcfletglgpegs [Utre- Audiled (‘irculatitin ”192 ,_ l l . . . . head agmn at last week's ate morea 01’ a C oustng. l m 5m stungm “Emil squaie. “a, council meeting during the \\( ll i l l l The units at 144 Park, m te- dtxstthawtodowrdtWatuknflanwegatndofit? , “edbe 3000 d ‘ , approval process for l44Park pnc tween ~ 000 an , , My?“ whos been anywhere near the “WOW“ And it's time that council $1 million. don't quite fit that "'/ Since the cum new piece of public art was installed in , . d ~ ~ m a the chi dare ha” like! ' heard these comments or get serious about addiessmg escnption. a“! made ”is"? 5 l ‘ ‘ ' ' the issue before the city gets '. DenSity bonuses have The Watt-rim Chronicle lN published - , -. - - t a reputation for havmg a for 7 d 5 also been used by other , . Newer has public art loathing been so high. At least , . v- m - ~ d' 4 with “cdnesdav bx Metroland _ . gale 51g)"; on Its development _ ~ jurlS lCtl0nS (0 protect Medutiroupltd’ ' not Since that 30-foot tower, which was to serve as a ‘ 3 a ' important green spaces ' monument to our intelligence. was proposed. I”??? th ‘it . u ed to -., - within city limits. That's ONTARIO PRFSS (()l.‘N('ll “alone, at least, was scrapped_ 8 way PS y 5 mike two in the this use TheWatcrlooChromcletsarriembcr , » calculate density was to , olTht Ontario Presx Council which The Waterloo Bell, however' remains at the bean of allow develo BIS to Organ} BOB Strike three is coming for (”mam “(mptamg agalmi mm the city, That has some people wondering if maybe 250 units ”in“ ofland AC this council if they don't get a her newspapers Any complaint Waterloo has clogged arteries. * B tt I“; the densi that VRBAN 7 _ handle on this contentious about news «Willem “WNW? m The officentre design of the bell. designed by Rovden u 0 5; W - . Th l't , fW t _ tonduct should fir“ be taken lo tr: - . , - ‘ the developers for 144 Park Instead. what seemed to Issue. t‘ rea i l 0 a er “WIMP" “WNW“! “with!“ Rabinpwuch. IS supposed to represent thcedtwo Slldes Qf wanted, the city had to be glossed over in the pre- lOO'S land-locked situation is “a" he ”our" "’ ”mm" Pm“ Water on _- the balance between the tra itiona (reli- almost double that to 465 liminary approval process we'll face more Of this in the Count-ti, 2 Carlton Street. Suite ion. a riculture) and innovation (academics, , . - . g g . f t t t 7 1 ON Mm in units per hectare. was that the developer paid u we as we con lnue 0 , I 06. mm“ l 7 (KBTIOK? The planning department for the increased density WWW instead ofout. ) COPYRK‘HT .yea ' - - - argued they won some tough with a tool in the Planning The real question is The (“New 0, m“ "Chad“, A". Perhaps publit art will always be a tough sell in concessions from the devel- A” called density bonusing. whether the City ofWaterloo pmtmcd by topynght and not he Waterloo. We re tough critics of Just about everything oper in terms of the number In return for increased should pay for ongoing infra- W'd “n" ll“ ”Wm" m‘" t“""“<" else in the city so why shouldn't we complain about our ‘ . . . ‘ 4 ’ ‘ ‘ ' ‘ ' ~ ~ , structure needs With trade- ttai purpoxes All other ”th m- , V 2 of bedrooms allowed in each density. the tity receives I'N‘rvt'd and “immflvlfll the H of” rust) an. - - unit to get the number of compensation from the offs from d0V€l0p€fS< . h h ., t t . , h But maybe there was a simpler solution than com- , . . , W d t d h ‘ ' "L‘ “ m‘ ‘" ""-‘ ““ " ‘ “ . _- . , - h 4 f h' people livtng in the proposed developer. It s the second 9 tin (rstan l e LU!" WWW” W" '""" "N “MM" m” "ll“"mmga new piece fort eopeningo I ( square, buildin under control time this year that the city rent ”Val crunchthat the pennmmn oi lhc mutt-r of thc top) There's a beloved piece of public an currently headed g , ' ‘ . , . _. - » . x l - Th .» , , right For lunher intorlviutltin Min for the scra , hea _ the Seagrarn Barrels 0”me of But that doesnt takeaway has used this controversial Cityis ent unng.’ e citys in on Bob you.” in.” when“. ”m ‘ l p ‘ ‘ ‘ from the fact that the devel- tool. a iflrrilcihand this recessmn (Vh"""""" 3“ “ch“ “l N “m" ' . . , » , , .- , , o ter can now pack in 143 While it is perfectly legal IS!" 0 ping matters. 3” WJ'"‘"‘-“"'A"“‘ N31 ll” lhey speak to our m ritage dud (ht) “l l)(‘l(l\’((.l h) uhits into the 19‘stort'y under provincial building Bl" are there I")! better many - Just ask the INK] members ofthe have the Pvt? ‘ , , x , , _. V, r b .. "t' h ‘ ‘. ' - » - » ' < structure that Will tower over rules. the optics of density “divs 1" (dun } t t (It) i 1 ”VHS Pi)!“ l amids Tact-book group. . v. _ , . h t H . . . latch lo th< editor "mt tom..." the (it ”an 'tll(' barrels 1“, rotten and bird infested nearby neighbourhoods. bonusing sun-are horrible. WI! “ll! “l Ying Its reputar E Mum lull name. “finalult‘ tittdtt‘\~ mz‘,§1"n‘hiln ‘ ‘ ‘ Originally they “mum have In um cage, the develop non With its Citizens? lithe “d "Mm". T: AMT“? A,"(1 At was, the trim" “I“ only been permitted to build (“rs will contribute a piece of “W wants to continue to use lfihTKJfil‘rr-Qefrznll‘ttilwhh i: l l y y. 80 units public art and pay for sortie denstty bonustng it should Published Names Will nut be with 1 a I » ~~ ~ ' t ' “a” 3,1:th 4“; A reasonable compromisi- improvements to the nearby dost) with some publicly dis, held “trcwn‘tlfrrlghllonilLttm f 1 I UL; . ‘ ,â€"' i . Ref ,,,; 4.1.37. ~.s~' ‘, . for the neighbours, (on Iron Horse l'ratl. But, In the cussed guidelinesm place. it?“ “' in“; “I“ xf'fl'z’gmx: .,t._ _, ‘p: .f‘ ‘ , , ”W"? bel' “at" M“ . cerned about how this would meantime, I have to ask ifthe And people should be he L'lhttl'tttiilltrlrut so about ’ t £3“ 33 ~ 1. -‘;f_ ' block out the sun on their city hasn't sold out the inter- madeawarc it IS pan or the or b\ (mm m editort 91; n;- 3.3: VIN“ ' ' "- ' ‘ ‘ established uptown homes. ests of the people who are (lEClfiltln‘maklng process. HWHYFHNWTMfIJ 7h“? m?" f“ f'jéitféfi'fi “We? ,,,U . would be something already livingin the area? despite the city's protesta u, Jammy u. ‘iltt‘! on ' mmc r. ,v “‘ '€ “1?“ ~ j; w "A " ‘ ' between 80 units and the When the idea of densit tions " 37 w he; s N s so. w" t _ w , it; xi“. » “ff?" are? 31???» , ~ - , . y 1 mine, My (not m" "m 53:15. ferretâ€"flit: flights" ‘ » who-w upper limit of MB, bonuslng was first proposed