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Can the city really to appear before our municipal coun~ We cannot blame the Blackberry- shoes and a battered derby hat â€" bearing the inscription i AM be looking to spend more money at cils and be heard a a delegation to blame our mayors for not taking the HERETODAY." Centennial (RIM) Park? express ourvie'wson whatever sub- initiative to ban the use of the Ninety years later, Charlie Chaplin is still here. In fact, his We will have spent around $200 ject concems us. device during public meetings. likeness can be seen on the comer of Erbsville Road and Keats million dollars on this project by the We assume that we will have the Way. just around the corner from my home in Waterloo. On a time it is paid for â€" twenty years undivided attention ofour coun- 305W grey utility box secured to a hydro pole is the dripping spray» from now but another three or four cilors to hear our concerns and Waterloo painted, instantly recognizable image of Chaplin's face, com- million will make all the difference? opinions. .. . . . plete with black derby and small ‘toothbrush' moustache. _ You're telling me $200 million ' Sadly this is assumption is not 35;“ ‘ ' ' ' " »_ And while I don’t condone vandalism. I can’t help being wasn't enough to make a profitable necessarily true in the real world of 35" somewhat intrigued by the image of Chaplin staring at me as l venue. but 5205 will? the Blackberry at council meetings. .i ' drive through the entrance of my suburban neighbourhood. For [cannot believe the blatant stu- More often than not wewill see the most pan,’l consider graffiti to be a selfish. childish and pidity of people who grin and nod Councilors are always hunched :7 destructive act. Usually, the only grafiiti l see around Waterloo their heads at these ridiculous ideas. over their machine texting away to I - is scribbly, cryptic gang signs and symbols â€" not stencilled Perhaps the new light rail system someone while we are talking. ’, images of cherished comic icons should link RIM Park with the Civic Are they expressing an opinion ~' So l find myself pondering: Who *â€" Square so that visitors can see all to another Councilor privately? "° " created this graffiti portrait of Chaplin? our white elephants while riding Are they arranging a golfgame? Why now?What does it mean? \ I V. I I \ l 1' it E i one. 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