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Here'swlntafewbadtosay: 4 - _, ‘ ‘J‘ldoption of any rapid trans“ proposal most be fiscally responsible without placing undue . . . burden on CltlZBIl VOICE lOSt, says Hallor an 'egwm’mm" - hidden W mamm- Bma Mm “Their voice has been kistf reg'onal headquarters in_Kitchener to give Woémofam ChronicleStafl’ Now that the referendum has been theirvtewsonrapidtmnnt. ‘ 1 voteddown.Halloransaidit’suptocoun< 1hevoicescmmcillorsheudweresplit 5 regional councillors edge closer to cillors to represent the public's voice â€" not just between trains and buses. but , 1 1 making a decision on rapid transit, 'lt’s not just citizens. but also the busi- on route. therebendumandcoct “Pl/ill the expenswe LRT I Waterloo Mayor Brenda Halloran is new community, who are concerned about Chr'n Klein. who lives at the fitchener- tem “I US in the 81" ' l speaking out. the cost." she said. Waterloo border. urged cotincilbrs to sup- {VS , p pa 1 Councillors will vote on a light rail tran< Halloran said she will be voting against port surfs recommendation. non ofundelfimdmg sit proposal next Wednesday, but Halloran 1X1". 'lt is the one revolutionary step we must ' ' is criticizing her fellow regional W a t e r I o 0 take.’ Kleinsaid. things like roadu’ork’ councillors for not supporting a Regional Coun. “There will never be a pOhCB, WSW 001100110", m‘i’::?"c:::.’"=3::"-myo. amongst; , megawatt; publichealth Mother brought forward a motion to has a voice in the it"f port of the federal and regional W105? hold a referendum on the rec- decision. and it has f 11‘: provincial governments. G ommended light rail transit beenhmrdlouldly. v" ' andweshouldnottestdieir '5'”! 'I plan. There have been 3 Q patienceanylonger." Her motion fell 7-3, with morethan It!) pub- “ Mmafamiliarargu- , Cambridge Coun. Claudette lic consultations "‘ merit W the pro-m ‘ Millar and Woolwich Mayor since the rapid ‘ set. If Waterloo Region «4 - Todd Cowan the other two transit plan was - doesn't make a decision, it Thesurest way mPulld Eggrllfnillors in favour ofa refer- "I! a I! a. llrllurl 3&Wa.d$m c haellllrlrrl “Ell lose its funding, they supportfor LRI 15 to . I I, Now the citizens have no voice in the yearalone.shesaid. 0n the anti-[RT side. cost was the most baud LR]: l decision. Halloran said. 'We've had lots of meetings. I've had commonreason foropposition. -(J|rlsfleln : “There's no other way to get their voice over 400 e-mails on this subject. as many “Taxpayers are already being asked to LR’I‘mpporrer ' 1 in the discussion,” she said. “It's missing phone calls.” said Mitchell. who voted dig deeply into their pockets," Kitchener . "When I campaigned in October, [heard against the referendum. ”The people are resident ludyGarrett said. , . door after door after door overwhelming having their say. There's been lots of oppor~ Waterloo regional Coun. Strickland said opposition to the LRT proposal." tunitios for people to give their input" he was encouraged by the number of peo- u , 1w . ‘ Cost wasaparticular concem Halloran Mitchellstillhmafew questions about plewhommeouttospeak. ItsPrenyC rthatr In ‘ said she and other regional councillors the route and would not reveal howshe m 'l was really pleased to see the amount tern"; ofparn'cipating in 4. pledged to reexamine all the options voting. of interest and community engagement in , h . b - .‘ But the staff recommendation came She did say she supports either trains or this prom" Strickland said. t ls P700935, cam 'nge hack the same: trains from Conestoga Mall buseswith dedicated lanes 'When we first approved the project in has ' ‘ . 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