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' ' ' a" “ i V I" V ,1 ha \ieedles llouleiaril area and the '“'”‘ I W ‘ lt‘\.llll|l ol l)tl\l’llp(ll’l “(Hill as ‘ g. l rieiglilioiirhmitl siit et-sses. ‘ ' \iit to lie loignilen “as the . . ll‘t t'iitl) released \isitm ltii the /. einliattled Vortlitlale neighbour timid ll.illor.tii said tritiiisiiis that [lie \Isitili \\.is ltiti \tigttt' “ereul ‘ ill‘k'llldlt‘ in tenth "I lltl‘ lllllfl'll‘rl" Mayor Brenda Halloran at her office in Waterloo city hall. Halloran said 2011 was a rewarding and challenging "I'm really proud that I'm the first plan year two-term mayor since the early ‘II is high Imel , this is “hat "“mMM‘W'“ 905." “e \\.llll so what‘s nt'\l-'" sht- said lllt' [this l‘Nt'dlalth RIM I'arlt legal costs. which had single dot'tiriietit." llalloran said. llalloran said to continue that ‘ Where's the next l.l\ er " “Will the private \(‘( tor he alile reached $5 million in the summer. "We've put in place the procedures record of public service, there were \llllt‘ tlt‘l.illi'tl plans were to do it rheaper and better? I'd like also haunt the t‘ity after a failed and policies to ensure it doesn't some issues she was determined to i-spet red to he maili- puhlit in Ian to learn more about it.“ llllilllt‘lllg deal in the early 20005. happen again" deliver on. thin ( osts. or potential mists. top the llalloran said Waterloo would That clarity goes hand-in»hand New affordable housing tops [he ll('\l tear nil! also st'l' t‘lltll list oi challenges tor 30l2. [he (‘tlltlllltlt' its legal efforts to recoup with the issue of transparency that the [m The mayor said she would lenges nitli the region‘s SHIN inil iiitrastrut itirt- tit-tit it. RIM l’ark some of the costs, but was also Halloran wasoriginally elected on. like to see another Support Hous- liori plan for light rail transit legal costs and keeping taxes rt-ti ready to rnoveon She said Council had done a ing of Waterloo site built. following ’l think there \\'lll be t liallenges soriahlt- plague the (‘ll\ ”It's part of our history." llallo» good ioh getting information out. the success of the first in 2010, .ilieatl s[)(‘(lllt.|ll\ .is “e start look " l he challenges are always ran said “We just celebrated 10 though city residents need to be which provided permanent hous- ing at design stages" llalluraii liriiiiit‘ial tor t’itit-s." llalloran said years and every year we have over more active in Consuming it. itigtt) 30 homeless people. A saitl “ llit'rtVs a lot ol questions and 'We're looking to proside as great a a million Visitors. "One of the t‘hdllenges for "I won't stop until another one's a loi (ll things we‘ll hate to look at " (Illilltl) of Me as we possibly t an “It attracts so much business [or munit'ipal governments is getting built.” she said. I he minor. who (lllglllnlh and to ensure that people in this ”5‘" information out so people read it." llalloran said Waterloo would \lllt'tl against llll said she hears t‘tlllllllllllll's feel \N’l‘ltltllll'vh ’l he ltl’(.:\ Manulil’e (Ilassit‘. she said. “We do the best we possi» continue to be the municipality ttIllt t-riis men day lroni [lll' toiri With $134) million in estimated scheduled for lune, was largely hlycan, always looking for suggess others look up to in the year ’ lllllllll\ regarding llll‘ prop-it llllril'sll’llt‘llln‘ t'osts, llalloran said \(‘t tired thanks to RIM Park. the tions and public input ahead. i partii llltlll} [Hm that the region is the weight taiintit ttiiitiiiue to he mayor saitl. "We wouldn‘t have "You only hear from people "Everybody seems to have this l lll\l'\llgtlllllg a piililii pinatt- part home by taxpayers, that if we didn't have these lat‘ili when they're angry. I have it pretty goal of creating a really great city." l iit-rship “ [here has to he an end point." ties." she said good idea olwhat the issues are for she said "We just assume this is "My tom no is that m- tlo not she said "We need to have the led Hut RIM was a hard lesson to people ” how it is, in other cities. I‘\( t-ed Sill“ llllllltlll‘“ she said. eral and pltwll‘lt‘ldl governments learn for (‘in (lmClEllS. "When you’re elected. there‘s a “We don't realize how great we “We've seen in other toiiirntinities tll\'lll\’l‘tl ” "We really have to look at every trust lat‘tor there," llalloran said are." . ’ .â€"-â€"-â€" t1 ~\ ; :‘1 a H ’ - L: l.“â€" LLC.\ H.’.C\‘. eerS . :3. 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