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s - WATERLOO CHRONICLE - Wednesday, February 12, 20l 4 ' ’ LRTl ' ' ' al il Mayoral candidate s etter gets no traction at region counc BY Marissa Mumv , tie LRTIine from Conestoga Mall in ings have been open and transpar- process. We've done more due have its costs. Regional staff haw 7 w H" th(3hr0ni€l¢ Waterloo to Fairvlew Park Mall in em." ’ process than anybody could ever indicated money spent on light rail Kitchener. And with LRT on the region's do vehicles and the expropriation ol’ 0 one at regional council He's calling for the release of radar since 2004. Selling said the Addressing concerns that the land around the region would he made a peep about a letter documents the region used to project has already been tested by region should have held a referen- lost. A report released last August received last week request~ make their decision. saying taxpay~ surviving two elections He also dum to get a true flavour of what suggests cancelling the project ing that the light rail transit con» ers are still skeptical of the project noted it's important to keep letters the region thinks about LRl', both could result in a loss of $l40 mil sortium contract be deferred until because the story keeps changing. like MacDonald’s in perspective. “Wideman and Selling said the cur- lion. After January 20l4. the report alter this year's election. By delaying awarding the LRT “This is coming on candidate rent council was elected to make suggests that number could be As "it‘s going nowhere," said contract, “This will provide resi- letterhead. Quite frankly. we all decisions t high as$600 million. Regional Chair Ken Selling of (Iity dents the opportunity to partici» know a lot of things get said and And LRT isn't the only inulti- The region is only about a of Waterloo mayoral candidate pate in making the final decision â€" done during election campaigns. million dollar decision the region month away from knowing the full Dave MacDonald's request. whatever it might be," the letter My frustration over the years with makes every year. cost of the LRT project. "it was on the table tonight (Feb reads. “Taxpayers deserve an open, election campaigns is people who “We make decisions for the next On March 4 the region Will , 5) and nobody raised it. Council is honest and accountable municipal want to be elected in leadership lO-year period for water and waste- unveil the three bids from the con i carrying on as far as i know. and no government. Every taxpayer in positions should have a responsi- water treatment that are a bigger sortiums on the design. build. ‘ councillor has wantedto put for Waterloo Region should be able to bility to research the topics and not financial commitment than all of operation and maintenance of iht' ward a notice of motion to deal access information to help them spread misinformation," he said. [RE and nobody called for a refer- LRT. Wideman is hopeful one of With it." better understand how their money (loun. limeideman agreed. endum. A referendum. to me, is at those bids will fall within the in MacDonald's letter. he says is spent.“ “it is just a piece of election cop out to say I want to delay the region's budget. “l'm very opti regional council didn't do their due But according to Selling, “That’s propaganda" he said. “it's so full of project. it's a ploy people use to mistlc we’ll have a successful bid." diligence before moving forward a crock. for lack of a better term. All untruths, incorrections and inaccu» delay the project." Wideman said. A groundbreaking ceremony for ‘ ‘ with plans to build the l9â€"kllomeâ€" the information is online, the meet» racies, saying we haven't done due Cancelling the projcet would the urr is expected this summer Region keeping a close eye on student bus pass referendum at UW minors Mason whether or not the school should service improvements." same as an adult monthly pass and crunched the numbers to see whit! - h ‘Chmnidf’Sfalf continue its U-pass contract with Currently. students at UW and nearly a third of what students at sort of financial itnpact it tnight the region despiteaSSDG rise in the Wilfrid Laurier llniversity pay Conestoga College pay, roughly have on transit operations at thi- egion of Waterloo staff are cost per semester. $72.23 per term for unlimited use $204 per term. region shotild llW pull out Of ll\ keeping a close eye on a ref~ “Of course students are a big of Grand River Transit “pass pro? The region estimates students agreement. but he said it would erendum at the University and important part of our rider? gram. The fee is built into their make tip about 6.5 million ofthe Bl) represent a step backwards in pro olWatt-rloo that will determine the ship, not only today but in the costs at the start of each semester. million annual riders (ER! has each rooting transit throughout the llliliit' of the school's student bits future," said lohn Cicuttin, manag- but is set to increase to $77.29 as year. or about 33 percent. region. [linsprtlgrant “‘ or of transit development at the part of the region wtde fare UW undergrad students alone in 3012. regional totinni Hilt'tl [he referendum. which staned region. “We think we've got a really increase approved by regional make up the htilk of the student to increase ll pass hires equal to \('\lt'f(ldy as part of the student good partnership with the students council last month. riders ‘ about four million riders the cost rt‘('l1\'t'l')'()ftliflt‘f fares elections and runs through tomor- and the universities and over the Currently, students cannot opt annually. row, asks under aduate students last several - rs we've offered key otit of the fee, which is about the (jicuttin said the region hasn't Continued onpage 7 . . . . '7 A; t 3' f - ‘ ~. >~ N.Sustel7: ' f ' ' ':f \"N N?) 3”8 3 I , 319-884-4200 " ' g ‘ j r . - t , .; ' . t: . 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