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l J wart-1mm CHRONICLE -Wednesdny. March 5, 20“ - 9 ~ ~ ~â€"â€"â€"â€"~â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"wâ€"â€"â€"-~â€"â€"fl-m-â€"M~â€" ‘ . .. . 3 . , , . o u .lll.(.l|l\().\lt.l,l Tunetopractlce MP1 “81de Best practices would have you that have been growing at more first determine the cost of the serv- than double the rate of inflation some 8 e continuous tax hikes . . . ‘ | bear 1 l ‘ ices that you are legally required to (CPI) and population growth. 2: millethIriii’izt on or my“ fhmV‘de and “1953 additional ones Some councillors W0?“ like you Sign in'front of the fire station on Columbia Street. just . . _ taxes , at you would like to have in a pro- to believe that the public does not around the corner from my house, reads: “my. the was d‘WQP‘f'mE'd m reading if," gressive, caring and growing understand the benefits of using utton, test your smoke alarms." malt?“ s tomments on t is mutrlllcipally. This is than compared she MPl tolustitfiy their amigos Who Fire prevenuon had already been on my mind ever since I As president and CEO of the 110 e $94)st revenue steam to OW“ beieve 083 not U“ Terstand heard Waterloo Fire Rescue recently responded to an early- Greater K~W Chamber of Com< etfiraimei t ere is a “affordall how t0 manage your money. morning house fire that started in a laundry room ceiling fan metre, he should know better The h 939 is a (“Baillie S alt you Dale Ron on [luchleafWallt A week later, firefighters put out a bedroom technical deficiencies on the calcu~ lfvfi'tfl') eterrnine $0 in ? up ‘lle fire in a house on Hemlock Street. Fortunately, no one was lation of the MP! have been well I e -] erence. incred tat-3S ees, Oakvr Mmefihfl m' documented including the fact that serVilce Cxtshem' an mostfltmpjo'r- Curious F0 learn more about home fire safety. l “W?“ by you cannot develop an index from a ham Y “b 3‘ her you can a 0rd lt- theifire station to speak With Waterloo Fire Rescue public edu» sample size of one. emit" erfi at the taxpayer oes all?“ officerzlohn Perm]. . . . . Using voodoo accounting to PM aver $930? (0 request What were doing this March is were sending out pam- lltWt‘lUp a methodology to suppon increasesdin t‘ueir arlitepenSions. phlets “(uh the water bills to 29350 I ' tax increases that theoretically cov- 2?th in w most ‘ h y have to restdential homes here m the [my of t‘rs inflationary pressures is nothing 0 Within" m some of er area to Waterloo. m a.“ effort to educate I?“ more than a “cost plus" business “toys” eseextzralaosltial l . dents on the importance Pf working model for running the city. How - -y usmgatl e .Pd kgu ation to smoke alarms m the borne, Percy told many of thv chambers members usufylannu - tax an increases. me. “WV“ every Single house m would stay Ill business if they fol- ater 90 IS inheslsence attempt "8 the City Will be pmvtded literature on . lowed tluxapproacli? to glasimirzedt e" revenue stregrn how many smoke alarms they need, ”I 0 Using the MN or any index to an ht anhin "W159“ ‘% spen “ how they work. how to “mm“ them. ' bi‘ t‘alt‘tilatt' tax increases is putting Ym out the norm ”I?“ cation to and (he!) hopefully that WI“ help “i" ' a the "can below the horse" and is sugportt eseexpoctatiolns. . the public “9mm“ message “m ’ mismantigcmmit of the publics’ you “lam If) (on?) your "Dips “if maionty of fires'hcnf in the city “my “Noun“ a?“ must "Si tontro WW in?” and throughout Ontario occur in the ‘ mites and not accept int teases home, and legislation m the fire code _ r‘”“’ a ”a " *"’-â€"'d*"~â€"flâ€"â€"*â€""â€"_â€"‘â€"â€"â€"‘" says the homeowner is ultimately ‘ i . . . . rospomible for their own safety. Perry “Magi-£5911“ l ’ Passmg Judgment on politicos i We MW \ l loo and across the province. approxi ‘ l \ mainly 50 pct cent of the homes we go into. after a fire, do not ff lllt’ question is can we really have it both ways? haw no problem with that. l haw the right amount of working smoke alarms on every level. flu tlit‘ one hand we want politicians who an- I)o I think it‘s important to have an endorsement? ‘ l, and they‘re not being maintained to "H‘t'l thv Ontario liiri- ‘ at l ountahlv, passionate and willing to hear diflerent Matters very little to me when it comes to howl might l ' (Axle Requirements. Go that's a challenge that wary fire ‘il'erCl' . wins oi (Wt-n l\‘.ll(’ vote. But I'd hate to think a candidate might be sum , i in the province IS lacing " xo how should we fer-l about groups wanting to manly dismissed by anyone because they were not l ' l risked Pony what the leading fall“? of honii- firm and relat ' p.t\\ (ht-it iudgt'tnt-nt on potential candl ()K‘tl by the group. Arid I wonder how lhl‘ ‘ ’ ml "nitric-s is. ‘llnattr'ntlt-d cooking.’ he said ~”rat's why when il.lll'\ twiorr ihi- election, or those simply . stun-card will be assassin-d ‘ wti'ri' In the kllfhi‘l'l cooking, you not-d to stay in the kitt lit-n working to drivat current members While that might be a bitfii1/\.tlii-n-'~ So if you haw to ll'dH' tho kitchen for some unison. tum thv whou- ton-s h.m- not pIt-awd them ‘ no question about the feelings of another strive ufiaml mow thi- pot in another element " ill-aiding into this municipal election. l“. l l i ll l\l organization Defeat Waterloo lit-gum l “in No l priontv ol tlii- (no service H to provide i-dut anon tin-n- -lrl' in hunt two ofthm‘groups ("otmt ll (WWW.de(‘2il‘NRt'0llnt ll,t'l)lll I\ i ; l’t'rt‘i told me "We olmouslv can‘t go to own door to speak . llt'lli'l ( hours Waterloo Region vvn'tk'ar on what it wants to achit'vi- ‘ ‘ will] N‘Nltll‘nlN. so that's hllVWI“|1‘llll.llIJllglh('lll\ s tum-r hill\ u xx \\ llt‘llt'tt linireswr (a) tit-scribes largely tompnwtl illpt'flplt‘ who “not ‘ lhlk month. as it's a perfect opportunity to mm h N. no bonu- n wit l\ .| non partisan group tilpmgrl-sâ€" 3 to stop thr- Ion light rail system. the group hillllN " hr xiii“ "Mid all vn- want Mitit'nts to do whi-n llll'\ iii" m. iinlnitluals" ”my have sent out let ' is aiming lh up at what it falls "t awry" llll\ llrlN hurr |\ Lille .i if“ minutes to trail lllt‘ liivmiuri- and ll n to . lilltllll-ilfis for all positions in this '. â€"' 5 politicians. 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