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U.S. MEDDLING, TERRORISM INFLAME THE MIDDLE EAST
Neighbours unhappy with plans for Jakobstettel property
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WHO KNEW EMERGENCY PLANNING COULD BE THIS MUCH FUN?
STEVE KANNON PLANS TO CRAM MORE than two dozen homes onto the land surrounding the historic Jakobstettel house have nearby residents feeling less than neighbourly. They turned out in numbers Tuesday night for a planning meeting in Woolwich council chambers, opposed to a proposal to build some 27 homes on a 3.25-acre portion of the land at 16 Isabella St. in St. Jacobs. In letters submitted prior to the meeting, residents raised a laundry list of concerns about the proposal, from noise and traffic volumes through to incompatibility with the JAKOBSTETTEL | 7
Making safety fun, Woolwich Township held its annual emergency preparedness event at the WMC on Friday.
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COUNCIL / SPENDING
Woolwich pledges $250,000 to regional economic development group STEVE KANNON HAVING ALREADY DUMPED $160,000 into a regional economic development scheme, Woolwich is now in for another $250,000, councillors having this week signed on
for another five years with little discussion. The Waterloo Economic Development Corporation is a joint venture between the Region of Waterloo and its seven-member municipalities: the cities of Kitchener, Waterloo and
Cambridge, and the townships of Woolwich, Wellesley, Wilmot and North Dumfries. Launched in 2015 as the Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation – later dropping the “region” from its moniker
– it’s a joint strategy to recruit businesses to set up shop in the region, and to promote expansion of existing companies. It has an annual operation budget of $2 million. Woolwich chief administrative officer David
Brenneman said membership in the organization has been a boon for the township, pointing to WEDC’s work last year with an expansion at Conestoga Meat Packers in Breslau and relocation of a business to St. Jacobs.
He recommended council renew membership for five years at an annual cost of $50,000. Last year, WEDC carried out 11 deals valued at $316 million. WEDC | 5
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