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Public feedback supports continuing Elmira bus route hey may be few in number, but those who use Grand River Transit route 21 are really eager to keep the bus service rolling in Woolwich. The township has heard from vocal supporters as it ponders what stance to take on the service. Started in April 2009 as a one-year pilot project, the service has twice been extended. However, after the end of this year, Woolwich will have to begin paying for the service – some $450,000 a year – or it will be cancelled. The expense would require a 2.6-per-cent increase on the Waterloo Region portion of property tax bills, adding $38.23 a year to the average residential property valued at $242,000. To gauge the public’s
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HOMEGROWN OPTIONS Jakob Nafziger gets some air off a jump on University Avenue in Elmira Tuesday morning as part of a skateboarding competition with six other friends, some of whom have been trying to bring a skate park to town. For more photos see page 20.
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appetite for the cost, the township held an open house in June, receiving written and online submissions since then. So far, all of the feedback has been favourable, says the township’s economic development and tourism officer. Laurel Davies Snyder presented a report to council Tuesday night, highlighting some of the preliminary findings. She expects to make a recommendation to councillors on Aug. 30, allowing them to make a decision and provide comments to the region ahead of a Sept. 9 deadline. “Overall, 100 per cent of the feedback received through the process was in full support for keeping public transit, specifically bus route 21 in Woolwich Township,” she reported, adding
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