Dear Editor: -

Lam writing in-response to
a letter published by your
. paper from: Bart Brooks of .
West’ Vancouver ‘to:
Alderman Don _ Lanskail;’:
Chairman of the West
Vancouver Recycling Task
‘Force. -

Mr, Brooks voiced his
concern. that the -W. Van

proposed recycling plan will —

substantially . burden... the
taxpayer with additional
expense and will defeat
conservation further. He was
specifically concerned with.
the cost of. individual
residents delivering their
recyclables to the Municipal
Recycling Depots.

'

Mr. Brooks is correct in

assuming. that Depot systems -

are not ““eost-effective.
_ Although: it’ does not require
any taxpayers’ money’ to
Operate -the “depots, it does
"cost the.individual taxpayers
money and ‘energy to deliver
their ‘recyclables’ to | the
Depots. Recent studies
conducted: locally and in
Eastern Canada indicate. that
depot. collection = systems
consume: over ten times the
total amount
required to collect the same¢
amount of materials in a
curbside collection system.

~”

The West Vancouver

-

Tell us where the money goes

Dear Editor:

In answer to your opinion

survey the first municipal .

service I would cut back to
reduce my property tax iB
school services. The last
would be fire and police
department services. But we
readers are in the dark as to
how - our municipal tax
dollars are spent. If we are to
intelligently: answer... your’
p ‘to ‘the North
: ‘to give us.a
listing of “municipal services
by : “function, -, including
_ schoolservices, showing
number of people employed.
dollars budgeted, and the
percent of . the municipal .
budget each function takes:*:
The District of North
Vancouver 1980 budget
could serve as.an example, ;

and: usually expensive, plans.

—_

I paid $733 i in school taxes
last year, which is far too
much. One thing we can do
to reduce school taxes is
lobby to bring back the local
school  réferendum.
Bureaucrats . oppose local
referendums because they
hold the elitist. belief that the
people .don’t know what's
good. for them and will botch

_ everything . | ‘up if given a

‘chance: to:vote on an issue.
Referendums can gum up
the bureaucrat’s well laid,

In- closing, ‘a cheer for
Mayor Humphreys of West
Vancouver, who has sensed.
the” temper of the times and
‘is « increasing “local par-
ticipation in his government.
Brock B. Hansen

North Vancouver

Dear Sditor: - - ~

~ recently read your article
in “News Viewpoint” titled
“Metric Mania.”

I feel, personally, that Mr.
Speck’s decision to follow
the “Old Rule,” may be a
profitable move for the
North Shore News taday, but
what about tomorrow?

Face it, Metrics are the
International measure
whether you like it or not.

Mr. Speck has always
given me the impression of
one who looks forward to
progressive change, not only
to benefit his own welfare,
but that of future
generations as well.

lanM. Ochitwa
North Vancouver

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Let's hear from you -— often. The
address is: Narth Shore News,
1139 Lonedale Avenue, North
Vancouver, B.C. V7M 2H4.

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Tax Returns

Management advisory services

988-5750

Dr. Nancy P. Crossen
General Practitioner

is pleased to announce the opening of her medical
practice in association with Dr A M Warrington com-

mencing Jan 3rd at

147 W. 16th St., North Vancouver

For appointments call:
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Mon. -

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of energy.

Recycling Task Force is

. . ihe ~ : Se :
aware of the need for.a more
convenient . and° efficient:

récyclable collection system

and is in -the process of
designing a curbside
collection for glass, metals
and | newspapers to be
conducted in a:select area of

West Van 6n every garbage.

collection day. The-program
is slated ‘to. -begin - in late

March and will be a 6-month
study to ‘identify’ whether a -
private company. can viably -
. provide such a service to the

community without any

burden to the taxpayer.

Bruce Culver

Nort Life Recycling ~
__No

Dear Editor: re

On. December 23rd < the
20th’ Street Carol Singers:
were out -in force raising |
money: “for .the West Van-
-couver Welfare Fund, iow a

; “yearly. ‘event. -Despite. the -
pouring rain and the: soaking -
‘everyone received, this year -

fifty ‘four dollars and: eighty”
seven cents was raised,

Dear Editor:
I would like, through the

9

buys on

the bunch.

Park Royal
922-7411

With great

designer f
fashions. _-~

Bite into the sweeteest
lemons of the Park Royal

' Lemon Sale. At Country

| Casuals. Imagine - |
designer name clothes at

- lemon sale prices! Pick a

| lemon from Jorcardi,

' Albert Nippon, Jonathan

' Logan or Anne Klein -

| there’s not a sour one in

medium of your paper, to
expr¢ss my appreciation for
work done by a maintenance

crew employed by the North
Vancouver District
Municipality.

My main sewer pipe was
blocked just prior to the

Westview Mall
985-5535

further Sneake to
residents in the area for their.
contributions. See you all
‘again /next- Xmas. ee

“Mike Murchison -
wen ensowver

would have been ete to
start the festivities. early, -
they. stayed until the repairs :
were completed. ae

A fine example to all.

S.L. Patchett
North Vancouver

Lansdowne
278-7619