Al6 - Sunday News, December 7, 1980

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Downzoning denies justice

Dear Editor:

A little reporting (like a
little knowledge) is a
dangerous thing — it has

resulted in an unwarranted
slur on Aldermen Lanskail,
Hicks and myself with
respect to our reasons for
voting against down-zoning
‘of S or 9 potential highrise
sites in West Vancouver.

Since you gave the matter
front page and_= editonal
space comment. you should
have presented a full. fair
and unbiased report for the
judgment of readers. To
label three aldermen as
“developer-backers” when
all but one of the 9 sites are
owned by individuals living
on their homesites, is
nonsense and unfair. You
could more honestly have
stated that Aldermen
Lanskail, Hicks and Finlay
were the only compassionate

‘Highrise’ aldermen should resign

Dear Editor:

I refer to your excellent
cditorial of November 30,
“Moral Obligation”, wherein
you point to the large
number of West Vancouver
peopte totally opposed to
any further highnses. Strong

interest
in gov’
needed

Dear Editor:

May I take this op
portunity to congratulate M.

Garland for his/her ex-
cellent letter which ex.
presses my _ sentiments
exactly.

I feel at this moment that
Canada has a very big
problem to tackle not just in
the issue of French English
language, but our provinces
are very divided as to
provincial rights etc Add to
that the many minonty
groups who hve in Canada
and Ww becomes
that somehow
become united

very clear

we Must
l feel uf we
were independent Canadians
would feel a far greater sense
of national pnde

Many times I have heard
harsh words directed
towards Canada = and or
Canadians by people who
are living here and enjoying
one of the best hfe styles in
the world 1 always felt 1
should apologize - lately
I've been getting angry but
maybe it ts our own fault
Maybe if we did feel we were
building our country inde
pendently, respecting the
nights and the cultures and
traditions of newcomers to
our country. they in) turn
would feel more respect for
us

|] really

hope wei see a

completely united and in

dependent Canada very

SOOT

(Mrs ) Sue € ook
North Vancouver

council members prepared
to stand up for the concept
of justice and fair play to
protect the mghts of 5 West
Vancouver taxpayers being
singled out for arbitrary
action.

There are 65 apartment
bullings built or under
construction. The 14
remaining sites were con-
sidered for down-zoning by

council. All members of
council (including Mayor
Humphreys) voted to ex-

clude 5 sites, keeping 4 of
the excluded sites as highrise
apartment sites.

The remaining 9 sites, 5
above and 4 below Marine
Drive are now included in a
new by-law for down-zoning
to RML4 (multiple
townhouse development).
On two occasions the Ad-
visory Planning Commission
of West Vancouver on

community support and the
clear expression of the at-
tutude of West Vancouver
residents has been con-
tinuously shown against any
more highnises.

In spite of this large input
from many ratepayers
objecting to further
highnses, which is a very
widely held sentiment,
Aldermen D.A.S. Lanskail,
D.B. Finlay and Dr. RN.
Hicks voted against a
proposed by-law on
December | that would have
limited future development
in high-rise areas in West
Vancouver to three-story
townhouses and duplexes.

I have always understood

that aldermen represented
the views of the greater
number of people tor the
greater benefit’ of people.

and that the pmmary moral
obhgation of council is to the
community that elects at
However the narrow views
of a tiny handful of would be
high mse developers.

solely
concerned with a selfish
profit motive has been put

before the interests of the

LEADERS IN FINE

considering the proposed by-
laws recommended _ to
council to retain in the
highrise apartment zone all
of the S*.apartment sites
above Manne Dnive.

At the public hearing
many cilizens having no
interest in any of the 9
properties were against
down-zoning. It was pointed
out that a pedestman’s view
of the ocean and open space
between buildings is far less
affected by narrow, north-
south facing highnses than
massive multiple townhouses
covenng most of a site. An
increasing need of high
quality apartments to house
West Vancouver empty
nesters wishing to sell their
homes but remain lving here
was expressed.

Gordon Gibson Sr.
eloquently advised that
council should always be

greater number of West Van
residents.

As Aldermen Lanskail and
Alderman Hicks were
elected by acclamation in
November 1980 to represent
the mghts and views of the
majority of residents and,
being aware of the views
about further highrises, I
suggest it would be entirely
appropnate and equitable
for them both to now im-
mediately resign their seats
and stand again for re-
elecuon on their record of
voling against the majonity-
favoured by-law Alderman
Finlays term expires in
November 1981

If West Vancouver wishes
to retain its quality of living
which quality 1s already
unfortunately falling in some
direchons, and not become a
second West End with all its
problems of overcrowding.

density, crime, lack of
parking, fire-hazards ctu | 1
strongly suggest that all

other concerned West Van
ratepayers write to Council

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guided by the principle of
“fair play” and must protect
the rights of the individual
citizen against arbitrary
acuon unless there is an
overriding and compelling
reason to do so in the public
interest.

On Monday night I offered
a compromise — that we
down-zone the 4 sites where
no owner had objected to
the new zoning. This was
defeated on a_ procedural
ground. | also recommended
that if we wish to change the
character of the apartment
zone in West Vancovuer, we
should consider reviewing
all of the sites whether
presently built on or not.
This would be “fair play”
instead of discriminating
against 5 taxpayers.

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Ratepayers Association
make their views strongly

heard to council, so that the
by-law can still be recon-
sidered and passed after its
initial defeat on December
1.

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