Sunday. August 26 1990 - fvertn Snore News - 3 WV golf course plan slammed Cypress Ridge development foe says council 1s acting illegally WEST VANCOUVER is acting illegally as it pro- ceeds lo arrange the lease of lands slated for a 27-hole golr course at Cypress Ridge, an opponent of the development charges. By Elizabeth Collings News Reporter Paul Hundal of the Friends of Cypress said a Jand tithe search revealed a restricted covenant on two district lots located within the proposed volf course site. The covenant, placed on the property by the province before it granted the lots to the municipality, re- quires the lots to be used for rec- reational purposes only. But yolfing wus recently remov- ed irom the provincial govern- ment'’s definition of recreational use and is instead defined as a commercial use. And Hundal also claims he has found a section of the Municipal Act which requires the district to hold a referendum on the devel- opment, something the Friends of Cypress and other environmental groups are pushing for. According to the act, the Teitse of municipal lands must be restricted to five sears without a teferendum and a@ maximum of 20 seurs with a referendum. Meanwhile, West Vancouver is arranging a lease with Cypress Ridge Golf Led. for 49 years and two options to renew for 25 years. But West Vancouver clerk Doug Allan said he has never looked at that particular section of the act nor has he considered any im- plications for a referendum. “T don't know. Pm not sure | ayree with Mr. Hundal.” he said. “Whether this particular property falls under it, | don't know."* West Vancouver Mayor Lan- shail said that he has steadtasth refused to hold a referendum because if would undermine coun- ci¥s decision-making authority. “Council is: elected to make decisions.” he said. adding that council had already held a lengthy public hearing on the rezoning of the land. Holding a referendum would also put council at a disadvantage, he said. because the volf course opponents were makine the “wildest accusations,’ such as comparing Cypress Ridge to the destruction of the Amazon rain forest. “You can't really combat this kind of emotional hyperbole. How can you debate that sort of thing? We (council) have to speak responsibly and state the facts.’ Lanskail said. Meanwhile, the municipality has apphed to the ministry of Crown lands to tramster the restricted sovenant fo other municipalls- owned Jands. The district intends to transter the contenant, which covers 75 veres, to 22 acres of old-growth forest (excluded from the devel- opment by a golf course redesign) and to an area of hiking trails in the southwest corner of the golf Course, Atlan said the fand would ve equal to oor vreater than the 78 aeres currently covered by the covenant, “From our point of view we are merely taking the covenant: and transterring it to land which it was always envisaged to be pro- tected,” Allan said. But Hundal argues thar West Vancouver is) operating on the assumption that the provincial “ : ee NEWS photo Stuart Davis All that’s needed is some snow WINTER’S COMING... Even though it’s August, Grouse ‘fountain worker John Milne fooks over idle ski-lift chairs in preparation for this winter's ski season. NV resident demands apology from city engineer A NORTH Chesterfield area resident is demanding a public apology from North Vancouver City engineering director Chuck Gayle for comments Gayle reportedly made about the man at a council meeting. Kent Brommeland, who lives at 2500 Chesterfield Ave., appeared before a July 30 council mecting and handed council a petition with about 70 names on it calling for the city to keep the intersection at North Chesterfield and the Upper Levels Highway blocked off once the Lonsdale and Westview inter- changes are completed. A special meeting on the issue is set for September 11. At the July 30 council meeting, Gayle presented a report called “The Transportation Overview" in which he recommends opening North Chesterfield to 25th Street. By Surj Rattan News Reporter Gayle reportedly said that the only reason Brommeland wants to have the North Chesterfield and 28th Street intersection to remain closed is so that Brammeland can park his vehicles there. But Brommeland denies Gayle’s charges. “The city has put a driveway in for us so there’s no need for us to park our vars there," said Brommeland, who added that motorists continue to remove wooden barricades placed at the intersection to access the area and the highway. He added that residents have parked their vehicles at the in- tersection to stop motorists from removing the barricades and driv- ing through, something both Ald. Barbara Sharp and Ald. Rod Clark agreed with. “I'm going to demand a public apology from him (Gayle) at the Sept. 11) meeting.’ said Brom- meland. Gayle was on vacation this week and could not be reach- ed for comment, In his report, Gayle recom- mends the Chesterfield Connec- tion, at the corner of South Ches- terfield and the Upper Levels Highway, should remain closed ence the Lonsdale and Westview interchanges are completed. He added that if the Chester- field Connective. is opened to traffic, it would result in the in- stallation of a traffic light at the intersection of Chesterfield and 15th Street five years sooner than the planned 1995 date. Gayle also recommends that: eno traffic improvement be made at this time to the intersec- tion of Chesterfield and 2Ist Street; * that 20 km/h signs should not be installed on Chesterfield in the area of Lonsdale Elementary School; e that a request from the Lons- dale Elementary Parents Assacia- tion for a school crossing guard at Chesterfield and 2tst) Street be referred to the North Vancouver School Board. alive Cher te POSTING NT the tact. “Phe whole ching os legal" be said. adding thar he believes counsil is required by daw to hold areterendum. According to a manager at Crown dands, West Vancouser will need an order-in-councd to swap the lands. Henry Boas, manager of land administration, said the golf course development is sull subject to approval of the transfer of the restricted covenant. “dts obviousty subject to things coming through,”’ he said. But Allan said he has already received support fram the ministry of Crown dands ‘tat the scaft level’ for the transfer. Meanwhile, Hundal has filed a petition with the Supreme Court to have the golf course rezoning bylaw overturned. He alleges that Lanskail improperly adjourned a public hearing held on the issue in the spring. THAMES ot The hearing is scheduled for Sept. 6. NVD alderman to run for mayor From page 1 way of providing land for various forms of subsidized or affordable housing within the mix of single family, commercial and other res- idential zonings,"* he said. At a staff management level, Dykeman said he would like to implement ‘‘corporate manage- ment concepts’ to speed up the budget process and to increase public access to the staff and the mayor’s office. Meanwhile, Ald. Craig Clark remains undecided on whether to run for mayor. Although he said he has consid- ered running for some time, he is still weighing political and per- sonal factors. Ald. Joan Gadsby has also been said to be interested in the mayor’s job but was not available to press time for comment. Baker, who served eight years as mayor and five as an alderman, said that during her time in office she was especially pleased with council’s work on such ongoing issuss as waste management, recycling and the development of an Official Community Plan for North Vancouver District. Baker is currently the deputy chairman of the Greater Van- couver Regional District board, chairman of the executive com- mittee and on the board of the Greater Vancouver Housing Cor- poration and the Municipal Fi- nance Authority. Meanwhile in North Vancouver City, Mayor Jack Loucks, 72, plans to run for a seventh term as mayor. Loucks is in his thirteenth year as mayor of the city. 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