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RESIDENTIAL. PROPERTY should . be split. into three
groups: for tax: purposes in order to make it easier to’ assign
increases ‘fairly, according to North Vancouver City Coun-

cil.

Councillors voted. June. 28 to

_propose the. resolution - to. .the
Union of BC Municipalities. ;
«The scheme would split. residen-
| tial properties. into. single .and
< .multi-family dwellings, | rental
‘2... apartments and condominiums. ..
.u-This .would: allow separate tax
“ates for. each group, so that tax
bill: increases could be, doled out
‘more equitably, even though

. assessments: for the three different:

lasses ‘may have. ‘increased at dif-
“ferent rates. ;

,. Widely diverging - rates of in- |
in assesment are the reason

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Wednesday, July 7, 1993 - North Shore News

THE SOD was finally turned June 27 on the Northlands
golf course on Mount Seymour Parkway. Three driving
ranges are about to be completed elsewhere on the
‘North Shore. Wien the Northlands course is finally de-
veloped, the North Shore will have four golf courses,

two pitch and putis and three driving ranges. Golfers are

How do you feel about the

Kart Cate

North Vancouver

I’m not a golfer, so it
doesn't matter in that

Lynda Faxnulak

North Vancouver

My husband is a golfer
so he'll love it, but

Jason Hensmai®
North Vancouver
I think it’s more impor-
tant that they put up

Jim Cordina
North Vancouver
I think it’s a good idea
because we don’t have

delighted with this development, but other residents
think (hat too much space is being allotted for the game
of golf. The North Shore is quickly becoming one of the
golfing destinations of the Lower Mainland. So, with
this in mind, we asked:

North Shore’ s new golfing facilities?

Nick Trojan

North Vancouver

I’m in support of them’.
putting. in. more golf

‘ment because it

respect, but I’d rather
have a golf course put in
than a housing develop-
incor-
porates a lot of green
space. -

mecenes nr mer gumecranennscorsemsseistens
NORTH VANCOUVER
CITY COUNCIL
by Stephen Wisenthal

why many, , single-family home-

owners are seeing increases as high

as 10% in their property tax bills |

this’ year, while owners of strata-
titled units are enjoying reduced
tax bills; © :

‘Under current tax laws, both
types of homeowner had to be
taxed at the same rate per dollar

of assessed value. But single- fami- |

myself I don’t golf. I'm
just glad to see trees and =~
green areas.

homes. . [

housing.

houses for needy people:
‘who don’t
think they
should put up subsidized

have
because I golf.

ly ‘homeowners saw their asses-°

ments increase by an average of
40% in 1993, compared with an‘
average rise of 25% for. con-
dominiums. ; : /

If the city’s proposed changes
had been in effect, ‘the . various
classes of homeowner could have
been taxed at different rates per
dollar of assessed value...

This would have meant that

‘their tax bills could increase at the

same. rate, even’ though. their
assesment increases differed.

- The problem is exacerbated. in
the City of North Vancouver
because it has a particularly. low
proportion of single-family
homes; compared.” with other
municipalities in B.C.,° according
to areport from city staff. ~~

“NORTH VANCOUVER'S .
Mobina Jaffer has “won the
community and © humanitarian
service award in the 1993 Van-
couver YWCA’s Women of
Distinction Awards. ;
Jaffer, founding president of
_the Immigrant and Visible Mi-
nority. Women: of B.C., was -
one of.'67 women. nominated
for awards in eight categories.
_ She was recognized for. ‘her
contributions as chair- of. the
provincial task force on family
violence and’ for work ‘on
women’s rights.

that many up here on the
North Shore. 1 support it

‘fashion: is

courses because they're |
better -looking “than « if:
apartment ° ‘complexes. :
were put in. The land ‘is
going to better use: Plus
a love to golf. ‘

ao am .both honored: and.
humbled by this ‘award, “It. is.
already enormously - rewarding

to. me personally to help:in: any -

way I can - to;
community’s well-being,"
Jaffer...

“To then be rewarded in‘ this
indeed an. added
bonus: and encourages ° ‘me. to
try to do more.” ;

‘Jaffer -.is © the Liberal ca
didate for the North’ Vancouver :.
riding in: the next federal. ele
tion, which. is: expected . to: be
called this fall.

‘improve ‘our’
aid