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““C” stood for compromise Monday night as both
_ North Vancouver councils chose Option “C” for

1982: over: Option

oat

“PD” in the highly

"charged issue of taxation policy.

Under .

fidmeowneis will
and industry and business
will pay more than they do
under the present. Option,
“D”, but homeowners will
still pay more than ~ they

would under Optio Are

“OH NO — NOT AGAIN!” The Squamish highway, twice

“may actually
-‘more a matter of choosing

favor of Option “C” while

North Vancouver City
passed it by a narrow 4-3
vote.

But

the “compromise”

have been

washouts in the past month, was closed again for three

evening when this rockslide parted company from a dangerous overhang

is

who gets the bad break this
time~homeowners or in-
dustry.

“None of these options is
fair,” said-North Vancouver
City Alderman Stella Jo
Dean. “This is poor

legislation.”

Under Option “C” City
taxes in 1982-:will cost single
family homeowners 13 per
cent less than they would
cost under Option “D”

Industry, at the®- same
time, will. ‘pay 40 per ‘cent

ricken by
urs Thuraday

more and commercial
property owners will pay 28
per cent more.

In the District, Option “C”
will mean a 3.27 decrease in
property taxes
homeowners, while industry
taxes will increase 20.34 per
cent.and business taxes will
increase 26.4] per cent. ,

Translated into
homeowners’ tax dollars,
City residents paying $541 a

amount, will pay $471 under

for: rather than the: $441: they:

year in taxes now, a typical.

Option “C”.
“A” they'd pay $361.

District . homeowners
paying $521 now “D” will pay
$504 under Option “Cc”,

would pay ‘under Option
“ A”.

“Option ‘C’ is a@ fair half-
way step,” recommended
District Mayor Don Bell.

“Option ‘C’ is a good old-
fashioned compromise for
1982, the world not being

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about two kilometres north of Horseshoe Bay. There were no {injuries and
one-way traffic was restored by 10 p.m. (Terry Peters photo).

. phries

Under Option .—

will invade the ‘back
alleys of West Van-
couver as garbage
collection is taken out
of .the hands. of
municipal - . employees
and given to a private

_ contractor.

And the municipal em-
ployees aren't too happy
with council’s decision
Monday to hand the reins
over to Haul-Away Disposal
on December 1.

They feel the private
contract is a direct result of
the municipal strike earlier

‘this year, although council

has repeatedly denied there
is any connection.

An estimated saving of a
quarter of-a million dollars
to the municipality is the
reason council gave for
entering into a five year
contract with the Surrey
firm.

Alderman John Hum-
commended the

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SUNDAY
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MONDAY
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