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Matsumoto. warns
“that he'll: fight a
‘site expropriation

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«= ° But Mayor Marilyn: Baker’ said

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SAM. MATSUMOTO will have to _

\ wikit) another month to learn the |

fate of: his controversial shipyard
sites
a th meantime, he warned he
will fight any attempt by North
Vancoliver - District Council to ex-
propriate the site for parkland.
| “T think. we'll have a fairly good
fight before giving up,’ Mat-
sumoto said, ‘‘I-won't just stand
by and Jet them do what they did
to me in the crisis of 1942." :
The 70-year. old Matsumoto was
referring to February of 1942 when
the Canadian government con-
fiscated the property and. assets of
Matsumoto Shipyard in Prince
Rupert after Canada’s declaration
of waron Japan. |.
In a letter to council, Mat-

~-ssumoto said he fours that. rezoning

the land: fer. park’ -use would
substantially reduce his property's

* potential value. ‘This would. be.

‘the second. time for:me to lose ‘the
value of my property,"' he said.

council fas no intention of: ex-
propriating - the ake: She said if:

By EVELYN JACOB.
Contrituting Writer

be a cost to the community Involv-

‘ed in the Ramrod proposal.
| ‘Ournsey added he received a

“petition of 900 residents opposed

to the development on the, site,

\ Matsumoto, however, Insists he
has the support of most’ of the
community.

\ Hel said his proposal has “Me

tracted the ‘‘hostilty of. people liv-
ing in'a subdivision which did not
exist here a few years ago," and he
objects! to the: fact that. “their
presence, here may result in com-

promising my. rights as a long-term |. .

\

“yy ‘had lots of calls from citi

zens: Pil over. supporting. me. The

a people against me are just a hand-

ful,” Matsumoto added.

council wishes to acquire ‘the site .

for, parkland it: must negotiate with: ©

; the’ owner a fair value for the land

estmenis, which hopes:to build
129-unit’ residential . development

he: igite,: said” the property is

! group :
developm t, were speaking befor

: Council voted to put off.a: de
.sion on whether, to rezone the |
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