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Parents’ Assoc. blasts
W. Van School Board

WEST VANCOUVER School Board should have consulted
residents before deciding on a downsized school iax increase
last month,:a representative. of the Lions Bay Parents
Association ‘told the board Monday.

“Why did you ‘not ask at. least?
Say, ‘Listen taxpayers of West
Vancouver,’ will. you or will you
not pay?’ » said Barbara Scobie,
co-chairman of the association.

At its April 28 meeting, the

board passed a budget calling for a .

$40 school tax increase this year,
$20 less than the increase that
would have resulted from a provi-
sional budget recommended by the

board’s .. financial. planning com--
mittee. |...

The lowered: tax’ increase meant
the operating budget’ approved by
the board was reduced from the in-

; tinue e thé next morning at 8 a.m.

ve Finlay said téchnical-

District’s’ procedure “bylaw, . but

. usually’'a” vote is called’ as to
: whether. council will continue past

10:30 p.m.

= “It was -a little“ bit unusual
because ‘it: was ‘unexpected and
took everybody by surprise. To
have it pre-empted without prior
indication i is not common,” Finlay
said. val

Pete " abviously upset a lot of
members of the public, who were
confused,”.” he said.
think: ‘that’ ‘when ‘we have a good
portion’ ofthe public-there, that

the public. understand “the pro- ~.
- cedure that takes place.”
«.+Finlay, said his .work.as a Jawyer....with 12 items on the agenda. :...

“IT always -

By CHRIS WONG
Contributing Weiter

itial recommendation of
$18,749,096 to $18,044,327.
Scobie, whose comments were
echoed by several other residents in
attendance, said she fears the
downsized budget wil! not provide
adequate funds for such items as
audio-visual equipment, teachers’

_ Salaries and basic supplies.

In defending. the board’s action,
trustee Margot Furk said it would
have been unwise to. pass the

eeting half-way through’ ‘completion to.
of: councillors and many in. the public

y KIM PEMBERTON. -.,
News Reporter. - :

prevented him from attending the’
next day’s meeting:

“Obviously 8 a.m. is nota good
time. [’d rather try to get through
the business while the public is
there,’’ he said.

Ald. Donald Griffiths. said a
unanimous vote by council is

needed to go past council’s closing ©

time, but the mayor had stated he
would have voted against continu-
ing.

“In. my almost four years on
council I’ve never seen it happen,”

_he said.

‘But Griffi ths said he would have
preferred to continue the meeting

. for another half hour, rather than

return the next morning.

Under the procedure bylaw, four
council members would have to at-
tend the meeting in order to have a
quorum. The four..included the
mayor, Griffiths, Ald. Mark Sager

-and Ald. Gordon Rowntree. °

Tuesday morning’s. meeting
ended after 20 minutes and dealt

higher tax increase based only on
the wishes of those who can afford
it.

“Who is it that won't pay (the
increase)?’” asked Scobie. ‘‘I don't
know anyone.’

Furk added that she has received
significant input from district’ resi-
dents on the issue over the: five
years she has been on the board.

Board chairman Michael Smith,
who backed the original budget,
said the $60 tax hike was affor-
dable, ‘‘I think it?s ludicrous: to’
suggest West, Vancouver can't ac- |
cept a 35 a month tax increase.”

“The. debate between trustees and
members : of the. audience - was
punctuated by repeated confusion -
and disagreement over fi igures used
in the budget. ‘ : .

. Council voted Monday to join
° B.C. Motels, -Resorts.and Trailer

7 : Parks? Association’: _(BCMRTPA)

in: crying: unfair. to. a° proposed
B.C. Place - Stadium -500-vehicle
RV park proposed to open ‘in. aJ ue
“ly.

City OKs

THE CITY: OF North Van-
“couver’s first’ recreational vehicle
park has been given approval by
council.

City council voted Monday to
“issue a temporary use permit to
Jack Pichette for a temporary
RV park in the 800 block West
First Street.

But: there’s' a catch. Pichette
may have to: pave a. roadway
through the: site before he can
open for business. - ‘

Development consultant Frank
Morris told: council the site had |
about: 12. to. 15 feet Of bog,

‘in: Sunday’s: News . that’. he’ had,
. Teceived a ‘lot. of. unsolicited: sup-
» Bort, from ‘members’ ‘of. caucus: ‘anid od
: others; s Pledging to bac

WHEN | IT comes to fairground RV parks, B. c Place:
; Stadium i is voted fair game.f for criticism.

District’ of North Vancouver |

3 - Wednesday, May 28, 1986 - North Shore News

Weather:

Wednesday, mainly sunny.
Thursday, sunny with cloudy
periods, Highs near 20°C.

INDEX

Classified Ads.......51
Doug Collins.:...... 8
Editorial Page....... 6
Entertainment...
Food....

....47
veeeeeeete 9
Bob Hunter......... 4
Lifestyles ..........37
Mailbox............ 7
Sports.......:.....17
TY. Listings........48

What's Going On... .42

Reynolds projects
‘right-wing image |

From Page 1

He said, as a stock promotor, he
would file a financial disclosure
for himself and his wife. If elected,
he said he would sell all his mining
investments to avoid any possible
conflicts of interest.

: His image is that of a righi-wing

loner and an. astute’ party orga-.
: nizer.

» BLAMED TEACHERS

In” 1984, “he. blamed -
teachers’? for.
education. “problems. -

‘radical

He.also. lobbied for the: removal.

of former. ombudsman : Karl.

Friedman and has campaigned for.
apital punishment and against.
establishing a French-language sta-~
_ tion in Vancouver.

Most: recently, : he has. ‘called. ‘a

toll booth’ set-up‘on Lillooet. Lake: .
Road ‘ by: members’, Of. the: Mount.
Currie Indian ‘Band ‘as “out, and
out blackmail.””...

_ Reynolds shrugged ; off his con-” :
versial right-wing image. and.
pointed: ‘tom. his’. popularity with
“voters.”

‘He ‘reiterated a ‘statement ‘made

. By MICHAEL BECKER,
Contributing: Writer

a | find it totally. unacceptabie.
that -at :
ground zero. site run by the gov-
ernment, should. come: onto ‘the

RV park :

sawdust and muck”? that would

have to be taken into. considera-.,

‘tion in developing the site. ‘It’s.
not ideal sub-soil conditions,” he
said.

Morris said..that. paving would
not be necessary if Pichette could
provide certification that the’ in-

.ternal road through the site was

capable of withstanding the nec-.
essary loads. ° wo,

But Ald. Eiko ‘Kroon said he .

felt there were too many ‘restric-
‘tions. : ‘We're | regulating © this
thing to death,”’ he said. _

said. “Inthe past ‘ttle’ “while | I

sthe -. province’s ...

; wd ecict had ‘ett necessary, .
his. gov-"

‘needed reassessing.
C. —ee

the eleventh - hour, a:

’ grounds*:would. cut--into : Expo.

added Ald. Craig Clark

., free enterprise business,”

run for party leadership. "
He said his job over the next two:
months was to talk to people and’
delegates, to find out what they,
want from the Social Credit Party. :

FRESH APPROACH

“I think we need to take a fresh,
approach. -We have to get: the:
- Message across

that. the ‘Social:
Credit ... Party ~ cares," “Reynolds;
don’t think that
getting : across.”’

Reynolds said .he planned. to:

ssage” has. bee

labor, native. Indian b: ads’ ‘and. all!
sectors of B, con society. to ‘find: out?
what. ‘they. wanted and. where im-.
Pn ee ‘were needeé y

like - everything: else,
ernment’s ‘policies . in that’. area:

xciting : ‘things® have!
ot eae

ed six months ago,-some! ‘of, the

- people in the private sector, might a7
; have-made other. decisions regar-
-ding their investments in building

said Mayor Marilyn Baker

‘Inca. letter sent.to..the, mayor. ae

earlier this ‘month the
BCMRTPA argued. the - develop-
ment of. an’ RV.;park. on- stadium.

generated: business - which: other- .
wise. would : be :shared : by™
municipalities ‘surrounding the
fair, ; ‘
_ “B.C, Place wasn’t set up to
bein the’ business of : providing -'|-
RV parks. What they are propos-
ing is detrimental to our ;people.
who have set up parks and, oui
other local businesses: who’ ‘vere
pected to benefit .from Expo,

Council’s decision. “overturr
a district staff report recommen-

dation that the district should not-} : ~~
. interfere with the free marketpl-°

the. staf f f teport argument ‘is’ }.
erroneous,”’. said Ald. Steve.
McMinn. ‘‘B.C. Stadium is not. a

re