on the Matsumoto’ Shipyard site were dumped Monday after
‘; North Vancouver, District Council rejected the Proposal i in

near: unanimous vote.”

“ Saying that “waterfront land i is ire.
"replaceable," ‘council rejected i in a
6-1: vote® the .bid : by “would-be :
developers Ramrod Investments Inc.
to rezone the ‘site ; from: light. in-
dustrial. to ‘high- density, residential.’

amrod. president Lou Blair said *
¢ is disappointed that council “‘cav-
: edi in to pressure’”” from small local
Toups-opposed. to’ the plan..

“What kind ‘of.a “signal Lis ‘this. o

Blair. .‘‘
calways know what's right?""

‘said council’s decision was not made

gion ‘

vies ay:

.. shortage of public.accessible water-

a .and because the complex was not in
keeping with the character of the sur-
rounding -Dollarton area.

“*sLou Bonar, president of the Save
Our. Shores group opposed to the
: complex, said he was surprised *!
“got the’ majority .we did:”’
benefited" the conimunity?”” asked
t'(council): was responding :
to its constituents, But does the mob

“Fority ‘of. the. residents ‘in. the
‘neighborhood; in fact for the whole
North Shore,” said Bonar: ae

He added that: as: funds become”
available, council should acquire the
site'for, parkland. *)

Mayor Marilyn Baker; however, «©

exclusively. for,‘a small group of.
people’ who ‘had lobbied us.”” © 8?

She said he, like other members, = prépare a report on the market value

of, the Matsumoto, property and to -

front property on the North Shore,.

‘ “Tes, the right decision for the ma-

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Blair® meanwhile: charged ‘that’

negotiations with the site’ 's owner : ‘council ‘mislead not only myself but

Sam Matsumoto.

‘other local potential developers by

‘ But Ald. Mary Segal, who voted * not providing‘a clear statement of |

*against rejecting Ramrod’s applica.
tion, said council should not be deal-“
ing with the question of park alloca-

“tion but with: the zoning of the land '
- only. 2

“We ‘could ‘be accused of acting in
bad faith otherwise,’” she said. ~.,

Council has shown strong. interest
in purchasing the Matsumoto site, as
“well as the adjacent properties own-_
-ed’ by. McKenzie. Barge’ and Cates.
_ Tugs and four single-family proper-,
ties; for “parkland. “A district staff.
report estimates the. cost would be!
vabout 35: million. we an

what the use of the land should be.
' “There was no'mention of a park
‘when we. originally approached | ue
council on the proposal,”! he said. *
» Matsumoto, who has lost $30, 000:
“a month since November waiting’ for”:
a decision. on his property, said he

~ was treated fairly by council and ace,

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cepts the decision. °° | ges
But Blair said Ramrod hasn’ t ‘lost
a/penny_ on. the project because he!
- doesn't consider it over yet.
“This isn’t finished 'yerr We'll find
a way to’ regroup 3 and, fight this,’?

: Blair sai