May 8, 1991

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Increase in all three municipalities; but
homeowners to pay less in NVC and District

THE THREE North Shore
municipalities introduced
1991 budgets at council

meetings Monday night.
While municipal taxes will, in
general, increase in 1991, the

By Michael Becker
News Reporter

average North Vancouver home-
owner will pay less this year in
total taxes thanks to an increase in

the provincial homeowner grant.
?In North Vancouver City the
average single-family homeowner
will pay $101 Jess in municipal
taxes this year than in 1990,

* In North Vancouver District the
average single-family homcowner

CHAMPION’S KICK: Hallie Lecker (on right) of North Vancouver knocks over Deanna Harris of Alberta in first-round elimina-
tion bout for women's fly weight category at the Canadian National Tae Kwon Do Championships held last weekend at the
PNE. Lecker went on to win her next two fights to become the champion in her weight class and to earn a spot on the Ca-
nadian national Tae Kwon Do team. Lecker, who instructs Tae Kwon Doat SeyLynn Halli in North Vancouver. will next com-
pete at the World Cup in Yugoslavia and then at the World Cham

pionships in Brazil tater this year. Sne was the only member
of the B.C. team to win a final match.

will pay SEIS less in 1991.

* An average tax dollar value was
not available from West Van-
couver. But) West Vancouver is
facing an average residential tax
increase of 9.8% (without the
homeowner grant) and a school
tax increase of 13.6%,

In North Vancouver District the
average residential tax increase
will be 6.4% (without the home-
Owner grant).

The 1991 provincial homeowner

NEWS photo Teny Peters

grant increased by $124. up trom
$577 in 1990 to S701 in 199T,

Meanwhwile, North Vancouver
District’s total 1991 budget stands
at 373,433,000. The capital es-
penditures budget is $24,680,000
while the operating budget is up
10% over last year for a total of
$48,753,000.

* Budget highlights in North Van-
couver District include the
authorization of a $4.5-million
capital expenditure for the first
stage of the $10-million renova-
tion and expansion of the
municipal hall.

* North Vancouver District major
industries and utilities will see a
hefty 30.2% increase on average
in taxes this year.

® North Vancouver City’s total
budget is $30.7 million, up 6.2%
over fast year.

Major expenditures in the city
include a $5.3 million bill for
Policing costs — up about 15%
over last year. Garbage collection
and disposal is up almost 24% to
$1.4 million.

* West Vancouver District's 1991
total budget is up 7.7% over last
year for a total of $85,945,300. OF
that amount $51,085,300 has been
allocated for the operating budget.

Fire and policing services in
West Vancouver will cost about
$13.4 mitlion this year while rec-
reation and culture gets
$8,854,900.

See page three for full
municipal budget details.

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