- "THE CHAIRMAN of the five-member Islands

; ‘marina development on the island will vote against approval
_ untess:the size of the project is reduced further. oe

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Trust com-

mittee ruling on whether to approve a change to the official
:Bowen Island’ community plan.to permit’ a controversial

Nick Gilbert,” who holds - the
deciding’ vote in the bylaw deci-
sion, has informed Union Steam-
ship. Marina: owner, Rondy ‘Dike
=that he.wants a further 25 per cent

“reduction in proposed marina ber-,

= ths, the.halving of marina building

8 (5,382 sa. ft.)'to 250 square metres

(2,691 sq. ft.) and the return of the
project’s marine pub from an-on-

density “from.: 500. ‘square metres.

* shore building back to the marina.
ny “If the applicant. could agree.

with the requests then I could see
proceeding: with the bylaw,’’
Gilbert said Thursday. ‘‘If not, I
don’t think we car proceed.”

But Dike ‘said “altering the: pro-

i ar ayet

June'19° is the day slated for. the annual even

‘ ae

marina develo

posal, to. fit .Gilbert's . requests
would sink the financial viability
‘of his whole project’ the ap-
proval of which he has. struggled
for'over the past two yeays:— and
he project’s consequent benefit to
community improvement,

“And he said it is legally impossi-
ble.to begin renegotiating the size
of his proposed’ marina expansion
after the eight-hour May. 28 public
hearing held on’ Bowen Island to
address the bylaw amendment.

“At the end Gf the hearing, Peggy

Rose and’ Don “Leigh, the two
Bowen - {sland residents on
Islands Trust committee, voted. to
approve the bylaw amendment that

the.

will lay the foundation for expan-
sion of Dike’s marina from 85 ber-
ths to 180 berths and include.a
-marine-pub,. a tackle ‘shop and
other ‘facilities to service marina
: customers. . '

Islands’. Trust . vice-chairmen
Carol Martin of* Hornby Island
and’, Stephen Wright. of South
Pender. tsland voted. against the
amendment. : 5

Like * Gilbert,
size’of the expansion reduced and
‘the marine-pub use separated from
‘the main bylaw. Dy

Gilbert withheld ‘his. vote, .and
later said he would make his vote
known the following weekend. :

“meeting.

they “wanted the °

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He now says he will advise the,
committee of his decision at a June
17 Islands Trust meeting scheduled
to be held on Bowen. | .

But Leigh said. Gilbert should
cast. his vote before the. June 17

“dt is not the right time to be
negotiating for'a smalter marina,”’
Leigh said. ‘‘That
been done before."” «>.
_.Approval of the bylaw amend-
ment. will. only.,‘designate’ the
marina project as ‘an acceptable
use“. under the ‘island's official
community plan. _

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