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Dear Editor:

As a new resident and tax-
payer of. the North Vancouver
Disiiict 1 write this letter ia
connection with the controver-
sy over the new proposed Nor-
thlands Golf Course.

I selected golf as a recre-
ational outlet for my retirement
years, In preparation for this
period in my life I took lessons
at the Seymour Golf and
Country Club fast year. I
learned at that time that the
club was no longer accepting
people for membership or even
allowing names to be placed on

public on that course.

Thus, | have been forced to
go to Richmond or Vancouver
and even Maple Ridge to play
the game. It was very disap-
pointing to learn that the board
of directors for Seymour have
ruled that the general public
cannot even use the driving
range outside of the designated
public days this year.

Having lived in Richmond all
my adult life where they have
six public courses, and seven
driving ranges, ! find it hard to
understand that the two North
Shore communities with the
highest per capita income in

In comparison to. other
communities, I feel that North
Vancouver has more than ade-
quate park facilitics which total
107, not including another 21
tennis courts (which sit idle for
almost three-quarters of the
year), 14 boat launching facili-
ties and 45 other major public
recreation facilities.

In view of the high percent-
age of people in the retirement
age bracket over the next 10
years, : feel rather distressed to
learn that the district is even
considering the possibility of
deleting the Northlands Public
Golf Course.

Dear Editor:

growing difference between taxes
paid by industry and homeowners

couver, Ald. Ernie Crist misses
the real point.

quer. Homeowners against in-

dustry,
landlords against tenants, retired

a waiting list. It was almost
impossible to get tee-off times
due to the Monday and Friday
only access for the general

West Van
tax hike

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Open letter to West Vancouver
Mayor Mark Sager:

It is with interest § note that
while school taxes (net) declined
some 15%, your municipal gang
have managed to increase their
costs 7.6%, of which the ‘‘general
municipal’* category makes up
90% of the increase.

At a time when we in the
private sector are experiencing
difficult. financial circumstances,
this shows no sense of reality or
good management, especially
when [ learn of your capital fund
program. We do not need addi-
tional taxation and_ increased
open-ended demands (i.e. cultural
centres) at the municipal level at
any time, let alone now.

Baird R. Tewksbury
West Vancouver

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Sunday, July 7, 1991 - North Shore News - 7

Crist misses the point

persons against working persons
Hy making his point on the and, yes, now smokers against
non-smokers.

The greatest fear of all govern-
ments is that some day all these
groups come to the conclusion
that just too much tax is extracted
from people at all levels. On that

the District of North Van-

Governments on all levels just

love to see different sections of day we all can turn around and
society point their fingers at each
other.

jointly point our fingers in the di-
rection of governments.

That is the day we might see
some tax relief on the horizon.
E. Schult
North Vancouver

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