the -

If you are , wondering.
just what is. going on in
great” ‘Lower
, Lonsdale :
game; if.
-. confused »: .

; about. |
7 “solution” “every week,
you are not alone. ng

_ There are. at present no

less than four different plans
going the rounds. Three of
“these are official,
nevertheless conflicting at.
' the present time, and then
there are the very vocal

demands of. the unofficial -

- Citizens’ Association of
Lower Lonsdale (CALh).

‘Undoubtedly,
official plans can
‘reconciled (and in.
process probably many of.
the features looked for by:
CALL may be incorporated
in modified form).
Negotiating. sessions started

the three

last Friday between City.

Council .and the
Development.

B.C.
Corporation

(BCDC) — the two main... ,
official protagonists — while . ‘cautious at present — Mayor

the third. official element,

- the Community Plan already

agreed by City Council, will
also be much upon council's
mind throughout
discussions.

During the past week I
have canvassed the opinions
of various knowledgeable

people about the apparent
dissension over the future of
Lower Lonsdale. Their
consensus appears to be that
the $45 million development

proposals by Hugh Curtis,

Minister of Municipal Af-

fairs, several weeks ago offer —

too little waterfront park and

too high a density of.

buildings, but that. the
present negotiations
ween. BCDC and City
Council will result in .a
compromise that . should
satisfy all parties.

The main question is
certainly the size and type of
park which will eventually
be developed, and it is

around this question that the.

maelstrom isswirling. __..

planning ou
you. are.

‘hearing: a
different —

--. viewpoints,

; ment.
but _

B.C... Railway,

_ perhaps,

be.
the -

the >

‘BCDC

bet-..

* Page 22, December 6, 1978 - Noith Shore News

~ PARKSIZE |
| ‘THE KEY

- ‘The BCDC plan covers a

‘total of 25. acres for the >

whole’ project, of . which
three were to be deeded. to

of open space in the form of
walks, ‘ mini-
parks, arbors with . seating

a ‘accomodation, promenades,
oo and © other «.

“hard — land-

i scaping’ * would be scattered
develop-

throughout the .

_ The remaining. acreage
would encompass a marine
‘training college, a
headquarters building for
specialty
stores and restaurants, and,
even. a
courthouse.

' There are those, however,
who want more park (at least.

11 acres) and. much less

building. The.
organization its adamant
_about this, ‘although the

~ Lower Lonsdale Committee,

while still wanting a larger

_ park, appears to be more

flexible than CALL. |
City council is ° being
Loucks advised a policy and_
planning meeting, at which
CALL representatives were
present last Wednesday, that
in. asking the provincial
government for -a much

larger park area they may"

lose the three valuable acres
which the latter is offering to.

deed to the City at no cost.

It has been pointed out
that the three-acre park is
probably worth about $5
million to the City, which. is
quite a gift, and also that the
_proposals for the
development of special
buildings in the area will add
considerably to the City's tax
roll — the more space taken

up by the, park, the less the |

tax income. A neat point.

HALF A LOAF?

' This Thursday, December__—

7, the North Vancouver

Chamber of Commerce is.
hosting a meeting in its .

board room which will-bring,
the main scheme proponents

together and shed some new

light upon how the Lower

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Lonsdale negotiations are

ct Progressing.

Under the chairmanship
of achitect Graham

- Crockhart, the audience of
. interested parties will hear

“the City, free of. chargefora
park, while. another six acres.

hard to beat, but

TODAY!

ASSOCIATED

R. Mann

Programme Planners who.
have helped to develop” the

City’s Community Plan.

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