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Dear Editor:

. This letter concerns a loss,
not only to myself but others
as well. It has to do with a
view and a 1965 bylaw.

Tas well as others were not

aware of this bylaw until two:

new houses were erected. in
our neighborhood and they

cither cut out a good portion
of view or wipe it out
completely.

The bylaw states that if
you are building on a slope
you can raise the foundation
as much as ten feet from
hardpan and build thirty feet
up from there. Which puts
these new homes ap-

_ proximately ten feet higher
than the existing ones.

When I first realized that
we would be losing threc-
quarters of our view, I went
personally to the Building
Department and = cven
though I pointed out that the
roofs would be higher than
the existing ones, it makes
no difference, that is tho
law.

Secondly, I phoned the
Building Department to sce
how one would go about
objecting to the height of the
homes and was told to fight
the assessment, This makes a
lot of sense! There are five
homes in this area affected
by this bylaw. For the sake
of argument, suppose those
five homes have their taxes
reduced. Who pays in the
end? Once again it’s tho

‘per house ol so why s should
~She be privileged? Let’s be
° fair, North Shore, to adults,
~ children and animals. . °

the ; unilateral

pe in local’ TV ‘and

taxpayer. Loss of revenue |

into the District means
cither a cutback on services

_ Or a raise in taxes. Instead of

getting taxes based on seven
view lots they’ve cut it to
two. Can't they see the value
of view property 20 years
from now?

Thirdly, I wrote the
Mayor. Although 1 men-
tioned that it wasn't
nec to answer. I feel
that I should have been
given an acknowledgement
of at least receiving it. I
pointed out to him that I
would appreciate it if he
would fook at the two homes
mentioned and perhaps do
something so that others
wouldn't be hurt the way we
were.

He evidently didn't do that
because on July 23 there was
a District Council Meeting
where they were to discuss a
letter received by
homeowners on Kensington
faced with. the same
problem. I attended ‘that
mecting. I was not pleased
with the reception § the
homcowner received.
Contrary to one alderman’s
statement that to change the
bylaw would be opening up
the problem of
discrimination against
undesirables coming into a
neighborhood, we are
discussing building heights,
not people.

After this mevting I took it
upon myself to phone cach
alderman and suggest that

‘could: the public be

presented. with. the other
_ Viewpoint too? a

- Nobody else i is allowed to.
keep. more than | three Pets

a on Westerman

they have a look at the
homes under discussion.
Only one mentioned that
perhaps the bylaw should be
looked at.

There was another council
meeting July 30 in regard to
the homeowners on Ken-
sington. Once again they
were told that nothing could
be done.

It would be very hard to
convince me that there isn’t
a law in, this country that
can’t be cither rewritten or
revised. Would it be
inappropriate to word the
bylaw so that no roofs are
higher than those already in
a developed area? Why was
the bylaw written in the first
place? Was it to take ad-
vantage of a view? In the
case above there was plenty:
of view had the builder
stayed at hardpan level. Is
building on a ten foot high
concrete form and back-
filling with carth sup d to
give greater foundation than
directly on hardpan? I
question this when everyono
knows cement cracks when a
house settles.

Considering the attitude of
the Mayor and District
Council in regard to this and
other’ matters where the
taxpayer doesn't scem to
have much say, come the
next clection it won't be a
caso of where T'll put my X
~~ it will be where I WON'T
putit.

(Mrs.)R.D, Mooncy
North Vancouver

‘Fre 2edom’”

erodin 1g

. Dear Editor:

Congra
“ Wright's
North’ Vancouver .

tulations on Noel
‘recent article
entitled “The Gumshoes
drop in on Mrs. Orr.”

The many salient points is in.
regard to our rapidly eroding —

Students -- from the
wee tots to the high

schoolers -- return to
’ classes Tuesday, Sep-
tember 4.

‘By foot, bicycle and

bus they will again be
travelling British
Columbia _ streets and
highways and motorists
should take extra care.

_ Children’s movements.
‘are often unpredictable
and extreme care is
needed when driving in
school and playground
areas.

Robert Whitlock,
British: Columbia
Superintendent of Motor
Vehicles, said that the
first week of school can
be the most dangeraus.

He said accidents
occur because children
aro excited about
returning to school and
may not obey road safety
rules. Then again, drivers
may not be prepared for
heavy foot and bicycle
traffic on local highways
as children go back to
classes.

“Motorists must
remember that where
‘pedestrian’ and ‘children-
on-highway’ signs are
posted, drivers must
execute extreme caution
as children may be
walking or crossing at any
time.

Back-to-school is
a dangerous week

“freedom”. and.
arrogance of the. RCMP, are

causing ‘grave—cpncerns. to. -]

many of us and your article,

hopefully read’ and un-.

derstood by. many, is much

_ appreciated. -
_D. Maynard
West Vancouver

-

“In fact, it is man-
datory to stop when
school patrols. are at an

intersection with ‘stop
paddles’ extended,” he
said.

_¥Yellow school buses
also are back on the roads
— watch for them — and
remember when they are
stopped, displaying
alternating flashing red
lights, motorists must
come to a complete stop
when approaching the
bus from ‘cither the rear
or the front of the bus.

Motorists must remain
stopped, in both direc-
tions, until the bus has
received or discharged

. children and turns off its

flashing lights.

Whitlock said vehicle
operators, students and
car pool drivers, must
ensure that all
passengers, six and over,
are ‘wearing seat belts
when travelling in a
vehicle where seat belts
are available.

“While motorists aro
reminded to watch for
students and practice safe
responsible motoring,
parents are also reminded
to review road safety
rules with children during
his first week of the new
school year,” : Whitlock
said.

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