New site A NEW site has been proposed for the dreamed-of cultural centre which was previously planned for incorporation into the West Vancouver Recreation Centre site. The author of the new proposal is Municipal Manager Terry Lester and the site proposed is none other than West Vancouver Municipal Received with interest at the April 24 meeting of district coun- cil, the concept has been passed on to the Parks and Recreation Commission and the North Shore Arts Commission for comment be- fore early September. Public input is also welcome within that time frame. “It seems both practical and ex- citing,’’ commented. Ald. Alex Brokenshire. A study done over a year ago to determine the best site for a cul- tural centre combine: with a theatre and art gallery resulted in . pat eee fn, 7. JOHN B3ELTZ ... chairman of th Society for Soundscape Awareness and Protection fears growing trend toward cars that blare music at 144 decibels. Apartment plan axe ‘A DEVELOPMENT permit application for a nine-unit, 10- storey apartment building on Bellevue Avenue was recently turned down by West Van- couver District Council. Although the property, con- sisting of two small! lots in the 2200 block, meets the minimum allowable size, its parallelogram HHAIR DESIGN UNISEX Freé Draw Every. Month. West Vancouver Recreation Centre being chosen as the best location. The new civic centre plan, how- ever, addresses some of the con- cerns that there were with the rec- reation centre scheme — namely a conflict between cultural activities and the more boisterous goings on that currently take place there. The recreation centre plan would also result in the loss of two tennis courts for the provision of parking and the rcmoval of the North Shore Counselling Services build- ing at Gordon and 2Ist Street to replace them. Lester’s civic centre scheme not only provides the community with proposed the long-awaited cultural centre without upseiting the recreation 4 A ALD. ALEX Brokenshire ... plan seems ‘practical and exciting.’’ COUNCIL SUPPORT REQUESTED Group wants the ‘boom cars’ to go THE SOCIETY for Soundscape Awareness and Protection, which has previously attacked the noise made by lawnmowers, weedeaters, airplanes and helicopters, has most recently turned its attention to the health and safety hazard posed by the so-called ‘‘boom cars.”’ These vehicles, which, according to Beltz, are sometimes outfitted with 32 speakers, blaring at up to 144 decibels (four times as noisy as :2 jet taking off), constitute a ‘‘serious and very deliberate form of noise pollution,”’ submitted Society Chairman John E. Beltz of West Van- couver in a recent letter to West Vancouver District Council. The current craze in the U.S. for sonically ‘‘souped-up”’ cars is rapidly moving northward, Beltz fears. He requested that council support his group’s request for an amentd- ment to the Motor Vehicle Act to deaf with the problem. configuration and resulting sideyard requirements leave the builder with a minimal ‘‘foot- print’’ for the future building. The developer, Winstyle Resources, and Matsuzaki Wright Architects were unsuc- cessful in their requests for substantial sideyard variances and a parking variance. . What decisions would you make if you were the editor of 3 - Sunday, May 14, 1989 - West Vancouver Yilleger centre, but fits in with an expan- sion of the municipal hall. He sees a need to reorganize the current layout of the 25-year-old building to provide more of a ‘‘one stop shopping area’’ for the municipal services offered by the building inspection, planning, pur- chasing and finance departments which are now spread all over the building. The areas used by the mayor and West Vancouver District Council, the municipal manager, the clerk and personnel departments should also be brought together in one location. Lester's plan involves building the theatre on a currently under utilized plaza facing on to !7th Street, while an art galiery could occupy the lower main area of the municipal hall. The executive wing, including the council chamber on the main floor, would be renovated to pro- the West Vancouver Villager for a day? The editor’s job involves the selection of news stories, feature stories, photographs, columnists and special sections that would be of interest to the newspaper’s au- dience. If you were the editor for a day, would you make any changes to NEW IN STOCK ARGENTINE 4 WEEK WINE KIT $29.95 HOUSE RED & WHITE Have it ready in time for summer! your neighborhood newspaper? Are there different types of stories or cclumnists you would like to see in the paper? Would you like the paper to be delivered monthly, more often or less often? At any newspaper, the readers’ Opinions are what count, so we at SPRING CARBOY SPECIAL plastic 11.95 CARBOY reg. 16.95" ctass: 12.95 CARBOY reg. 17.95 for cultural centre vide the ‘‘one stop shopping” area with the permits and_ licences, planning and development and purchasing departments, along with the existing finance depart- ment and inquiry area. The second floor could be redeveloped with a new council chamber and executive wing added over the current council area. The third floor could be oc- cupied by the engineering and parks and recreation departments with the possibility of adding a fourth floor in the tower portion for printing and systems and future expansion. Compared to the $5.1 million (1986 estimate) recreation centre . scheme, Lester estimates -the municipal hall renovation and cul- tural centre development could cost less than $4 million, with another $500,000 to provide for a parking deck at #1 Fire Hall. q | Be Villager editor for a day the West Vancouver Villager are asking for your input in the edito- rial decision-making process. Send all of your. suggestions to Barrett Fisher, managing editor, West Vancouver Villager, 1139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, B.C. V7M 2H4. All input will be seriously con- sidered, and popular suggestions will be enacted where feasible.