By NOEL WRIGHT

~' West - “Vancouver -—
” whose ‘Blue Buses are
the only municipally-
- Tun. transit “system in.

the Lower Mainland — Speak,

“receive

follows the

r. Va ncouver
“Regional: District: (of which
“West: :. Vancouver is a
. member),. to: ‘sign: -the cost-
‘sharing’‘agreement for the
whole area being. sought Sy
the UTA.

_ West: Vancouver
‘thereupon’ promptly claimed
ithe right to be treated as a
separate transit.
“municipality” "by virtue of
its cxisting transit system.
This has.now been granted
by Victoria and the UTA
will conclude an agreement
with West Van “scparate
from that still to be worked
out with the GVRD.

he inimediate savings to
West Vancouver taxpayers
arise from the fact that 47°:
per cent of the Blue Bus
- system's current $1.96
million’: “annual operating
costs is covered. by fare
revenue -- whereas the UTA
agreement formula for a

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“small sausiicipality” (as
‘West Van is designated) calls —
~ for only 30. per cent.of costs
_ tobe met out of the farebox.

Thus, the West Van transit .
system will start out,:so to
‘17 per cent’ on the
‘Fight side of the ledger.

+ Municipal Manager Terry

_that the- ‘coat sharing’ “plan
~" with the UTA will begin on'a

25-75 per cent | basis,
me ‘that the-UTA will

=< pick up the tab. for’ 75 per.

cent. of operating losses in
the first year.

Over the next four years.
the UTA. share will gradually
be. cut back ‘to an eventual
40-60 split.

‘In dollar terms the. West -
Van share in the “current
year will be a relatively

modest $26,500 paid. from
municipal \ Property tax
revenues. .

This will increase in 1980
to $42,500; in 1981 to
$123,000; in 1982 to
$214,300;
$314, 000. 7

Hitherto, Josses on the
_ Blue Bus system have been
‘split equally between . the
municipality and the
‘provincial government. In °

1978, under that. old for .

mula, .West Van tax xpayers
‘had to provide $464,

their equal share of the
losses.

Even four years down the
road their projected

to. obtain. clarification: of. our

. relative:
7 taxation

and in 1983 to

" council,

$314,000. contribution will

still_be’ ‘substantially less than
the 1978 figure. ©

In his statement ‘to. council
‘on. ‘the: new situation Lester.
"explained: ‘that “for néarly a
‘year we- shave. endeavoured

‘Vancouver. faced.i in: ‘the past
and ‘which: was ‘not. being
‘recognized. by-our: ‘enforced
Union with: th
Mainland: municipalities
under. the ‘Previous: transit .
proposals.’

“Council is aware that in ~

‘1978 former Mayor (Peter)*
Jones and your municipal
manager made submissions
to the provincial government”
Tequesting a. more equitable |

cost-sharing. formula than
that proposed for the GVRD |
due. to our former sole .

support of transit in the -
Lower Mainland.

“At the same time we”

supported the GVRD_

position in their negotiations |

with the Provincial govern:
meat.

“When “the:
rejected further

dealings, .

.with the provincial. govern: . ;

ment concerning ‘transit
tg.the inabilify to'arrive
“mutually
agreement, ‘it:

‘West Vancouver was left out’
‘on-a limb without financial

‘either ‘from the
or from the

‘Support *
province
GVRD.

“With the support _ of

Mayor (Derrick)

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bigger than they: need.-be, .
two speakers. told «West
Vancouver. council Monday...
at a_public- hearing on
amending: the, in-law: suite

“The - proposed — bylaw
ariendment. indentifies. Suite
occupants as. dependent _
“*physically or financially

household. my

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It also clarifies suite size as

per cent of the principal
dwelling . unit’ but. not to

ing. on behalf of ‘the

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‘ciation directors, : {
square feet. is more ‘appro-
priate, based on rougly 500
square feet:for living space
‘and. 140 square feet for
hallways and. -other such
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Clyde Jacobs, who lives at
6094: Blink Bonnie, said the
2,000: square feet | maximum .
for an in-law ‘Suite is larger
than: the average Single-
° family: home.

bylaw. . Cd

‘upon. the nominal hhead- sf.

**a maximum floor area of 60 ~

He suggested inlaw suites
be- permitted. only in“ areas
zoned for*- duplexes” and |
‘maltiplexes. soos

on. 1. in-law
suites arises: after contro-
“versy that an~ ‘in-law ‘suite

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