Cedardale site is coveted

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counsel that the new case has no
merit, council went ahead with the
hearing on Monday.

Three hours later, with about 50
speakers waiting for their tarn at the
podium, council adjourned the
hearing to 7 pam. tonight at West
Vancouver senior secondary.

On Monday, with just a couple
of sips of water to fortify her,
municipal clerk Margaret Warwick
read oul about 600 names of people
who had wrilten in to council about
the issue.

GVRHD administrator Greg
Stump, the architect and other con-
sultants explained the origins and
details of the proposal.

The 4.75-acre Keith Road prop-
erty includes 4 ns.tion of flat land
at the centre and is iarge enough to
provide parking, access and plenty
of natural buffering.

The undeveloped, wooded site,

which was homesteaded by the
Gibson family in the 1920s, could
probably be developed into nine or
more resideniiat ots.

Brothers Creek runs through the
property and there is some uncer
lainty as to whether the federal fish-
cries departisesit Would sanction the
development.

Although fisheries and the
municipality would be asked for
some relaxation in setbacks from
the water, the architect stressed that
the facility could be built stricdy
within the legal building allowance.

Traffic consultant: Peter Joyce
studied Cedardale and concluded
that the facility would have a “neg-
ligible impact” with a 25% increase
to local traffic.

But that was no comfort to par-
ents whose children bike to scliool
along local roads.

The crowd of nearly 300 people
was split between Cedardale resi-
dents, who seem to be overwhelm-

ingly against the plicement of the
facility in’ their neighborhood —
and the proponents, which included
residents from. other neighbor-
hoods, seniors, healthcare consul-
fants and) omembers of the
Lionsview Seniors’ Planning
Society.

Proponents have argued chat
West Vancouver's population of
seniors. most of whom live in the
eastern part of the municipality, is
aging rapidly, Some of those wait-
ing to enter an extended-care facili-
ly are currenUy occupying beds at
Lions Gate Hospital.

There is a concern that the
GVRED will lose interest in invest-
ing oo cupital money in West
Vancouver if they are unable to pro-
ceed before the November 30
option to purchase runs out.

“This is simply an artificial
deadline which only favors the ven-
dor... and sets seniors against the
conmnunity,” said Jule Bitters,

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