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- $2m facility
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- Mahon Park

By Ann Sullivan
‘ Conzrituting Writer

park alone.
atowas the | message
ed to-North Vancouver
City. councillors fast) Monda
“by a group of angry local resi-
odents,

Close to '50 members -of
the Mabon: Park and Kinsman
Residents: Group
appeared at thes meeting to

‘voice their collective opinion
“on,a proposal that would turn

their ““well-used- neighbor
2-million;
cight-lane track and field facil"

Bist

The question’ of whether
the city should :be authoriz

to borrow money to build the
faciliry may. be pur to veters in
dunn in nest month $

Punicipal electicn :
“Members

groups were not prop

erly. jitormed “of the °

& plans tor: Mahon Park:
When) they -¢ entually ‘

learned of the proposed’ plan,

Hor-their area, they were velie-
Henly opposed. “About 300

park signed a petitio

“the op

Fsighatuites for’ the. p
“tioneand spoke for the Adeleg:

“tion at the-city

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prospect: of anereased ratty
and noise, lack af parking and
the project’s $2. million price

the 18 tse the
“They tke it

ked, whether resi
Smore upset about
kK facility of the cast of
Bennett | sad,
inst every

dents we
the t
the project,
“They were) at
thing.
They knew noth:
ing about it!

Bennett. said nase cresi-
dents had heard nothing
thar was
organized by the dit last April
to discuss: the propased pro-
ject.

But Bill Granger, parks
manager for the cityysaid the
event Was prominently ady
tised -both in’ the

Shore. News sind “through

nd while

Thee were just angry

North:

brochures sent ra. 6400
homes on the Mahon Park
He adnutted the open
House received oa pour
tuenegt just O00 people
Attended. 45 of shot sup:
ported the proposed tacilit:
Granger sand the con
Stans for thee track address
concerns: about. excessive
none, Lick cof parking and
oublic access tothe areas He
also noted: the price could
turn out toa be less than the
estimated $2 millioa,
Representatives: from” the
orth Vancouver Community
Sport, o. and Reereation
Advisory Council ted 1!

opposition ofthe Mahou Park
oresierts, saying the need for

atrack and eld facility has
beew identified since 199],

Jane Cousins, chairman! of
_ the volunteer council; said the
referendum ‘question..would °

e you re her

ask whether the city eal
borrow meng fora track, 1
whe ther they sbould fave i

NOT RO dG TE tie re

does not pass.” she said
Dasn Capping

ofthe sports councils ariletic

commutes sald) the track:

Handsworth and © West

Vancouver secondary: schadls

are already being

pacity. :

Abour 3.0000 eh

and seconds

mentary
school children

of North Shore wack aad |
clubs would use the new te
at Mahon Park, she said.
But Mahea and Kinsman
Stadiuar residents’. are “not,
convinced of the need for a
competition stze- track “and
field
area,

acifity, especially in their

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