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West Van increase now 4.4%
“WEST VANCOUVER ratepayers face a modest 4.4 per cent in _ fedratting the provistonal
increase in their taxes with the passage Monday night of the budget “almost every facet of the

nicipality's 1987 budget by district council. situation was reassessed, taking in-
MTULICIPAlL ey’ s < & : . to account the input From the

That increase comes as a pleas- i : ratepayers associations...that was a
ant surprise to. taxpayers who were PAUL HOU very raw provisional budget.”
not happy with the proposed: tax : ; The final 1987 district. budget
increase of E3.1 per cent contained = maintains the increase in the police
in last month’s provisional budget. . is kandled by the district for a- budget needed to hire five extra

According to Mayor Don Lan- variety of purposes — inctuding constables. Three of those con-
skail, the lower. ax ratecame school, regional and hospital. stables are part of a crime team
about through.a “pruning vexer- — districts. ; . that will be used to ‘battle the $5.8
cise.” : Total. taxation revenue is. per cent increase in’ criminal code

Inthe 1987 budget, the $20,175,200: That includes revenue” offences, in. West’ Vancouver over
municipality will collect and spend . from general levy, as svelbas sewer :
$40.7. milion for mun pure and local improvement levies.
poses. An additional $13.5 adlien’) Ald. Alex Brokenshire said chat

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