JIM HOGAN © - Residence: ~West Vancouver. - Ager 56°: . Occupation: usiness Lawyer. Key issue: The key issue ~ leadership. The> RE SOE A RUSS | FRASER ‘Residence: g. West Vancouver Ml Age: 62 #. Occupation: a Professional g Engineer Key issue: fs Keep West Vancouver a safe § place to live and “B bring up our fami- lies; encourage B much more pub- lic involvement in the decision-mak- ing process of council; maintain the unique char- acter of West Vancouver and listen to the views @ of our neighbor- EY hoods and protect B their specific character; seek ways to control development above the Upper Levels Highway f to create more g green space and ‘mould the devel- opment form close to that of J the most desirable West Vancouver § neighborhoods; f encourage future housing projects for seniors. DERRICK Ze 4 fanicouver.have a’ ce, teither: litician shi ora: ah HUMPHREYS . Residence: West Vancouver Age: 83 - Occupation: Retired, former mining engineer and chartered arbitrator Key issue: Good, open municipal govern- ment. SHEILA ADAMS Residence: _ West Vancouver Age: 52 - Occupation: Self- employed Key issue: Staff and council time must be «reduced by the use of long-term plan- ning, including a complete revision of our Community Plan. We need to PETER LAMBUR Residence: West Vancouver Age: 45 Occupation: Architect and urban planner Key issue: Leadership? Fiscal management? Maintaining and enhancing our “quality of life?” This year you have the opportu- nity to choose from among per- haps the most qualified group of candidates ever assembled. How ta make your choice? Pick the experts. West Vancouver Council could feature expertise in municipal management, - government rela- tions, social poli- cy, and planning and development maiters. Elect a balanced council that inspires debate, values consensus, but above all is open to discussion of your concerns. BANCROFT Residence: West Vancouver Age: 36 Occupation: Lawyer Key issue: Many issues relate to development. It's pace of growth and future prob- lems we must anticipate and be prepared to face, otherwise we will be simply reacting to situations as they arise. New recreation facilities, traffic and safety on our streets, care of the environment, reg- ulation of bulk housing and zon- ing — all these issues are inevitable conse- quences of growth. We who live here know the unique quality of life that is West Vancouver. We must sensibly reg- ulate growth, the kind of develop- ment we want, where and when we want it. : We GENINE McCURDY Residence: West Vancouver Age: 42 Occupation: Business develop- ment officer Key issue: _ N LIZ BYRD Residence: West Vancouver Age: 56 Occupation: Retired fundrais- ing consultant Key issue: Acute fiscal pres- sure is facing all municipalities including West Vancouver. Provincial cut- backs will force the municipality to come up with creative ways in which to make up the shortfall. It is essential we work together to find solutions. We must concentrate on thoughtiul growth. | know we cannot stop change, but we must manage change better. Six years ago | was a member of the Long Range Planning Task Force for West Vancouver. I’m concerned we're not acting fast enough to man- age this growth. ++ = INCUMBENTS CAROLANNE REYNOLDS Residence: West Vancouver Occupation: Hi- tech int'l business owner Key issue: Immediately — There are three ~~ proposed main issues: citi- zen input, recre- ational facilities and strong munic- ipal finances. It is important to give citizens more opportunity to be informed and involved in deci- sions affecting the community. A start would be putting municipal documents on the Internet, so people can easily review and com- ment on propos- als. The provision of more recreational facilities is cru- cial. We must respond to this demand as well as investigate cre- ative partnerships with schools and the private sector. sewer/waler ser- vices from WV to accominodate 15,000 people per day at Cypress Bowl: council must be pro- active so deci- sions in WV‘s best interests. Open govern- ment: council meetings should be televised as in Vancouver and material accessi- ble from the ‘net, not just at the hall or library. The public wants to know about pro- posed develop- ment, bylaws, and taxes, My compa- ny, Faximum, cre- ated a website with WV informa- tion last year. Resident-designed zoning should be facititated (as in Lower Caulfeild). LYNN COULES Residence: West Vancouver Age: 45 Occupation: Businesswoman Key issue: There has to be a thorough and indepenuent review by an out- side professional Management con- sultant firm. This should cover per- formance, spera- tions and efficien- cy at municipal hall and the works yard on the Cypress Bow! road. A budget of this size can and should be man- aged more care- fully. A compre- ’ hensive review of staffing and pro- cedures could save millions of doilars over the years. This can be achieved and at the same time provide an increase in ser- vices to the peo- ple of this com- munity. HELEN DAVIES Residence: West Vancouver Age: 34 Occupation: Historian Key issue: A key issue in the municipal elec- tion is the direc- tion of future development in West Vancouver, We must work to preserve the nat- ural environment and our unique neighborhoods by ensuring residents are consulted nd involved in the decision-making process. New development must be compatible with existing neighborhoods. As your municipal councillor | will make it a priority to work with resi- dents to develop guidelines that protect local neighborhoods. Friday, November 8, 1996 — North Shore News — 15 PETER DOWLING Residence: West Vancouver Age: Over 21 Ciccupation: Businessman Key issue: Maintaining a strong leadership role in the GVRD to help eliminate any possible tax increases, particu- larly important in the light of the impending cuts in municipal grants by the provincial government, and as rumor would have it, that any shortfall in munic- ipal revenues can- not be passed on in the form of tax increases. This will require more timely financial information being made available to council i.e. monthly financial statements with public discussion and input. We must look at the number, cost and effectiveness of our bureaucrats. 2 Residence: West Vancouver Age: 50 Occupation: Chartered Surveyor Key issue: There are many issues that con- cern me, but one is the effect of the changing demo- graphics of the : district. Fifteen years ago we were closing - schools, now we have portables in the playgrounds. As a parent of a seven-year-old using the recre- ational facilities, | can see the defi- ciencies that a lack of planning by past councils has had on these facilities. At the | other end of the scale, the commu- nity plan does not provide for suffi- cient senior hous- ing and long-term care facilities. MARTIN ERNST Residence: West Vancouver Age: 30 Occupation: Firefighter Key issue: Maintenance of West Vancouver’s flavor and charm through well policed future building, service and infrastructure development. We must pre- serve our heritage areas and riew development must be attractive to all residents. You can’t please - everyone but the message I get from residents is to keep West - Vancouver the same or similar as it is today. In addition to controlled build- ing development, ° we must also look at services. Presently, West Vancouver resi- dents enjoy a high level of service for their dollar. SCREENED AREAS = MAYORALTY CANDIDATES (PAT. BONAME WAS A COUNCILLOR LAST TERM) BILL SOPROVICH Residence: West Vancouver Age: 57 Occupation: Self- ernployed Key issue: The biggest task facing our munic- ipal government will be the impact of taxpayer pay- ment cuts on our budget if the provincial govern- ment introduces a 4% reduction in grants that could transform into a high percentage impact on munic- ipal services. Twenty million dollars is needed for a new com- munity centre at Gleneagles and upgrading of the 22nd Street com- plex. Fifty million dol- lars-plus have been identified by staff for infrastruc- ture over the next five years. We should be revisit- ing our 1997 bud- get and review and reduce all expenditures. SUSAN THOMAS Residence: West Vancouver Age: 44 Occupation: Homemaker and community volun- teer Key ‘issue: Fiscat responsibil- ity and account- ability in all deci- sion making. Good local finan- cial management will be essential as we face the challenge of maintaining and enhancing com- munity services with decreasing money from the _ provincial govern- ment. Managed and sensitive commu- nity growth and development: the unique cultures of our neighbor- hoods must be maintained with the active partici- pation of those who live there. Issues include appropriate and affordable hous- ing and trans- portation. ANTHONY TOBIN Residence: West Bay Age: N/A Occupation: Barrister and solicitor Key issue: The relentiess pressures for the increased urban- ization of West Vancouver which, if not properly controlled, could well result in making West Vancouver look, feel and sound like every other city with high density develop- ments, obliterated landscapes and mountainscapes, building-blocked views, inaccessi- ble waterfronts, glaring neon, trucks every- where, iook-a-like business districts and bigger every- thing, from bigger buses to bigger buildings. West Vancouver District should not succumb to _ these pressures. ALLAN WILLIAMS-+- a Residence: West Vancouver Age: 74 Occupation:. Lawyer Key issue: West Vancouver is almost exclusively a residential. com- munity with very little industrial or commercial prop- erty. Thus, there is a large demand for services. Each of these services place a heavy burden on the tax revenues which the municipality can raise and also © upon the general grants available from the provin- cial government. Accordingly, ris- ing costs of ser- vice and taxation demands made by the federal, provincial, and regional govern- ments make it essential that the municipality and all of its employ- ees learn to work smarter. RON WwOoD+ Residence: West Vancouver Age: 58 : ' Occupation: Management/exec utive'search con- sultant Key issue: West Vancouver is facing a challeng- ing period in its history. The district ‘is limited to a pri- marily residential tax base and is now confronted with fiscal down- loading by senior governments. At the same time, there is a contin- ued need to. uperade and maintain the physical; social and recreational facilities in ‘the municipality. As a member of the current council, i have focussed on controlling taxa- tion increases to 1% during the past three years, as compared to a corresponding CPI increase of 3.26%.