12 - Sunday, December 14, inquiring reporter There is just about everything, they 1986 - North: Shore News A NUMBER of top Hollywood executives who toured the Park and Tilford production site of the Canadign- made Airwolf Hi television series have said the once-active distillery would make a perfect movie production facility. say, from ideal on-site focations, But) BCE buildings to perfect Development Corp. wants to build a shopping cenire on the property, At the mogsen ls P&T film studio a good idea: » BCED has an apreement with site owner Schenley Canada to purchase the proper- ty. The Hollywood executives say thai converting the former distillery into a movie production facility would take ‘ta few million dollars’ on top of the purchase price. This price-tag would include (he renovations re- quired to turn the buildings info sound stapes. This week, Inquiring Reporter asks people if they think {he unused site would be suitable for a movie studio. Harold Schlosser North Vancouver I} can’t see it not being a good plan. At least it’s not a factory and it’s not a race track. Fenton Jordan North Vancouver It's a fine idea. It’s not a shopping mall. There will be jobs for people. There’s a reason for it, and it would bring more American dollars. Cheryl Robinsoa North Vancouver It would be a good idea to keep B.C. talent here without it going to the United States. We could develop local talent that may never be discovered. David Reid Burnaby {f it would create jobs it sounds good to me. it would create employment and it would bring reve- nue into the area. Terrance Winstanley North Vancouver It would create jobs possibly for students and local people who work in the industry. 1ore valuable AN ACTIVE real estate market in North Vancouver District pushed some view and waterfront lot land assessment values up by as much as 40 per cent for the 1987 assessment role calculations. Assessed values for residential properties averaged a nine per cent increase throughout the district. But according to B.C. Assess- ment Authority area assessor Calvin Smyth, hundreds of local property owners appealed their assessments this year. Delbrook area resident Earl Ross was one of the few owners to successfully appeal a case for BERNINA Husqvarna White y MICHAEL BE reassessment, but he still feels there is something wrong with the assessment system. “> must pay taxes. [I’m in agreement if everybody is treated with the same yardstick ,’’ said Ross. But Ross says his Saville Cres- cent property was originally elna assessed improperly. ‘‘Nobody was home when they assessed it. The assessor could only have guessed at the view available from my win- dow. They quoted three recent area sales and based the assessment on that.” According to Ross, a neighbor with a perfect view was assessed 10 per cent for his view while his home with a 30 to 40 per cent view was also assessed 10 per cent for view. He said most of the 30-year-old homes in the area are upgraded prior to sale. ‘‘In its current condi- tion my home isn’t worth the ap- proximate $147,000 it was initially assessed at.’’ Ross also claims many view SEWING & KNITTING MACHINES y SERGERS & PRESSES electronic/vap-o -jet STOREWIDE SAVINGS FASHION FABRICS & ACCESSORIES SEWING NOTIONS GREAT GIFT IDEAS & STOCKING STUFFERS latbee’s SEWING CENTRE 742 WESTVIEW CTR., N. VAN. homes on the market in West Van- couver are assessed lower than view homes in North Vancouver District in terms of actual resale value. “A Millstream Road home on the market now for $279,000 was assessed for $175,000. Two or three homes on Ottawa Avenue assessed at $175,000 were selling for $225,000 to $252,000," said Ross. He said homes similar to his in the Delbrook area assessed in the $140,000 range are selling for $160,000 to $175,000. ‘‘That’s quite a discrepancy in the dif- ference between assessed value and actual resales for our area and West Vancouver.”’ But Smyth says increases based on market value in West Van- couver have mirrored those levied in North Vancouver District. ‘‘In general the North Shore from July 1, 1984 to July 1, 1986 has had the biggest increase in market ‘values with the exception of Kerrisdale in the Lower Mainland. West Van- couver is fairly similar to North Vancouver,"’ he said. According to Smyth the view factor adds five or 10 per cent to the land value assessed. Although the deadline for ap- peals has passed and appeal hear- ings closed Dec. 12, Smyth says requests and questions can still be directed to the assessment authori- ty offices. ALL PRICES INCLUDE e TWO YEAR WARRANTY: parts & labour e Personalized Lessons e Giftwrapping e Layaway to Christmas @ Open Daily 9:30-6:00 Sun. 10:00-5:00 CALL NOW 986-134%(|