Dear Editor:

I can’t believe the fear
mongering and deceit that
was contained in the
Viewpoint section of the April
2 News.

I think it’s time to set the
record straight. To begin
svith, I don’t believe that any
of the “new” members of dis-
trict council find building reg-
ulations too complicated to
understand nor do they “rub-
ber-stamp” variance applica-
tons. The truth of the macter
is that the new councillors are
averse to being a part of any
“coekie cutter” process. By
that I mean we will review
variance requests on a case-by-
case basis. Variance decisions
quite often result in long and
vigorous debates, involve site
visits and occasionally are
deferred to furure mectings.

Opposition to church plan

- Dear Editor:
“Re: Church expaasion
:nixed (April 5 News).
_ Shame, shame on you, res-
.idents surrounding _ North
Shore Alliance Church, East
_ 23rd St., North Vancouver!
And shame on you, council
members opposing it. _ :
-Thave no vested interest in
this. request, but this is an
honest, . hard-working, com-
munity-minded, child-- and
pareni-helping group in our
‘midst, trying to serve the
reeds of equally dedicated
families of all ages in North
Vancouver.

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Editorial upsets councillor

Furthermore, this council
has not scrapped the “award-
winning” neighbourhood
zoning program.

The truth is that we have
responded to district resident
requests to introduce current
and realistic building guide-
lines until such time as any or
all of the estimated 35 remain-
ing neighbourhoods decide if
they want to establish their
own zoning plan.

At the current rate of
neighbourhood zoning devel-
opment, | believe that it is not
reasonable to ask a family to
wait an additional 20 years to
determine the renovations
they can make on their own
property.

With reference to the elec-
tion mandate, it became
painfully clear to all of the
candidates that there were

How would any school in
this district survive if others
were as short-sighted as you
are?

Have you ever noticed thar
all the schools —including
ones that some of you attend-
ed — have traffic, children,
parents and workers, right in
their midst; and they put up
with it, accepting the difficul-
ties with the service.

Do you think there is never
going to come a time when
you might benefit from this
wonderful facility?

_What about the parents

who patronize the stores,

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two concerns repeatedly
raised by district residents
during the recent municipal
electicn campaign: the dys-
functional! nature of the previ-
ous council and controlling
tax increases.

Post-election analysis
reveals that improved council
meeting Rules of Procedures
have been implemented and
most council meetings are run
in an orderly fashion and con-
clude all business within the
allotted time limit.

As to the financial con-
cerns, a recent district survey
indicated that 95% of the resi-
dents did not support tax
increases. As we do not have
the authority to print money
or have a deficit budget, our
choices to undertake this
mandate are limited. Council
is examining several recourses

recreation facilities, restau-
rants, doctors, dentists, etc. in
the Lonsdale corridor, while
their children are being
wholesomely cared for in this
school?

If you go to sell or rent
your place, won’t it be a
“plus” if there is a school
within walking distance, for all
these future citizens of ours?

And is it ever possible that
you might even one day have a
spiritual need, as thousands of
people do, over a lifetime, that
could be satisfied by a church,
right there in your midst?

Some people live in multi-

to avoid tax increases. One
option is to offset tax increas-
es with available resource rev-
enue.

In plain terms this means
selling district lots at an
extremely controlled and con-
servative rate (0.1% per year)
complete with “monster-
proof” protection. The pro-
ceeds of the land sales are
deposited to the Heritage
Fund created for
capital/renewal projects costs.

I believe that the “new and
improved” council has the
ability to accurately assess our
fiscal situation, and can con-
trol rising costs while main-
taining the existing level of
standards residents expect on
the “Shore.”

Bill Denault
Councillor
District of North Vancouver

blasted

ple dwellings and have to
share space all the time.

Most people realize the
streets belong to the district,
not the individuals.

If you discourage a healthy
occupation of space in your
area, you have no idea what
may end up there in future.

At least you would know,
in this case, that you were get-
ting a group dedicated to a
good cause —the children of
North Vancouver.

Blizabeth Sherbaniuk
North Vancouver

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