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THE VOICE OF NORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER

Newsstand Price 50c¢ March 17, 1982 Tel. 985-2131 Classified 986-6222

DEVELOPERS EYED AS
DAYCARE SAVIORS

Now N.Van City mulls
density incentives

THE SPOTLIGHT is turning increasingly on
developers as a potential solution to the growing
North Shore daycare crisis - with its spectre of
children running loose in the streets or sand-
wiched into small overcrowded rooms.

North Van City council voted several weeks ago to
Monday followed the lead of | have staff explore the same
North Van District council — possibility.

by deciding to study. among According to North Shore
other options, the possibility daycare professionals. 1n-
of granting developers  centives to developers to
higher density in their build more daycare = ac-
projects in exchange for commodation in their
including daycare facilities. developments is one

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‘Ecstatic’ WV
“|| trustees stall

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- || budget cuts

a A WHOPPING $489 reduction in the average
West Vancouver homeowner's school tax this
year made the school board so “ecstatic” Monday
evening that it failed to complete the business for
which its special meeting had been called —
additional cutbacks in its 1982 budget.

[ By BILL BELL |

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