MUNICIPAL ELECTION 3 ~ Friday, October 21, 1988 - North Shore News Lawyer steps forward to chall NORTH VANCOUVER District Mayor Marilyn Baker, 44, will be challenged this year in her bid for another term of office as mayor. North Vancouver lawyer Peter Faminow, 71, said Wednesday he will be filing his papers next week. Said Faminow: ‘“‘Let’s have an in- teresting debate on the issues. The head chief is running and nobody’s challenging. Why not?’’ Faminow, who last competed against Baker for the mayor's seat in 1982, identifies tax increases, a municipal initiative to quash the MICHAEL BECKER News Reporter provincial home purchase tax, reconsideration of the district's stance on illegal suites, a halt io the Braemar-Dempsey road link, and ‘‘vigorous’’ control of density HOLLYBURN MANOR WV apartment's heritage status questioned WEST VANCOUVER District Council will have to chaose between allowing a developer to tear down the municipali- ty’s oldest standing apartment building,Hollyburn Manor, or save it through a heritage designation which would probably require the municipality developer. The drawings for a three-storey, modern structure for the 17th Street site, designed by Robert Burgers, were viewed at a public hearing Monday. If the development permit is ap- proved, the building will replace the nearly 50-year-old Tudor Revival edifice, noted for its spacious apartments and old- fashioned detailing. Jane Russell, a Hollyburn Manor tenant, accompanied by a petition of over 300 supporting signatures, said the building should be saved for its historic charm. “Vd like to see that West Van- couver continues to exist with its unique character intact,”’ she said to council. Rob Inman of the British Pro- perties Homeowners Association questioned the wisdom of tearing down Hollyburn Manor, when the municipality has been working so hard to make Ambleside “look old”? by putting in interlocking pavers and replacing modern streetlamps with old-fashioned ones. ‘Many other buildings in Ambleside do deserve to be torn down and replaced,’? Inman pointed out. The developer’s representative, Michael Reimann of Emijay Holdings, discounted the heritage value of the building, which is listed in the third category of the recently completed Heritage Inven- tory for West Vancouver. “This is imitation Tudor of no relevance to the period in which it was built (Second World War). We have many imitation Tudor buildings and we will have many more,"’ said Reimann. Auto.................-30 Home & Gardan.........13 Horth Shore Now.......19 TV Listings............28 to compensate the By MAUREEN CURTIS Contributing Writer Reimann warned that arbitrary action to interfere with people's rights over their property would strike a frightening blow to prop- erty values. He went on to support the idea of saving true heritage buildings through a privately-funded heritage foundation. The other major body of op- position to the proposal came from those who didn't think the developer should be allowed to go above the height limitations with a partial third storey. “The present building is of a non-conforming height, and if torn down, should not be rebuilt to the previous non-conformit,’’ submit- ted Capt. George Murrell of the Ambleside Dundarave Ratepayers in a letter read for him by fellow member Harry Binks. “The new building is the same height and same width as the pres- ent building. And of benefit to the people is the fact that the pen- thouse is set back some 15 feet. Some views will be enhanced,”’ pointed out architect Burgess. Although the area is zoned for two-storey development, council may consider a third floor if it in- corporates a ‘‘meritorious design.”’ “Council was sucked into this once before and we pointed out that it would spawn other at- tempts,’ said Murrell. The public hearing was adjourn- ed for one week to allow municipal staff to prepare a report which will look at council’s options, including heritage designation of the site. WEATHER Friday and Saturday, mainly cloudy with a few showers, Highs near 13°C. Second Class Registration Number 3885 among the top issues he intends to promote. Said Faminow: ‘‘l have nothing against her, but as far as running this municipality, it’s been another matter. She listens to the people, but she doesn’t hear. She goes out and does exactly what she wants to do.” But said Baker: ‘I’m not going to respond to negative comments. I'll respond to issues and the re- cord of how we as a council have dealt with the priorities."’ In 1982, four candidates vied for 1ayor the mayor’s seat. Baker, in her first. bid to become mayor after hoiding an aldermanic position from 1976 to 1979 and again in 1981, won easily with 8,029 votes. Faminow posted 1,567, with Terry Grimwood collecting 1,306 and Daniel Carlsen receiving 213. Baker went on tc serve two, two-year mayoralty terms by ac- clamation in 1984 and 1986, Faminow sat as a councillor and alderman with North Vancouver District from 1966 to 1964 and again as an alderman from 1968 to NORTH Vancouver lawyer Peter Faminow ...‘‘Let’s have an inter- esting debate on the issues.”’ He 1969, He unsuccessfully ran for an aldermanic position both in 1983 and in 1984. Last year Faminow took the district to court over the municipality’s inlaw-suite bylaw. NEWS photo Tom Burlay MARK SNELGROVE and a group of fellow West Vancouver Senior Secondary Students protested North Shore News columnist Doug Collins’ views on sufferers of AIDS outside the Reform Party nemination meeting Tuesday night. REFORM PARTY DECISION | Doug Collins cancels plans to run for M Fzom paye 1 about running. The ensuing roars of the crowd finally brought Collins to his feet. “When I came here tonight, my decision was irrevocable...But in view of this expression of support, if you’re willing to risk it, then so am !,’? Collins said to uproarious applause. But as of Thursday, Collins’ allegiance to the party and its leader was dashed completely. “It seems that the Reform Party is no different from the others,” Collins said. He apologized to his supporters and felt ‘‘grieviously disappointed that their voices won’t be heard.” “1 expected this, and I didn’t shed any tears over it. All I wanted to do was go to Ottawa and say a few home truths that have been avoided by the regular parties,”’ Collins said. He added that he would not consider running as an indepén- dent. “You need a strong team behind you,” Collins said. “I have no il- lusions about being elected as an independent, and I’m not going to waste my time.” Though Reform Party and local riding representatives could not be reached for commeni to press time Thursday, party vice-chairman AN INSULT to the Capilano-Howe NEWS photo Ton Burley Sound constituency was what Doug Collins called the letter from Reform Party Leader E. Preston Manning Tuesday night, refusing to sign his nomination papers unless Collins agree to toe the line on party policy. Gordon Shaw of West Vancouver said Tuesday night: ‘‘The Reform Party is going to be a huge success, irrespective of any individual, with the possible exception of Mr. Manning, who is emerging as a truly great leader.”’ Manning said Thursday the par- ty felt bad about what had hap- pened in Capilano-Howe Sound because it was one of the party’s strongest ridings, but he said the party could not do something in one riding that might damage its reputation or political chances elsewhere. Collins doubted that there will be enough time for the Reform Party’s. Capilano-Howe Sound association to come up with another candidate before the Monday registration deadline. “The party couldn’t have screw- ed things up more if they had taken a course on how to screw things up,’’ he said.