North Vancouver City
opposes transit levy

DON’T COME LOOKING
to the City of North Van-
couver for more money to
pay for transit.

That is the message city council
will be sending B.C. Transit.

In a response to a letter from
transit vice-president Larry Ward,
council decided Monday te say it
was opposed to any added
municipal levies being used to help
fund the transit system,

At the same time, council will
advise transit authorities there
should be no change in concession
fares, which ure presently under
review.

Presently, certain groups such as
secondary school students and
senior citizens can ride the transit
system at reduced rates. The lower
cost to these groups is absorbed by
passengers paving full fare.

Aid. Ralph Hall called the con-
cession fare policy ‘‘excellent,”’
but said the reduced rates should
not apply to any more groups.

But Ald. Stella Jo Dean said one
way to Save money on transit is to
get more people to use the system.
“One way to do this is to put an
extra surcharge on gasoline,’* she
suggested.

“By getting cars off the road by

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adding an extra surcharge, you

would get an added volume of

people who would pay for the
transi system,"’ Dean told council.

Ald. Elko Kroon agreed: “If we
were to increase the charge on
gasoline, this wouldn’t be so hard
on our pocketbooks,"' he said. ‘1
think there has to be an increase in

surcharge because people are not
leaving their cars at home."’

“The thing we have to look at is
a third SeaBus,’’ Ald. Dana Taylor
told council. ‘‘The only way |
would give consideration to
municipal levies (to subsidize tran-
sit) is if there is improved service,
especially to the North Shore.”*

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