The drama of a sioperty
rezoning request in Hor-
seshoe Bay (reported i in last
Wednesday's News) is taking
more unusual twists and
turns with the resignation of
the ‘Horseshoe Bay Com-
munity Association
president from his Post.

Last week developer
Martin Kaffka and the vice-~

a sprésident of the community

association, Judy Weiser,
kept the council chamber
‘Spectators on the edges of
their seats as they tried to.
discredit one another at a
West Vancouver council
hearing.

Each claimed to be
reporting thé views. of
Patrick Hampson, president
of the community
assocation, since Hampson
was absent from the
meeting.

In a May 28 letter to
council which Hampson.
wrote after he heard what
happened at the hearing, he
said our Association
Strives to be impartial as do
its individual members. I
personally will NOT play
word games with the Kaffkas
and announce to you that I
am resigning ....

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I respectfully wish to
disassociate myself from a
position that I felt was
contributing to the good of
the community, but has
instead, become a most
distressing burden.”

He continued,
wish to present to you Mrs.
Weiser, who has my respect
as an individual and as Vice-
President of the Association.
Mrs. Weiser will act in the
capacity of President until I
return (from holidays) 4 days
hence ... all further com-
munications . should be
directed to her until a new
President can be duly voted
in.”

LEAPT INTO FRAY

On May 29, the day
following the hearing,
developer Martin Kaffka
> continued his argument in a
letter to Hampson with a
copy to council: “I am
writing this letter to relate
what took place, for I feel
that the public hearing
brought out some question
as to the credibility of the
H.S.B.C.A. I did not attack
the H.S.B.C.A. as after
talking to you I knew that

~ Kata Rezoning Application

Judy Weiser

“the ethics of.

“I further

was |
representing
association's views.

the

- Kaffka’ S parents leapt into: .

the fray with more letters,

Peter Kaffka wrote to
council May 29, with a copy
to David Weiser (Judy's
husband), saying “I have

written to the Architectural .

Institute of British Columbia
about that part

rezoning) which may violate
the ar-
chitectural profession....”

- Weiser, an architect, and
his wife, live next door to the
property in question for
rezoning.

And Elizabeth Kaffka
wrote to council May 30,
with a copy sent to Weiser,

/ on the allegation that Weiser |

had approached the Kaffkas
to purchase the property to
build duplexes.

HEARING
TO RESUME

“Mr. Weiser explained to
me,” she said, “that although
he had made an offer to
purchase the property and
had intended putting
duplexes on it, he had since
then given it very much
careful thought and had

- come to the conclusion that
‘the

property. was more
suitable for single family
residences.

“While 1 fully recognise
that his wish to purchase the
property, even his proposal
to build duplexes on it, and
his changing his mind should
have no bearing on our
application, that he should
deny his intention to put up
duplexes places his integrity
in doubt and that he should
stand up before Council and
publicly deny this intention,
must surely make his
credibility very
questionable ”

The Kaffka property in
question is located at 6496
Bay Street. facing the

‘waterfront park and across

the street from Libby Lodge
for senior citizens.

Because speakers at last
week's hearing managed to
cast so much doubt on one
another’s statements, the
hearing was adjourned to 8
p.m., Monday, June 11, to
enable council to obtain
further Clarification of the
situation,

Skateboarders loved

West Vancouver's once
Controversial skateboard
park is now a quiet success.

Recreation manager
Frank Kurucz reported to
council Monday that ac
cidents and vandalism are
minimal and “the neighbors
aré very pleased with the
facility”.

When the park was first
suggesiod hordes of
residents showed up to say
the skateboarders would

create noise and disturb the
area,

Kurucz  « when the
facility - bel ved & oe the
first of its Kind in Cuda --

origmally opeacd, some 800
to 1,000 peopic snowed up.

Now that other com-
munities have skateboard
patks, the number ts

estimated to be about 30 to
50) participants during the
weck and up to 90) on
weekends.

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Weiser’s letter (against the -

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