W Jolanda Waskito Contributing Writer NORTH Vancouver City council passed third reading of bylaws to approve the construction of an auto mall on the site known as the Fuilerton Fill. The final public hearing on the issue was held on Monday. Eleven people stood before council to speak about Greystone Properties Ltd.'s proposed development to buiid a 24-acre auto mall, some light industry, a horel, offices, a neighborhood pub, a marina and retail stores on 64 acres of land overlooking the Burrard Inlet. Four whe spoke praised the development, another four wanted a public boat ramp built on the site and the rest had environmental and eco- nomic concerns about the project. About 90 people crowded city hall to air con- cerns on this and three other developments list- roll ith NVC appr council gave approval co allow the development to cond Meanwhile, an auto mall on the Grevstane site will change the landscape of dealer-laden Marine Drive that cuts through North Vancouver City and District. Some North Shore auto dealers are not likely to Move to the proposed auto mall because they believe they have adequate facilities already, but others are very interested, according to Tony Raybould, the president of die Pattison automo ive group. Raybould expects 10 to TE dealerships will move into the proposed mall avlor, a North Vancouvs strict plan- said the possibiliry that some or all of the seven dealerships in the district’s part of Marine Drive will move has been considered, but no studies have been carried out. he most likely form of redevelopment along Marine Drive would be “mixed-use,” calling for retail on street level and residences above similar to recent developments in Lower Lonsdale, he JEEP OWNERS: READ THIS! |e . . jeep Quality Repairs by factory trained technician now jeenl available on the North Shore. “Building business with honesty, one customer at a time” 1405 Pemberton Ave., N.Van - SN Nour Vaticouiver -. Direct « Democracy Task Force (Volunteers) he concept of Direct Democracy provides the epportunity for citizens by petition to require their local Council to undertake referenda in order to: * take a proposed bylaw to the voters prior to adoption « take a citizen initiated issue to the voters ed on the agenda at the public hearing. said. After hours spent listening to Peter Martin of North Vancouver City development planner Greystone, a representative from the Jim — Gary Penway said the city has not done a Marine Pattison Group and various public concerns, — Drive study. — with lan Noble ( “oun is establishing a citizen's Task Force to investigate the issue and make rec- ommendations to Council on the advantages and disadvantages of adopting a sys- tem of Direct Democracy in the District of North Vancouver. he 1996 Local Government Election put the question of funding new community i. nd recreation facilities to voters in a referendum. This Referendum was initiated Rock On by Council. Do you think the citizens should also have the opportunity to initiate questions for the voters? Or to petition Council to take proposed legislation to the voters before adoption? New Dollarton bridge to cost $6 million From page 1 esidents of our community are invited to apply ‘9 join the Task Force. Applications must be received by April 2. 1998. Please contact the Clerks Office at 990-2211 for more information. Custom designed engagemen! tings quality at an affordable price adjourned in June, 1996 for a scrics of studics on risk assess- ; ‘ F ment. COPL’s own Quantitative Risk Assessment (QRA) pre- pared by Bovar Concord was then the subject of an indepen- dent review by council-appointed Arthur D. Little Inc. The subsequent safety measures implemented by COPL. have led to a refinement of the QRA, the abandonment of the original rezoning proposal and a new rezoning process that contemplates land uses not formerly recommended so close to the chlorine plant. Office- purposes, fitness centres, restaurants and retail food services are now all allowable uses, subject to height and lot coverage restrictions. Speaking to the safety issue, Coun. Trevor Carolan said, “1 am content that this company has done what can be reason- ably done down there.” ‘As part of the carlier rezoning process, council and COPL agretd to a cost-sharing formula on a re-aligned Dollarton Highway. Part of the realignment has sat cleared, graded and unused for close to two years. Council agreed Monday to hold a public “shirtsleeves ses- sion” to debate when and how the realignment might happen and, more particularly, how the new four-lane road will con- neet to a replacement Dollarton Bridge. The cost for a new four-lane bridge was released for the first time Monday: $6 million. 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