hd + Lia Q ‘ * “PRO eater eh ais ed nates ee yr CLEP KES y mag THe OSE Lletee PEVELOPWENT WITENT. even st - LEVEL THREEL CMY DENSITY HESDET . FO Lee MeN OEM 2 FRNTL CO FOR THE: GENLLOPVENT OF j UTS, I STCHEY PS BASEVENT APARTMENT BLUES PURIC REARING DATE i6N 25 wt09 7:300m AT CTY HALL 41 WEST Mth STREET NV. rut 1 AA CAMETON PLEASE CONTACT THE PLAN?HING DIVISION ST 985-7761 NEWS photo Torry Peters PROPOSED SENIORS’ development at 21st Street and Chesterfield Avenue is in the application stage in North Vancouver City. THE NIMBY FACTOR B uilders ‘strong o Negative neighborhood reactions stall of position IT'S CALLED NIMBY and according to people in the seniors’ housing business, the ‘‘not in my back yard’* viewpoint is a big factor in Shore. a In the last instalment, the News focused on West Vancouver senior - Edith-Mary Stevenson who . fecently moved to a seniors’ co-op called Tudor Gardens located on " 22nd Street across from the aquat- ic centre. ©‘. Tudor. Gardens was built ‘by The. Buron. Company. Buron president Howard ‘Addison said the biggest problem in planning a seniors’ development is’ that neighbors normally object to the development going in. _ _“T think what has got to hap- pen is that there has got to be an education of. people in a com- ‘munity that seniors have their place — and .we are all growing old. Seniors don’t: wart to be displaced’ out of the area they have grown up in,’’ said Addison, Besides Tudor Gardens, Buron has, built Lincoln Gardens in West Vancouver and Kirkstone Gardens in’ North Vancouver. A Buron application for seniors’ housing in “North Vancouver involves a 48- ‘unit development at 2Ist Street and Chesterfield Avenue. “+ Buron has also conducted pre- liminary meetings with the municipality and’ community con- cerning a 39-unit building in Guess who's selling Indian River? KARIM REMTULLA -(Tele.) 984-9711 HOTHING SUCCEEDS LIME SUSSEX seniors’ housing on the North By Anna Marie D'Angelo News Reporter Delbrook next. to the recreation centre. Addison said it takes a lot of courage for councils through rezoning when neighbors Opposing rezoning are present at council meetings. . “¥ think it’s fashionable to ob- ject to development no matter ‘what it is,’? said Addison, ‘‘in- stead of each community saying, ‘Well, we are going to do our bit “for the aging population.’ "’ Seniors housing consultant Paul Dreger said the NIMBY factor has stalled the building of a 24-unit seniors’ building on Fulton Avenue between (4th and 15th streets in West Vancouver. fy 42 e,.N to put: ten encounter to plans developers PEERY! rrr aD HOUSING The real estate agent, who is working on behalf of Providence Shelter Corporation (equity coop- eratives), said part of the reason the proposed building would be affordable has to do with a build- er’s practice of buying single- family homes and having the land rezoned to multi-family. “The only way we can come up with affordable housing for seniors (in West Vancouver) is by buying (old homes) in residential areas that are adjacent to com- mercial or highrises,’’ said Dreger. Although the process is cheaper than buying multi-family real estate, developers must also face public hearings and neighborhcod opposition to a seniors’ develop- ment during the rezoning process, Dreger said he has 100 North Shcre names on a waiting list for See NIMBY page 16 ANNOUNC THE EXPANSION OF ITS | FABRIC COLLECTION * We now offer an extensive range of decorative fabrics ® Come in and see our new exciting selection e In-house drapery consultant © Ask about our custom cushion orner of Fell & Marine) 98 ay, March 1 Brass ‘irim Kit with the purchase of any Legend Gas Fireplace} or $100 offany _foffer i) ‘ Legend accessary\, 3/04/93 MON.-SAT, 10-5 987-1293 eens acters Pree z \ ta VERYTHING MUST GC JIVE HR-DX62U_ VHS video cassette recorder * Auto head cleaner © Gold plated front AV inputs * Full functions TVWCR unified remote control *1 year/B-event program _© Instant timer recording * 4-head hii stereo $399 AV-20CI43 21” stereo color monitonreceiver * MTSISAP « JVC master commana temote control « AV status memory * Homesitter ® Channel Guard * Steep timer *4.19) ees, AV2672S 28” color television stereo monitor © 180 channel frequency synthesizer tuner " ¢ JVC Master command remote caniro} ‘ « AV status memo * Homesitter * Channet Guard | * Sleep timer AV3151S stereo color monitor * 33°, 650 line resolution stereo color monitor/receiver « Full square tinted picture tube © 180 channei frequency synthesizer ¢ MTSISAP decoder & stereo amplifier * JVC master command hi-resolution * Remote contro} NOdNOD SIH.L HLIAN AINO F1avWI0Iu SOG! Tid \€ HDUYW SONZ Y330 ¢ 3ISWHDUNd YW3d NOdNOD INO SYOrdaLNi ~7328 Hit