Rodgers Creek views blocked

WEST VANCOUVER District
Council has ordered an unpapu-
lar rock wall that encroaches on
public find along the 2800-
block of Bellesue Avenue to be
lowered to 26-076 em} and
topped with a metab railing,

AL its July 24 ineeting. council
decided to lower the 1.2 in Wour-foot)
high wall where it follows Bellesuc.
crosses Rodgers Creek and fora fur-
ther metre where i turns ahd runs
along the creek.

A further eight-foot (24 an see:
don of the wall is to be remnoved
entirely and rephiced with inetd ritil-
ings - all torestore views of the creek
tht lac residents enjov.

The district will have te pay ain
estimated S100 for the modifica
tians tothe wall, which was built by
Graham MacMilhin, owiter of thie
adjacent praperty.

MacMillan tits argued that stadt
had given him, peniission to replace
existing concrete dividers with i reek,

wall and asked tte te ake ichighvr:
that the requested three leet CO) in)
for safety reasons, There is an eight,
toot drop to the creek culvert belcvw.
But residents complained about the |
loss of view af the creek along the :
Otherwise picturesque. winding road.
Councillors objected to the *
tion” of publice find shat appears to
occur when solid encroachments asy
this one are permitted: _ wd

“There is a moreno on things, ;

solidify
Caan,

‘like this while we
‘encroachment: byfiw."
— Boname told the News.
fro West) Vancouver. “encroach
nents” are supposed tu he senii-per-
manent additions suchas Nowers or
shrubs.” i
“Semi-permanent: is nota rock

aur,
Pat

wall.” says Boname, who regularly

\ jogs along Bellevue.
o& Through bis solicitur, MacMillan

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Oobjveted to the removal of any part of

the wall and offered to pay lor the
new metal railings if the whole will

“could remain standing.

MacMillan. his lawyer told the
Munigipality. wants ‘reimbursement
of $7,800 it expenses aus: part of
the wall is removed.

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