FLOOD VICTIMS in
the Upper ' Delbrook

area” demanded im-

mediate action from
North Vancouver
District- :council
Monday to prevent a
repeat of the October
31 deluge — and they
got action, though it
wasn't quite what they
were looking for.

The Royal Heights
Ratepayers Association,
appearing as a delegation,

asked.council to commission ,

an ‘independent ~ study: . to

come up with solutions: to—

the flooding problem and to
act on whatever recom-
mendations arise from that
study.

The ratepayers’ - request

BUSINESSES

jump of 20 per cent in their

business licence fees in the’

new year.

But a change im the ‘City’s

licence and tax structur
which could see

was Geferred for further
study.
Under the new rate about

half the businesses in the °

City will face hikes of $15 on
a “typical” $75 a year fee,
according to Frank Morris,

director of development and

licensing services.

Other businesses will face _
increases to a maximum of):

$2,000.
Alderman Frank Marcino
op’ sed the hike.
en we put up a tax it

ends up being sent on to the &

consumer,” he told council.

“We didn't go for Option .
A” Alderman Elko Kroon —

commented, “we went for
option C,” in explaining why
he felt a 20 per cent raise was
justified.

Under Option C,
businessey-pay less tax than
they would under Option A.

Alderman’ Bill Sorenson
agreed to the increase, but
warned that businesses are
“being 20 per cented to
death.”

“Maybe we should give it _

to them in smaller doses,” he
suggested.

Business licences have not
been increased since 1973,
Mayor Jack Loucks
reminded council.

Water
fees go up

WATER FEES will rise in
North Vancouver District
for the first time in five
years, after council voted
Monday to increase the fees
about 16 per cent.

The rate for a single family
residence, for example, will
rise from $46.67 per year to
$54.44, The same rate will

apply to duplexes, com-
mercial premises and
churches.

The strata unit rate will
stay at $46.67.

some
businesses face major hikes .

will be discussed soon, but
council meanwhile voted at
Monday's meeting to have
Staff: study ways of con-
trolling Mosquito Creek and
Mission Creek, which were
responsible for the flooding
in the area October 31.

Ironically, at least one of
the homeowners left the
meeting to find more
flooding — caused by the
heavy rain that pounded
North Vancouver even as
they spoke.

The Ortmanns of 4417
Starlight Way found a “small
lake” on their driveway,

Barbara Ortmann told the-

News. The water: -poured out .

of a crack in the driveway, °

she said, and a District crew
worked until after midnight

to clear a drain, letting the

water out.
Council passed a motion

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“that. staff. be instructed to

provide funds for inclusion

in the 1982 Capital Budget
for the contro! of Mosquito
Creek,. and of Mission
Creek, with the objective
that 1982 shall be the
commencement year for a
program to render each
watercourse reasonably
immune to the damaging
action of excessive runoff, as
has been effected on McKay
Creek.”

Alderman Mary Segal
voted against the motion,
because, she said, the
engineering department is
continually looking at the
~District’s. flood control
“Systems, and -Powell’s
motion might force them to
look at one’ system at the
expense of others.

Alderman Jim Ball agreed
with Segal. District has been

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“more problems while « om, laining

“deluged” with flood
complaints in the past year
and it's just a “knee-jerk
reaction to zero in on one
problem.”

Council also voted to have
staff detérmine any possible
action that can be taken on
District water courses to
help mitigate flood
problems.

Ortmann said she was in
favor of Disfrict’s action, but
its effectiveness reaily

. depends on when action is

begun on Mission Creek.

Flooding is fairly frequent
in the area, she said.

David King of 322
Newdale Court spoke on
behalf of the 70 or so
members of the association
at the meeting, and said the
association was especially
worried about
attending Monteray School.

The flooding left the road

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leading to the school too
weak to support heavy

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fire trucks, King charged.

- The lives of the children
would be in danger in: ‘an

emergency, he said.

But Mayor. Don Bell,
though admitting the road
wasg’t in good shape, said
there wasn't any danger as
far.as he knew.

Engineer John’ Bremner
agreed. He didn’t know of
any problem with Monteray
Road, he said.

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