THE MORTH AND WEST VANCOUVER ge esa ga haps ona av i Convertible with class AUTOM: IVES PAGE 19 fat s 1990 News 985-2131 Classified 986-6222 Distribution 986-1337 80 pages 25¢ ryg|City rejects wai Neptune shed proposal BUT PORT CORPORATION STILL HAS FINAL WORD NEPTUNE BULK Terminals’ second bid for rezoning to allow for the construction of a $22-million potash shed along the North Vancouver waterfront was rejected Tuesday But the Vancouver Port Corp. (VPC) leases the land to Neptune, and a VPC spokesman said the federal Crown corporation has ultimate jurisdiction within the in- her and outer harbor. Neptune spokesman Frid Lederer said the company was still “reeling from the shock”’ of coun- cil’s decision and added that the company does not know what it will do in light of the rezoning re- jection. **The council decision was com- pletely unexpected. Our objective is to build and proceed with the project, we just have to find a way of doing that,’’ he said. Ald. Bill Bell, who voted to re- ject the rezoning bid, said he is afraid the VPC will override coun- cil’s decision and tell Neptune to proceed with the project. He added that, because the Nep- tune site is owned by the Crown corporation, there is lithe council can do. “My estimation is they (VPC) will go ahead and say ‘build it. They (VPC) said ‘You (council) don't have any jurisdiction over that area,’”? said Bell. He added that there are no assurances Neptune would clean up its Gperation, which Cloverly area residents maintain produces excessive area noise and air pollu- tion. Said Ald. Frank Morris, ‘The port (VPC) made it very clear that we have no jurisdiction or assurance of any jurisdiction. Well, if we don’t have jurisdiction, why bother and go through lip service. Why go through a public hearing and zoning process for them (to say, ‘See, it was supported by the local government.” Let's not a a aid and abet."* I ra ri But Ald. Rod Clark supported i i ri 2 oO rm ra Cc continuing the rezoning process. ° “tothink that it is irresponsible ‘.woOATTL ne . to walk away from the negotiating AMBULANCE A TENDANTS remove an injured woman from the wreckage of table.” said Clark. “We are not a car Wednesday morning. The training exercise, Operation Lifesaver, ‘s+ olved 3 players in this game ... 1 don't simulated collision between a car and a train in North Vancouver. Local emergen- tink our options are many. We cy professionals hold reguiar training sessions to fine tune coordinated emergency are going to have some control or response. The industrial strip along the North Vancouver waterfront is a poten- fee ndy Baak, president of the tially dangerous area due to a concentration of heavy rail and truck traffic. Cloverly Residents’ Association, a group lobbying against the rezon- ing request, said the association was glad council turned down cre rezoning request, NEWS photo Nell Lucente INSIDE :smeemes ECOINFO: 10 NORTH SHORE HOME & GARDEN: night by North Vancouver City Council. But he said the residents are still worried about what action the VPC will take. “The port authority leaned on the city and said the city was not to be party to any negotiations be- OC “Why g0 through a public hearing and zoning process for them to say, ‘See, it was supported by the local government.’? Let’s not aid and abet.”’ — City Ald. Frank Morris tween the port and Neptune,”’ said Baak. VPC spokesman Barbara Dug- gan said she could not comment on Bell's fear that the VPC would override council's decision and tell Neptune to proceed with the ex- pansion project. But she said the port would still like ta discuss the issue with city council, “We have been aware of the concerns of the Cloverly residents and the aldermen and at various times we felt the port indicated we could satisfy these concerns,’* said Duggan. “The best we can do is see if the city can dialogue some more on it, We're hoping there is room to talk some more.’’ Neptune has twice applied to ihe city for the rezoning, which would make way for construction of a new potash shed that would be 10 feet high and 700 feet wide. Nep- tune’s plan also included expan- ding its current potash shed. There are about 100 people who work full-time at Neptune and the company pays about $1,040,000 in property taxes, $487,000 of which goes to North Vancouver City. Neptune said the expansion pro- ject would create six full-time jobs and raise an additienal $350,000 in Taxes. Ald. John Braithwaite and Ald. Barbara Sharp also voted to reicet the rezoning request, while Ald. Stella Jo Dean and Mayor Jick Loucks voted to continue with the rezoning process. tert oar ".