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Wednesday, December 13, 2000

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News Reporter
dlancaster@nsnews.com

WEST Vancouver resi-
dents can expect a big-
ger bill for utilities in
their mailboxes next
year,

Earlier this year, council
adopted a new approach: to
long-term intrastructure
replacement for sewer and
water services.

Richard Laing, director of
finance, said on Tuesday that
before the nuunicipality adopt-
ed the approach, “we didn’s
really have an ongoing plan of
how we would fund infrastrue-
ture replacements.” He said
although work to upgrade
sewer and water mains is done

on an ongoing basis, the costs

for the work aren’t built into
the municipality's budget.

According to reports sub- .

mitted by Laing to council on
sewer utility rates and water

utility rates, the new approach
involves phasing in’ system
replacements of both sewer
and water mains. As well as
covering those costs, the rates
must also cover the higher cost
of purchasing water from the
GVRD, and of the GVRD’s
Liquid Waste Management
Plan. So todo it aff, the district
is bumping up the rates for the
municipality's users.

At Monday evening's meet-
ing, council adopted sewer and
Water_rate setting bylaws. The
long-term: rate increases for
sewer. are: a SIX per cent

increase in 2000 and 2002; 2°

five per cent increase for the
years 2002 to 2005, and a two

“to three per cent increase for’

subsequent years. The increase
to the single family flat rate for
2001 is $13, from $220 per

year, to $233 per year.
= “The increase is required to:

recover a nine per cent increase
in the treatment fevy from the
GVRD plus: fund ‘the long-
term program of infrastructure
replacement,” said Laing on
Tuesday.

For water, the long-term

enior hi

; A 79-year- -old man out os

walking a dog last

Friday was struck by a 3
‘vehicle at.Lynn Valley
-and Dempsey roads.

To press time on Tuesday,
the man was in intensive care
at Lions Gate Hospital...”

-His name... was -
released. No further informa-
tion about: his injuries were

cavailable, > .
According “to ‘the ‘North’

Vancouver RCMP, the senior

was struck by .a Toyota:

4Runner driven by a 33-year- | *
old North Vancouver woman.
_ The: accident took. place

not.

rate increases. are: a five per
cent increase in 2000 and
2001, and a one to two per
cent increase planned for sub-
sequent years. The increase to
the single family tlat rate for
2001 is also $13, from $251 to
$264. The increase will also
fund the replacement and
recover a 5.79 per. cent
increase in the purchase of -.
water price from the GVRD,
said Laing.

According to his reports,
the district's water mains. are :
currendy averaging 38 breaks’
per year. .

The sewer system has some
problems with infiltration’ —
during times: of -heavy rain,
ground and surface water’ are
collected in the sewers,- which ©
places a heavier demand on the |
Lions Gate sewer plant, w!
charges. the municipali
volume. *- :

At. Monday “Meeting,
municipal _.manager.
Stuart pointed: out, thar’ the
capital investment in the infra
structure replacement” would -

_ save the municipality about $1

million per year

shortly before 8a. ra.

. clear skies.

Police. say.; the: injured.

- man’s son: went out: looking

. for, his’. father’ after; thé dog
“arrived home alone ind was
barking at the son

The ike a senior

: Manon * isibily

contributed tothe accident.
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