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battleground of neighbor
against neighbor.

Almost all the residents of
the newer areas were in
favor of the improvements.
Most, from the older homes
in Newlands Road were

opposed.

“Our road is distinctly
different, culturally and
geographically from the
others,’’ said Barry
Heselgrave, a Newlands
Road resident. “And our
needs are different. If the
others want their streets
fixed that’s fine, but we think
our road is in an acceptable
condition for the members

of our community.”

But Alderman Diana
Hutchinson, now voting in
favor of the improvements,
said that she was convinced
that the majority wanted the
work done.

“The residents have been
put to some expense and
have been working two years
to prepare the way for these
improvements. It wouldn't
be fair to delay this project
and probably impose on
them a five per cent rise in
costs,” she said.

Among the enthusiastic
supporters of the project,
Chnistine Crozier said that
since storm sewers were
insalled Newcroft Place has
been a “disaster area” in
which dust poured through

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the windows every time a
vehicle passed.

“We now enjoy masses of
weeds where our manicured
lawns used to be and we
have to weed the city road
by hand,” she complained to
council.

The roads are “unsightly
and deteriorating rapidly”
added resident John Crozier,
saying that although no one
wanted to see neighbor
pitted against neighbor it
was little wonder that
tempers were flaring in the
dispute.

Several residents pointed
out that Newlands Road was
the only way to reach the
community and its condition
made it dangerous for
drivers and small children
playing in the area.

Sheila Greenberg, who is
handicapped, described her
difficulties coping with the

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broken road surfaces.

“Some days I can walk
with my cane, some days
only with crutches, and then
on other days I have to use a
wheelchair to get out.

... The patchwork and
broken pavement, narrow
and sharp curves in the road,
present a hazard. Moving to
the side of the road one

encounters stones and
pebbles presenting eyen
more danger,” she said.

Allan Collier, one of the
petition organizers and the
man who orchestrated the
mass turnout of residents,
was delighted with council's
change of heart.

“After last week I was
afraid thattwo years of hard

work had gone out the
window. This is_ real
democracy in action,” he
said.

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Gordon Mulberry, said that
he was surprised at the large
number of residents who felt
strongly enough to attend
council to express their
views.

And bowing gracefully to
defeat he said “Council
could not ignore such a large
body of opinion. But I don’t
think there will be any
lasting bad feeling in the
neighborhood.”

A resident of Newlands
Road for 20. years, he ex-
plained that the older
residents have different at-
titudes to the newcomers.

“When we moved in we
thought of it more as a rural
area. We didn’t want, or ex-
pect, sidewalks and gutters
and all that kind of thing. We
would have stayed in Van-
couver if we had,” he said.
“But the younger ones in the
newer area want everything

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oad different culturally, geographically’

to look just right. And I'm
sure it will all look very nice
when it’s done.”

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