~ NEWS photo Mike Waketield THOSE who enjoy the beauty of Zig Zag Park in Pemberton Heights have Marjorie Ashdown to thank. She and her husband Frank are care-" takers of it and two other gar- dens in the neighbourhocd. She was recently made the “honourary superintendent” - of the gardens. and is also - active with the local commu- nity association. you know : a Silent Hero? Send your nominations to Terry Peters, North Shore News, 139 Lonsdale Ave., North Vancouver, B.C., V7M 2H4; or by -mail to . Include your name and phone number; the name and phone number. of your nominee; 5 and your reason for nominating the Silent Hero. : : ; Annette Martin Contributing Writer ANGRY Lynn Valley residents walked out of the Nov. 28 meeting of North Vancouver District council mutter- ing, “Disgusting!” Earlier in the evening, sev- eral speakers had urged coun- cil to reverse a Now 13 deci- sion overturming the extension of the 229 bus service on Ross Road. Councillors had) originally voted in favour of the exten- sion at a Nov. 6 meeting, but changed their minds after hearing from Ross Road resi- dents concerned about 2 nega- tive impact from the new route. Council has now decided to hold a public meeting on the issue in the Lynn Valley community. Donna Howes, assistant manager of transportation, engineering and planning, rec- ommended that the 229 bus service extension proposal be referred to the Transportation Policy Advisory Committee (TPAC). TPAC would reassess the technical. merits, hear input and implenient an appeal pro- cedure for transportation rec- ommendations not supported by the Jocal neighbourhood. Coun.” Lisa’ Muri said TPAC is not the right forum for residents’ concerns. Said Muri, “The advisory body should not be put to the test hearing from the commu- nity. That's what we were elected for. Let's give the resi- dents of Lynn Valley a chance to be heard.” Coun. Bill Denault added, ““Somebody didn’t get a fair shake at input. We need to allow people that opportuni- tw.” Municipal. manager Gourd Howie asked councillors. if they wanted to proceed with the TPAC transit implementa- tion policy of set up a separate appeal process. “IF just want to get on with the public meetings.” said Muri. Asked Coun. Ernie Crist, “How will we look to the GVRD when we hold up a whole process for two vears because we can’t decide on one bus route? Its time to make a decision and FE don’t think we should deter it.” Said Coun. Doug MacKay- Dunn, “We're getting trapped by ininutia, We've dropped the ball. This is too important to feave to staff, that’s what we're here for... It’s our job to make decisions and it's unfair to put TPAC in that position.” Coun. Janice Harris said, “We are the final public court of appeal around here, not TPAC. We don’t have to hold up the process but we do want a meeting out in the commu- nity.” Muri said that ic would be unrealistic 10 held a public meeting prior to Christmas bur added, “We are dealing with people i in the Lynn Valley area. Let's just do this right. Tt has been @ painful experience for all of us. We want to do this for the last time and get it right.” Howes said that council had = missed = TransLink’s December “sheet” and as the transit change sheets are made up only four times a year, the 229 route would = remain unchanged until April. At this point there were groans from the proponents of the proposed Ross Road route extension who were attending the council meeting. They had hoped to have the service available during the winter months. Crist voted against a public meeting. “We have a petition signed by 300 people who want and need this. Let's approve it,” he said. ENVIS S31 73 RIS bttp://www.nenews.com Sell your stuf 14 hours a day. I days a week. 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