A NUMBER of special projects, most of ther concerning ©
the waterfront area, have helped push West Vancouver
District ‘municipal taxes up by 5.6 per cent, for a total ex-

penditure of $39.6 million

Last year’s increase in taxes was
lower, at 4, 3 per cent.

Special Projects are responsible
* .for 2.6’ per cent of this year's in-
crease, the remaining increase in
‘regular /municipal’ responsibilities
_coming in at less than the rate of
inflation.

J'We are in a way blessed and
cursed by the number of extremely

worthwhile - projects coming ‘

on “the ‘controversial

Them
council's planning committee
‘a’. repo
scheduled for the May 30 meting.

“This followed the Jast in a ‘series .

the proposed expansion’ “of athe ~

private school

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th:
rt and. recommendation. .

By MAUREEN CURTIS
Contributing Writer
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together this year,’’ said Ald. Alex
Brokenshire at West Vancouver
District Council's “meeting Mon-
day.. ~

This list of special projects to, be
funded includes an Ambleside rock
and fishing... pier, a plaza | at

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clings

Contributing Writer
memory,’? commented Lanskail.
The matter has generated about
1,300 pieces . of . correspondence,
- according to Lanskail.
_ AS
‘residents protested the expansion
f the British Properties site, orig-
-inally'a public” elementary. school,

Oo: accommodate ~ a..maximum, of ;

a schools.’ ‘Tm ‘really ‘glad: the pro-
-vincial government ” “has seen the
‘need. It’s been/a‘real ‘team effort

on _the:'part parents and: ever-”
body else involved. :

“We had ‘been . so. ‘discouraged .
during the last? ‘few: weeks hearing:

‘rumors that the money just wasn’t

in previous hearings, local :

i well’ as
: assuage local. concerns with traffi ic:

Ambleside Landing, restoration of
the old ferry building: at the land-
ing, a seawall extension to Dun-
darave Park, replacement of

. Ambleside Park changerooms and

soccer clubhouse, and preparation
of playfields on the Caulfeild

_ Plateau,

“This budget has come under
exhaustive: review and debate,"
commented: Mayor Don Lanskail
after “the budget bylaw was in-
troduced.

Unlike the. two other North
Shore municipalitics, West Van-
couver has not included a shift in

Why try and Lee a quart |,

into-a.pint pot?’ asked Sheila

‘ Page of Deep Dent Road, who was
one of the many |
alternative site should _be found for.

at Ieast the secondary sector of the

who. felt that an

school.
Colleen Blair cited the intent: of.
the Community, Plan’ and argued

4 Against the. necessary rezoning : of

the site as having a serious negative
impact on: the ‘country-like at-
mosphere of the neighborhood. °

“I feel the applicant is trying to

coerce council,” Blair suggested. .
the. .
achievements. and | (reputation won

Proponents: held: up:

by the fledgling private school, as
-numerous * >attempts | to

‘ have’ ‘kindergarten ‘kids sitting in.
‘the mud at. Andian

iver,” she

River Community pokes ac-

companied Geddes and others’as a

3 - Wednesday, May ID,

taxation responsibility from

cial or industrial sectors.

, West. Vancouverites will see a
substantial tax increase, however,
for as Ald. Mark Sager pointed
out, the school board has decided
on an 11.1 per cent increase.

This will translate to: a-7.3 per
cent increase in gross taxes for the
residential taxpayer. But because
the provincial homcowner grant
has not kept ‘pace, remaining the
same for the past nine years, the
tax increase for the average house-
hold will be about 8.8 per cent.

“the
residential sector to the commer- ,

198% . North Shore News

Although municipal operating
expenses have been kept to ap-
‘ proximately a three per cent in-
‘crease, several service improve-
ments have been included for 1988.

Residential areas will be treated

to additional road sweeping, while
‘business and recreational areas will
‘also see extra clean- “up.
- Improvements have ‘also been
‘made to’ the boulevard tree
maintenance program, recreational
‘programs,’ program. coordination
for arts and special events, as well
as enumeration fer the-1988 elec:
ition.

frolics
|; NORTH VANCOUVER City
firefighters pull an antique hose
reel ln m race during the seventh
anova) Hose Reel Festival in’
Mahon Park, North “Vaa-
couver, Saturday. ‘The festival
also festured © parade, fire
equipment display, water tower
and bucket brigade races and
tug-o’-war competition. Bar-
anby's fire department wo the,
hose reel rece, North Vas-—
couver District Fire Department

i |. won the water tower competl-

and parking probieins. an i

Collingwood ‘Headmaster
Graham Baldwin declared the ‘site
conipletely adequate for «the ex-

\ flow snd Vancouver's

* Business.
Classified Ads oe. 2. .
Doug Collins. !

panded facility,.,arguing -that the |

‘density would be slightly over half
_ the permissable level... |,

In the face of local concerns
with the school’s use of the adja.
cent park, Baldwin detailed the use
‘that the public. already. mak ‘of
‘school facitities/
| “As somebody said, we were a
‘good neighbor, and we will! con-
‘tinue. to’ be a good neighbor,’
‘Baldwin promised. . .

4" ‘Baldwin’ also’ pointed °
Collingwood is attracting / hig
qualified teachers‘! as well as

oung families into the area,

with Brummett

“1 don’t think anyone really hoped
for: funding. for. both schools. We ie
" ‘couldn’t» be . more delighted. MTh
‘longer’ it: took to make’ the! (an

| Rouncement,’ “the more ‘we. were.

“feeling it it would be going.

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