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10 - : Wednesday, April 30, 1986 - North Shore News

WEST VANCOUVER

Homeowners to pay
$75 per household
‘more in school taxes

THE AVERAGE West Vancouver ‘homeowner will be pay-_
ing an extra $75 in-school taxes.as’a result of the 1986-87

West: Vancouver School: Board: ‘budget: tentatively approved

- By CHRIS WONG
7 Contributing Writer

_ budget and decided on a major in-—

Monday. ..

Altes three ‘years of restraint,
-the board. voted for the tax:hike to
ance a “budget which calls

ve to pay $32 more for this’ year.
The.. decision ‘overruled “a” rec-
ommendation: from: the board’s fi-

nancial: planning committee for an ~

8.9 per cent:budget increase, and a
35 tax hike to‘residents. ; *:

Vancouver © teachers. said

they. fear.’ the downsized: amount

Ht not be ugh to prevent staff

‘ layofis. ae
iW Vancouver Teachers’
‘Maureen

. about: .19-

But trustee Margo: Furk said it

“ Feimains to be seen. whether layoffs ;

ill be necessary, adding that she
“expects the approved: budget.to be

oa -Sufficient, to.cover. salary costs.

ard’s disposal ..—..an
! said will be ample: to
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‘erease-after taking into account the
need for
“maintenance and higher busing

“osts
Smith “added: the increase ‘was

reasonable, given the board has cut
the budget the last three years.

couver homeowners would not ac-
cept the $135 tax hike contained in

the committee’s recommendation. °-
The economy has not improved
-sufficiently to enable West. Van-

couver residents to afford'a major

. increase, She said. ‘I’m sure peo-

ple living in the British Properties

..in..$800,000 -homes are’ doing..all. ..
“right, but that is not what we are:

talking about.

The | average. value’ of. a West

Vancouver: home: is $154, 000, ‘she
added.

Smith said West Vancouver res-
idents' are not oblivious to- the
overall | “disasterous’’;; state: of
education in the province, and are

‘prepared to “‘bite the bullet.’’ :
Furk said disasterous is-an inap-

. propriate term. .““We are providing

* quality..education.to ‘the. students:
of : West.. Vancouver, and..no. one <

“has given me any information that
- indicates otherwise.”* es

.The budget is subject: to: ‘adjust-
“ments to be made’ after the figures

. Chec! pe
. Check for gas
. Check electri

supplies,. equipment, ~

But Furk predicted West Van- —

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