. JA ‘Statement: ‘made last week. by North’ Vancouver City”. ‘Alderman: ‘Stella: ‘Jo’ Dean. that ‘city council could have blocked the © expansion of ‘the . waterfront. . grain: elevators by withholding. a building: permit | or by: rezon- ‘ing has been. rejected ‘by | ne - *fellow-Alderman’ Howard: “Dean and Howard a are e two of the: four candidates run- ning for mayor. in ‘the city at the November 19 elections. ‘Howard says ‘council: rec- eived two. advising that the city could not legally withhold a buiid-:: fing permit because the elevator companies come ‘under the jurisdiction of the Canada Grain Act and also ,occupy land.owned by the - National Harbours Board. As ‘well, Howard added, “the: companies had “abided A community” ‘plan for.’ “North ‘Vancouver . City and’ * the means -by which it canbe *: : translated into bylaw form: i is. ‘the No. 1. item in®the . four-point. platform of former © alderman, _ Terry Grimwood whois. running: for city mayor * in. ‘the November 19. elec- ‘tions. - " " Grimwood is also empha- sizing: ; ‘ © The need. ‘recreational facilities and the Upgrading of ality parks. : - building codes. .further advised that if we. . legal: opinions — * Racquets Club- Vancouver, of which he will continue.’ as" “Manager and 7 _._ owner. for > more : year part-time position — of ALD. MARC HOWARD by. all, and “We were ‘oui ‘bylaws. | tried to rezone the ‘proper: | ties...or to restrict the height limitation, they could merely get a court order and not only | procted to build but, under. | the circumstances, pay us a token grant in lieu of taxes.”’ Estimated tax ‘revenue from the new elevators, said Howard, will be over $1.5 million per year. . recommended in - the: com- . munity. plan: e Citizen participation i in the : : development: “Of - municipal : ‘Grimwood who served on “city: council from” 1974 to “1976, has since designed and _. built the new ‘Court House > in North In seeking. the $11,000 a . Inayor he is running against -@. Height limits on. ‘buildings | “and protection of views as: Alderman Stella ‘Jo’ Dean; Alderman Jack . Loucks ‘and Alderman Mare Howard. | yne f “North “‘Vaticouver City’ Ss “waterfront and’ the: ‘state of. “Lonsdale Avenue are the two big concerns of Gary Payne, “who is running: “for ‘alderman’s seat. “council at’ the ‘November ‘election. * Payne. thinks. it’s a dis« S. no’ “recreational access’ for the | “grace that there: “public to the 11-mile strip of waterfront between. Amble-. ‘side Park and Cates Park— . with the result that citizens “living within a. stone’s. throw | “of the water have to-drive up to six miles in order to enjoy " oie ’ He wants te, see watericont : “development | | public. park—and: notes that he has already, campaigned | energetically to convince the: ‘provincial » “government to’ ‘ ‘to ‘the citizens of North Vancouver, “os Payne, founder “and ‘president of the. Lower ‘Lonsdale ‘Citizens © -Associ-. ‘ation, is: also: _pressing for a, “major: ‘shopping’ complex on” er 4 al perk an ny 7 Lower Lonsdale. It would, bh a says, revitalize the area and." also be a boon to the many: senior citizens who live i in ‘the : neighborhood, ef AS well, he is acti ae fi ¢ a” contination of a lower: road ‘remove: trucks: rand: “he eavy: , traffic from ‘most ‘tesidential, “| areas. oe if hia ' By: profession a ‘{eleviston, at news _ editor. with ‘BCTV, - “Payne's. other community ‘donate ‘land for that purpose . activities include: ditéctor of! “North ' Shore ' Neighborhood. ; House; director of the North © Shore... Community .. Arts. ‘council: and’ past. ditector’ and president. of the Qieen’ Mary — Community» + Schiool- ‘Associations 9° council and staff to plan‘ ways -vand®