AT-Wednesday, June 4, 1980 - North Shore News

Tax hikes more than mayor said ?

Dear Editor:

Your editonal of May 28,
1980 defends the stated
10.9% average imcrease in
West Vancouver property
taxes and attempts to jusufy
it by means of the Mayor's
newspaper article. The
budget was submitted to all
West Vancouver taxpayers
and thew feedback clearly
indicated they did not wish
services to be reduced, even
though the cost was going
up.

Three weeks ago | w-
serted an ad im the local
North Shore paper askmeg

Volcano’s

Dear Editor:

St. Helens, m its former
and latter states, will not ship
human memory for some
time The = ramifications
caused by its recent eruption
have effected and will
continue to effect all lfe
forms and ccosystems for
genecranons

There ts an urgent oced
however, on the part of all
individuals to help alleviate
the suffenng of humans and
noon -humans taused by the
mountain's outburst

Organizations have been

established to assist 3 the

property owners concerned
about their imcrease to
phone me; I have been
inundated by calls. You may
be interested to learn the
results of my survey.

1. There are so many
people with tax increased
from 16.9% to 29% that I
find it hard to believe the
average increase ts 10.9% as
the Mayor tells us.

2. Many small businesses
have an increase of 32% to
50% and are unhappy.

3} There were

14,500

néwsletters distributed and
only 55Q answers were
returned to the Mayor.
Many citizens did not
receive the newsletter (1 for
one) or if they did, they
thought it was junk mail and
tossed it out. The
questionnaire did not ask for
an acquisition opinion on
waterfront property which
should be put to the people.
For most West Vancouver
homeowners taxes have

increased out of the
proportion compared to
other areas in Greater

Vancouver where increases

seem to be under 100
dollars. The general con-
sensus of opinion is_ that
expenditures in West
Vancouver are far too high
and unnecessary.

They must be curtailed or
we are m danger of losing
our homes.

It is time to stop passing
the buck. Our local ad-
mimstrators must accept a
good portion of respon-
sibility for these tax im
creases and be aware that a
good majority of West

animal victims need help

human population = of
Washington. Yet, there 1s
sull the non-human ciement
which needs human support.

For this very reason, the
Vancouver Regional Branch
of the B.C.S.P.C_.A_ has
miliated a rehef fund for the
Washington animals in necd

The wildlife which ts
unsuccessfully secking
refuge. the abandoned

domestic anmmal! without the
necessary requirements for
survival and the herds of
farm anumnais which have
been left to ther own
devices are just a few of the

many associated problems.

The Washington Animals
in Need fund (W.A_I.N_) will
allow the humanitanans
working through the
auspices of the Washington
State Federauon of Humanc
Societies to rescue = and
relocate wildlife, airlift
surviving farm animals to
bigh ground and provide
shelter to the domestc
animals.

The Vancouver Regiwnal
Branch has been tn constant
contact with key individuals
within the Federation who
have cupressed a plea for

Hearing should be postponed

Dcar Kditor

In view of che fact that the
West Revised
Community Plan has not as
yet been released a post
ponement of the Junc Sth

publs heanng is ncecssary

Vancouver

Mushroom Burger

Members of the public arc
at a disadvantage uf they arc
not given the opportunity to
study the plan beforc Une
bearing 13 held I
adcquate Ome us not allowed
for public

public
perusal wt wall
very

indicate oa arrogant

~

and Fries

Now open from 9:000.m. dady serving coffec & dower,

1404 Lonsdale
987-4131

approch on the part of the
West Vancouver Council

A postponement of this
public heanng to September
isan order

B Wilhans
West Vam ouvert

179

$99 ith ch

eoso
ome

faa

a

Will you kindly assist us in
our efforts by encouraging
your readers to send their
donations, earmarked
W_.A_IN., to the Vancouver
Regional Branch,
BCSPCA ., 1205 East 7th
Avenuc, B.C.
VST IRI.

Vancouver,

Your cooperation will be
truly appreciated.

Ken Hemmenck
Admunistratve
Assistant
BCSPCA

Vancouver taxpayers are not
rich, but are m fact on fixed
incomes.

A pubhc information
meeting regarding West
Vancouver taxes will be held
Jane 26, 1980, at 8-00 p.m. in
West Vancouver High
School. Al) West Vancouver
taxpayers who are con-
cerned should attend.

Council and School Board
Members will be present to
answer questions.

Thelma Johnson

West Vancouver

i you want to order a photo that ap-

peared in the NEWS. call Andrea Bar-
ratt

9am. -5 p.m.
Monday, Wednesday,
Thursday onty

985-2131

RIVIERA SPA

Swimming & Fitness Centre
“| Men, Women — Swim 7 Days a Week

3 MONTHS FOR *60
Gearanteed Lowest Prices |

° 10 Supervised Lodies Exer-
cise classes per dey.

° Conditioning body building

are.

° Remedin! Mineralized Whirt-
pool 108" F

- Heat 78° F Swimming Pool

° Sousa

’ ° Access to Ys mile trock

VANCOUVER NORTH VAN.
327-0003 900-7358

Slee G Frases = West oof Loundale on 14th

christensen’s
Inventory Reduction Sale

up to 50% off
Selected Watches

DSetho Cardi Quarts Accutron &
thdova startuyy as bow as $45 OO

SEIKO QUARTZ
MEMORY BANK CALE NOAH

4 69 Play ptas Mr BLO0

bq

Gold Jewellery up to 50% off

ty PLQCOATIN Catal Ail ty t ARLEUNG SS $2
. )
\ WITHI (0b MOND Pam Pen. ent Dawa
a TOR | tOmS &
( w 1am] Whos
3° 9D > 20
tty, ftery id
( fester oatra
CORE Promoset front cae ooh Chon Of GQGokd on Sitwen
chats tags pendants Channs bracelets etc
Borde ery eee Eww tthe: cpsest otters hearst

jyowels 6 Christenset i

1550 LONSO

Lt AVE |N VANCOUVER

88-8545