2 —- Wednesday, July 21, 1999 - North Shore News- Fast ferry fuel From page? months ago recommended that any expan- sion in Horseshoe Bay include: @ a low-scale parkade attractively landscaped; @ restricting, the area intended for leasing commercial retail space in the administration building with the pussible exception of a car rental office and video arcade; @ combining a June traffic study by N.D. Lea Consultants Lid. to address residents’ con- cerns; @ relocating the proposed maintenance facil- ity to the Cypress Bowl municipal works yard away from Gleneagles elementary school. Now that the ball is in BC Ferries” court, many residents, including John Moonen, a Gleneagles homeowner, want Horseshoe Bay’s Nanaimo routes to be diverted to Iona Island by the airport or Tsawwassen, leaving just the local Bowen and Langdale routes at Horseshoe Bay. Moonen said that the possible future inclusion of rapid transit for Richmond could be consolidated into one ferry terminal at Tona Island. Additionally a single island route terminal at Tsawwassen, ise said would reduce visitor confusion, enable easier refuelling for fast fer- ries, reduce conflicts with smaller boats and avoid employee duplication at two terminals. “It would be a win for BC Ferries,” Moonen said. “The Horseshoe Bay run has outgrown Horseshoc Bay and their (BC Ferries’ expansion) solution is a band-aid res- olution.” One of many members of Citizens Against Ferry Traffic Expansion (CAFTE), an ad-hoc citizens group, Moonen wants BC Ferries to sign a covenant ensuring that no fucl depot for the PacifiCat fast ferry be built at Horseshoe Bay. Moonen, however, isn’t hopcful of any forthcoming commitment. Jim, Wilson, BC Ferries manager for major projects, told council that it’s out of the ques- tion to promise such 2 restriction, let alone include any long-term vision for Horseshoe Bay that would encompass economic, social _ and environmental studies. So far no transportation studies have been conducted to account for the expansion J oi Cruise plans. “We can’t meet the covenant require- ment. It's not something the corporation will ever do,” Wilson said. Wilson) contends that it's beyond BC Ferries’ mandate to help conceive a total plan for Horseshoe Bay residents. Asked whether he felt that the demands for casily accessible ferry service by a growing metropolitan city conflict with the smaller community population of Horseshoe Bay, Wilson said it’s hard to. satisfy everyone's needs and keep local residents happy. “We've gone through this long effort (to revise and amend our plans) and got nowhere,” Wilson said. “We'll rake our options from tonight's meeting to our man- agement.” Deborah Dykes, communications officer for BC Ferries, said the corporation was look- ing forward to some sort of support from council and thought a compromise could be reached. As a higher authority level of government BC Ferries can now proceed with construc- tion over council's objections, delay plans or incorporate council’s suggestions. As pert of council’s anti-ferry motion, it objected tu using the Upper Levels Highway as a holding parking area for ferry traffic. BC Ferry representatives have been look- ing into the possibility of closing the Whistler/Horseshoe Bay exit on the Upper Levels highway and rerouting traffic through the Eagleridge Drive exit, which has caused safety concerns among neighbours. Coun. Allan Williams expressed concern that BC Ferries will only delay plans that are inevitable, stating that the corporation remains undeterred. “I don’t think we're in the business of helping the ferry corporation. J want to sec Horseshoe Bay restored to when I first saw it in 1945,” Williams said. 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