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Subdivision vote changed

OPEN LETTER TO
N. VAN DISTRICT
COUNCIL

We, the concerned
residents of the Thames
Creek area, would like to ex-
press our distaste with the
District Council’s decision of
October 1 to.overturn its
previous decision regarding
the application #3174B for
increased subdivision of Mr.
J.A. Bresett of 1477 Demp-
sey Road in May 1984.

Having expressed our con-
cern as local residents and
after much vigorous lobby-
ing, a decision against the
controversial 3-lot subdivi-
sion was brought about by
Council in May. Satisfied
with the application which
would have increased the pre-
sent lot subdivision to a 3-lot

subdivision was rejected, and
confident the matter was laid
lo resi, we obviously pursued
no further.

Nothing more was heard
until October 1, three hours
before another vote was to be
taken on the application.
Luckily a full agenda of
Council members was not
present, therefore, the vote
could not be taken. In all
fairness, why were we (the
residents most to be affected)
not notified of Council's
decision to re-open the mat-
ter? If it was not for the cons-
cientiousness of a certain
alderman we would not have
known the application was
being reconsidered at all un-
ul, of course, it would have
been too late to reaet. Is this
how our supposed open

Dog-catcher funding

Dear Editor:

With regard to my recent
letter (Sept. 28th)- on dog
control, due to afi oversight
or possible needed editing, a
paragraph from my original
letter was deleted. This left
room for misinterpretation
of my intent.

My desire was, and still is,
that the names and phone
numbers of those who would
be willing (if necessary) to
contribute funds for a full-
time dog catcher be sent to
me. | wished to be able to go
to our administration and
show that there are many of
us who are not happy with
the present situation.

After numerous contacts
with the existing Enforce-
ment Officers | am_ fully
satisfied that they are doing
all that can be done consider-
ing the limited manpower
and resources.

The omitted paragraph
reads: ‘“‘If this appeal does
work and sufficient money
can be raised, | will try and
find out if and to what
department at the Municipal
Hall your contribution can be
made, and | will get back to
you by telephone.’*

The cheques that were sent
to me have been destroyed.
A.W. Brooks
West Vancouver

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change.
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Victoria

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system of Council operates?

On the matter of the vote,
in May the vote on the ap-
plication was three for, three
opposed, with one alderman
(Mr. Dykeman) not present.
Thus the application was
declined because of the need-
ed majority vote. We have
since learned that the majori-
ty vote needed has to be a five
for, two opposed decision,
with a full Council present. If
a full Council was present in
May at the time of the first
vote the application, accor-
ding to Council’s majority
vote, would still be declined.
Since the May vote a certain
alderman’s vote has been
swayed, thus the vote on Oc-
tober 1 was approved five
for, two opposed.

We respectfully request
that Council explain to us,
through this paper, what new
information has been
brought forward since May,

to not only warrant another

vote but to change its
outcome.
Also, is ft the District of

North Vancouver's policy to
allow the filling in of ‘‘creek
flood-plane’’ regardiess of
topography just for the sake
of a subdivision?

Is it fair to force upon
ajoining landowners lots that
barely meet the minimum
square footage area required
for the RS3 Zoning of the
area. Lots that are almost
one-third the average size of
the Thames Court Subdivi-
sion lots?

Finally, if Council
members are supposed to be
the elected voice of the com-
munity, why did it choose to
vote against the vast 90%
majority of local residents

who were opposed to the
development?

Gordon Carter

North Vancouver

AT - Wednesday, October 24, 1984 - North Shore News

es McCarthy

eulogizes
Mae Ross

THE EULOGY for well-
known West Vancouver res-
ident Mae Ross, who died
last Wednesday aged 88, was
delivered by longtime friend
Grace McCarthy, minister of
human resources, al yester-
day's funeral service.

Rev. John Robertson, rec-
tor of St. Monica's,
Horseshoe Bay, conducted
the service in the Hollyburn
Funeral Home. Pallbearers
included West Van Mayor
Derrick Humphreys.

Widowed a number of
years ago, Mrs. Ross took a
keen interest to the day of
her death in political affairs
at all levels. A staunch Con-
servative federally and Social
Credit member provincially,
she counted Premier Bill
Bennett and the late prime
minister John Diefenbaker
among her many friends.

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