WV Council strikes
task force on trees

WEST VANCOUVER District Council recently voted to
strike a municipal task force aimed at studying the con-
troversial issue of tree cutting in Caulfeild Park.

The issue surfaced after the
municipality's director of finance,
George Horwood, made an ap-
plication in July to cut down three
trees in the park which he says are
obstructing the view from his
house.

Several residents have petitioned
council to reject Horwood’s re-
quest, and council also received
complaints in March when
municipal staff cut down 34 trees
in Caulfeild Park.

The creation of the task force
was one of several recommenda-
tions made by Industrial Relations
Commission president Ed Peck,
appointed by council to head a
**fact finder’’ into the issue of tree
cutting in Caulfeild Park. All of
Peck’s recommendations were ap-
proved by council, including
allowing Horwood to cut down
only one of the three trees.

The issue was made all the more
difficult because Hcrwood is a
senior official with the district,
Peck said in his report.

“This fact has complicated mat-
ters, notwithstanding that he has
insisted from the outset of this in-
quiry on distinguishing his role as
a@ property owner from that of a
municipal officer,’ said Peck.

He added that allegations were
made that the 34 trees cut down by
municipal staff were done so at
Horwood’s request and that then
director of parks and recreation
Frank Kurucz told Horwood be-
fore he had bought the house near
Caulfeild Park ‘‘that he would get

By SURJ RATTAN
Contributing Writer

a good view’’ and that there had
been a ‘‘deal’’ made between
Horwood and Kurucz.

“‘Overal!, there exists the im-
pression that George Horwood was
given preferential treatment in the
matter by his associates in the
municipality,’’ said Peck. ‘“(But) I
find no collusion between Mr.
Horwood and the other district of-
ficials in the matter.’’

But Peck added that he believed
Horwood’s “persistent and strong
submissions probably influenced
(parks and recreation) officials to
embark on the tree clearing to the
extent they did."

Horwood said council was not
looking at ‘‘all the facts’? when it
accepted Peck’s recommendations.

“I’m somewhat stunned as to
his (Peck'’s) decisions. To this date
council has managed to ignore the
facts. Our applications comply
with all municipal policies. Our
application has been significantly
less that what has been achieved by
the people of Caulfeild Park. Why
pick on us?’’ asked Horwood.

Mayor Don _ Lanskail called
Peck’s recommendations
*sound,”’ and said they will have a
positive effect in West Vancouver.

“It will result in a plan for
Caulfeild Park that will guide
future actions and hopefully satis-
fy a majority of interested citi-
zens,”’ Lanskail said.

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