ASSESSMENTS HEARING

Landfill neighbors get their s

CHEERS and jeers punctuated Wednesday’s all-
day court of revision hearing of more than 100
assessment appeals from residents claiming their
homes have been devalued by the presence of the
Premier Street landfill.

It was standing room only
as the court heard letter
after letter and speaker after
speaker express the anger of
residents having to _ live
alongside acres of garbage.

Ralph Long, appearing on
behalf of many residents on
the west side of Lynn Creek,
charged that Dhistrict staff
and elected officials had
been musrepresenting = the
facts for years by assuring
people that the landfill
would be closed in 1983 and
be transformed into a golf use our panos |
course Now, he added. “Bears invade our gardens
Mayor Don Bell says ut will and rats infest the neigh-
be used for another 20 years borhood Obviously our

“Our windows look mght 9 property no longer has the
into slimy filth oozing down same value as before when

shoppers in Westlynn Mall
over a mile away,” he added.
“Crows and = seagulls
bombard our homes and
gardens with bones and
debris from the dump.
creating a hazard for our
children and pets, not to
mention our lawnmowers.”
“Incredible swarms of
huge flies prevented us from
opening our doors and
windows last summer and,
along with the dust and
ashes, it was impossible to

bare. eroded slopes we looked down on clean
garlanded with garbage.” water and across to forested
Long said. “Day after day, slopes ~

seven days a week. from
seven in the morning to
seven at might we have the
unending

Long produced before and
alter photographs of the areca
to tllustrate his point

When the assessor pointed
tracks and out that everyone in- the
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sometimes we cant carry on 9 per cent reduction on their

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“That roll-back was a
decision at a different court
of revision hearing, and [|
have been prevented from
referring to it in a case prior
to today’s hearing,” she said.
“Apart from that, your office
is appealing that roll-back to
the assessment appeal board
and we have no guarantee as
to what land assessment
anyone in the District will
end up with.

“We are here to appeal the
values shown on the
assessment notices in front
of this court, not some
unknown figure.”

Gniffin went on: “Those
living on Premier Street not
only put up with all the
problems those on the west
side expenmence, but they
also have hundreds of trucks
constantly lumbering by
their homes to enter the
dump These trucks line up
on the street at 6 30 in the
morning. their motors
running, waiting for the
dump to open

“Diesel fumes pervade the
homes on this street and the
dust is incredible | Trucks
leaving the dump are even
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“How can homeowners
expect to get a fair market
price for their homes under
these conditions, yet their
land value was increased by
35 per cent while most of the
residential land in the
district was increased by
either 14.8 per cent or by
10.7 per cent.”

The assessor responded by
stating that all townhouses
had their land values in-
creased by 35 per cent.
When the chairman of the
court of revision asked why.
the assessor replied that they
were undervalued the
previous year.

In his final rebuttal, the
assessor stated that no
evidence had been produced
to prove that homes could
not be sold at the assessed
value

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A9 - Sunday, February 28, 1982 - North Shore News

ACRES of garbage is
the scene constantly
visible from the win-
dows of homes near
North Vancouver's
Premier Street Landfill.
Neighbors complain
they are also subjected
to daily noise from
machinery working at
the dump. They are
asking the court of
revision to reduce the
assessed values on their
properties.

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