a “Po Vancouver District’ lots, The. properties; 2-4 .. complexes have fenced in areas . and wearer Rotsallowed in a ii 42 ~ Sunday, June 22, 1997 = North Shore News — fhe , on c : . amily (ee By Anna Marie D'Angelo News Reporters dangelo@nsnewscom WENDY Mynott and home limbo, i her fimily are living in iA ys Va i They have been se for most of the 12 years they have lived ina house in the 3600-block of 4 Mount Seymoiy! Parkway, Yea The heuse ison property destined for development, Their house is currently sur- rounded by a highrise, condos! and the busy iain. road: near the busiest. shopping centre in the area. i “When we came here there was fust a forest. They just teft this block hére, We vdon't understand why,” said Mynott. Kor years, Myttart has been living in the shadow of a buil- dozer and putting off making imMpravements to her home, ocEvery year fdr the: pagt 10 years; Mynott said she received, her home, . oc" You can see how ridiculous * _ We took..." They just boxed us Sine It’s like a’, prison almost’: because, those (neighboring) there,” said’ Mynott, "The most’ promising’ real estate offer'seemed to be going - through last fall.: The proposal, ‘brought together three. neigh-* | Loring properties including the \Mynotts’! plus “‘four,’ North: properties were'slated to sup-: port: a'nine-storey tower: svith green space, 7 “The: highrise. proposal was supported by. the majority of ' esidents,,in- adjoining’ proper- es, But new higfitises are not acceptable to most people living * sin.the Seymour ‘and Deep Gove’ ‘areas, said North’ Vancouver. _ District Cotiny Lisa Muri.” NEWS photo Terry Poters . CLIVE and Wendy Mynott, along with children Steve and Jennifer, say they have been hemmed in at home by surrounding higher-density development. “a serious development offer for “Only The!) Mynotts® stood to > "ma ¢ about $700,000 for their -home in the deal. _ After the deal was accepted, Redekop wanted to negouate a reduced price, according to North Vancouver District staff, some council. members and two of the property owners. » That was not acceptable to. the district and‘ the deal fell through. | = Coun, Muri said she “feels for” the. Mynotts, but does not support the development of the Muri is a new councillor who lives in the Seymour area., Muri’s: anti-development::plat- form helped her get elected, “This community has been: speaking up in the .past few years because they don’t wantit (development) to get any more out: of hand .than -it already has,” said Muri, iyo) Veteran councillor Ernie Despite: that, the proposed; Crist said .he didn’t’ have a developer, Redekop-Properties j company. bid $4,088,000 ‘for the properties. Two of the'dis- Fict lots were for green space’ icouver. to interested and qualified applicants. his franchise .gives you the opportunity ‘to, take problem with the development Inc? using the name, of a shell“ proposal, but. che «residents in: thé general area opposed it. The. Mynotts are looking at a/$4,000 property transfer tax. bill for the failed real estate‘deal, Another neighbor, Kristina cial government. a Vandervoort has fived in her house — for “dreadful and stresstul.”; “To date cotncil. has not come up with a:way to resolve’ this: I think there should be a spint and willingness to not leave us. surrounded by high density,” said Vandervoort." North Vancouver.: District: planner Bill, Rimmer ‘said he. sympathizes with the Mynotts’ situation, Bur he added that they were told to get a lawyer Vandervoort, is facing the same! , $4,000 tax owed to the provin- 19. -years.; She | described: what. happened: as”, « “People tive all along. the . Parkway, [feel fortunate just to ~ be able to live in-this area peri- ead," said Mure” 4 Muri said she could not be. » Tesponsible for anyone’s‘choice * to live in the Parkway homes, Mynott said that her‘family has: paid $1,000s to‘ aslawyer © - already and a.$2,500 rezoning fee'that didn’t go through. “It’s not fair what we've had to go through,” said Mynott.. “We've had people ‘say we were: going for the money. I could haye killed them. Would they like to live like this? We can’ never just settle,” said Mynote. and told to be informed about: | all the ramifications of the deal. Muri said. that crowded schools and ather strained infra- structtre can't keep up with the” development already in place. Muti said that-the real estate’ deal was:a risk. She said they! . 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