At the recent public meeting on the rezoning of land for the proposed site for Cove Cliff School, it was claimed by a representative of the School Board, that the new school would cost one dollar per household for each of the next twenty years. Such statements are unworthy of the Board and are more suited to the high pressure salesman who

Dear Editor:

Most forward-looking municipal councils in the Lower Mainland, alert to both the problems and opportunities that growth will imevitably bring, are busily developing Com-

munity Plans for their

municipalities. The draft plan just prepared by West Vancouver municipal council is one example.

But not so North Van- couver District. Our District Council continues to drag its heels. Like ostriches, our mayor and most of our aldermen are burying their heads in paper-work, hoping the problem of our growth will go away. But growth will inevitably take place in North. Vancouver - District.

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School imcloding land, fees and site development would not be much less than two million dollars which must

be borrowed at current .

interest rates. The repayment of ‘this debt would amount to well over four million dollars and even if the provincial government

The only questions are: Will it be the kind of growth that our citizens want? Will it take place gradually or will there be a sudden growth explosion? Will we be in charge of. it or will devélopers and real estate interests decide our futures? ' | have no hesitation in predicting that, unless North Vancouver District soon adopts a Community Pian, we are heading for trouble,

very serious trouble, that

could disrupt our whole community, destroy the livability cherished by our citizens and bring problems beyond our ability to cope. My first motion to Council, following my election last November, called on Council to adopt

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growth and development of our municipality. It went down to defeat — only Alderman Mary Segal it. ; My concept of a Com- munity Pian is one which would be adopted only after a careful study of all aspects of life in North Vancouver District, of desirable growth patterns for our District and based on the liability standards demanded by the residents expressed in widespread public discussion and input into the Com- munity Plan. It would mean present,

that unplanned, piecemeal, spot develop- ment (which has created many problems and led to

Don’t knock our teachers |

Dear Editor:

I am distressed by the anti- teacher attitude expressed by Mr. Arthur Platt in your paper recently. As a parent of 3 school age children, I am very concerned that vocal pensioners will frighten school boards into adopting less than adequate budgets for our children.

We are in a very in- flationary period and school costs must be rising as fast as everyone else’s costs.

I would remind Mr. Platt that the “militant” teachers he criticizes are products of our school system, hence his problem becomes circular.

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what we gave in quantity not so many years ago.

Citizens, parents, teachers, trustees and the Provincial Government should work toward this end not as adversaries but as teammates. Our future's at stake!

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half million dollars in 1977 to almost four million dollars this year, an increase of almost fifty per cent in three years, and the end is nowhere. in sight: The School Board is engaged in a wild capital spending spree. New schools are being built, old schools are being rebuilt and new schools increased in size. We hear of proposals for the new Cove Cliff School and Indian River

many mistakes) would be replaced by an over-all, plan governing the direction of our development for the next décade at least. All development plans and applications, all plans for expansion of services would be assessed and judged by how they fit into the Community Plan.and would correspond to the plan.

It weuld deal with such matters as the retention of the neighborhood character of North Vancouver District, the provision of adequate, affordable housing, traffic patterns imcluding a light rapid transit system, protection of our en- vironment, a decision of whether or not it is necessary to remove chemical in- dustries from the District, encouragement of light industries that are labour- intensive and environ-

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Seycove School, are within a quarter of a. mile -from

Eight million dollars to be spent in one small area and the thirty-five year old school to be torn down to suit the whims of a few self- centred trustees.) and educators. At the same time several schools of seventy years of age are still being used in this School District.

mentally clean to provide jobs and widen our tax base, controlled commercial | growth and a long term master plan for cultural and . recreational facilities.

' The Planning Act and the Municipal Act will soon be amended by the Provincial Legislature. Fears have been expressed that further inroads will be made on municipal powers to make zoning by-laws.

Our District Council already made one serious error when it tried to deny public access to a report on the hazards surrounding dangerous chemicals at Hooker Chemicals. Is it now going to compound the error by refusing citizens the right to assist in developing an over-all Community Plan? Ernie Crist Alderman District of North Vancouver

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