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And. ‘the -new board member says the unusual situation is entirely due to

the apathy and disinterest of

the public. . He 'and four incumbent trustees. seeking election to the board which accounts for by far the biggest drain on North Van _ taxpayers’ dollars, all had their seats guarantecd when nominations closed Mo. day noon — by acclamation. Dungey, a priest in the Anglican Church who works as a parole analyst for the B.C. Board of Parole, cx- pressed disappointment that he will not have to battle for

municipal elections: Rev. Roy. fore: the ‘hae secure the ‘North Van Voters’ Association (NOVVA) seat. vacsited

mand for ing hoes sapiens year without as

the seat.on the basis of ‘airing what he sees as critical issues fa: ing the school board.

I was looking forward to al -tle opposition, actually,” he told“the News. “It’s like b» ing in the starting box with one foot up when the gun hasn't gone off.”

Dungey will serve as a North Van City represen- tative on the board, along with Marg Jessup and Philip Joe who are renewing their terms. Elected by ac- clamation for the two North Van District vacancies are

Chiirmi Verna Smelovsky

just two seats,.And only one ose seats is being sought

by ‘an incbmbent — Frances. McDowell : -— since Lilian ;

Thiersch | again. Similarly, there will be battles for places on all three North: Shore municipal

is mot running

as the total number of seats being vacated.

Only post filled by ac- clamation was for mayor in North Van City, which once again goes to Jack Loucks.

And of all the aldermanic seats vacated, the only one not being resought by an incumbent, is that of George Morfitt in West Van.

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nbers of the Hales family will be ¢ home at 3096 Fromin > Road in Lynn Valley. It is the third

from: the. outside of the house and decorated

...as developer delays his own permit

“THIS COUNCIL is not a rubber stamp for developers,” Mayor Derrick Humphreys told Monday’s public meeting on a proposed 20-storey waterfront development in West Vancouver.

Council had decided October 5 to proceed with a development permit for 2203-2231 Bellevue Avenuc subject to a restrictive covenant forbidding the enclosure of balconies.

A man who had persuaded council to invalidate that earlicr public meeting over a technicality, then wrote informing council it should not merely “rubber stamp development proposals.”

It_ was this letter which prompted the mayor's statement of denial.

Chris Miles had stopped the previous public mecting after pointing out that a mandatory sign to be placed on the property of the

proposed development advertising the upcoming public mecting, had not

been erected.

As it turned out, Jonathan Baker, appearing for the property owner, further delayed approval of a de- velopment permit Monday. by protesting the restrictive covenant clause imposed as a condition.

It was decided that the matter would be sent back for a staff report to take in the new input fromthe

ublic mecting and that the tem would be withdrawn from the policy and planning mecting agenda.

Humphreys reminded the mecting that council, which

he said is often blamed, was not responsible for holding up the process but the developer was impeding his CONTINUED ON PAGE Al2

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