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School ‘meeting’ was not in.

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Burrard View reject new -

school” and “Residents Cool.

to New School” misrepresent ~ the eyents that occurred and —

the” general sentiment of Deep Cove residents.

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By my count, speakers for

and against the school were

about evenly divided. Your reporter may have been misled by the fact that

‘several opponents of the

school spoke 3 or 4 times

-and persistantly interrupted.

and harangued proponents

_Of the school, despite the

efforts of the keep order. -

chairman to

runner up.

-school, .

Rhetoric aside, the

‘Community of Deep Cove

desperately needs a new Burrard .. View School is a disgrace to any responsible community. Despite the assiduous efforts

of teachers and parents, it” has. proved impossible to.

Bive . children the educational environment they need and deserve. More critically, the. school is unsafe. It is - officially (I.C.B.C.) designated as a

firetrap and its location on a.

busy. through street has contributed to: two serious traffic accidents involving students in the past year.

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View would cost from $600,000 to $900,000 and would not solve the traffic accident risk. We are left.

with the only sane. alter- .

native - construction of the y. school and the. demolition of Burrard View. Unlike’ most. - political decisions, this is the cheapest course of action for taxpayers. The cost of $1.3. million is partially offset by - $500,000 from the sale of the Burrard View land plus taxes' from = the residential units to be. built of $40,000 to $50,000 per year.

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renovation would -cost -as much .as $900,000 with no off-setting .revenue ‘from land.sales and taxes since the ‘Cove Cliff property will revert to sports field use if the new school is not built. Cove Cliff will: give‘Deep — Cove two -new- -efficient — schools for students: from — Kindergarten to high school graduation. This can only be an asset to the whole ‘community ‘and improve property values for everyone * - including ‘those few militant, noisy protestors. ° Michael V. Holt __ North Vancouver ‘| .

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