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10 - Sunday, May 17, 1987 - North Shore News

inquiring reporter

Stephen Barrington

JUST ABOUT everyone has to pay taxes. Income tax, introduced in the early part of this century as a tem- porary measure, is still with us today. Sales tax is levied on goods from gasoline to liquor and clothes. Municipalities tax their residents according to the assess- ed value of the property they own. With these tax dollars, the governments provide services ranging from social

services to libraries and police protection. But recent reductions in many services have left a number of people grumbling that they are not getting the value they deserve for their hard-earned money. This week, the Inquiring Reporter wants to know if people think they are getting good value for all their tax dollars.

Do we get goed value for

Greg Rodgerson Vancouver

No. A lot seers to be wasted on presrams and studies that are shelved. Money would be better spent put into practical things.

N. VAN DISTRICT COUNCIL

Suite bylaw introduced

NORTH VANCOUVER District junior council moved Monday to introduce a rezoning bylaw clearing the way for the legalization of in-law suites in the municipality.

The junior council, consisting of North Vancouver students sitting in for regular council and staff to mark Local .Government Awareness ‘Week, called for a public hearing on the bylaw for June 15,

The rezoning bylaw limits se- cond kitchens to in-law suites, defines cooking facilities and the size of in-law suites, defines com-

mon-law relationships for the pur- *

poses of the bylaw, ups off-street parking requirements for single- family homes with in-law suites, and sets maximum fines for of- fences against the bylaw at $2,000.

By MICHAEL BECKER News Reporter

“This will be a very controver- sial bylaw,’? said junior ald. Paul Hargreaves. ‘‘l was quite amazed at how large the problem is in North Vancouver. .Apparently in some areas it’s as high as 25 per cent,’’ he said.

Junior ald. Lee Ann McGuire, the sole junior council vote against the bylaw, questioned staff about what consideration had been made to control illegal suites rather than outlaw them.

“Up until now, all have been il-

Wions Gate nosatal

Conrad Boisvert

Maple Ridge

] don’t think so. I don’t think we get good value. Some of it is wasted.

very well,

legal. Now family suites will be allowed,”’ said district social plan- ner Lenna Jones. ‘‘Council is developing procedures to allow up to five years to phase out the others.”

Junior ald. Steve Wilson ques- tioned how staff could investigate all suites in the district.

“District staff will only go to homes when a complaint is receiv- ed,’ Jones said. ‘‘We believe peo- ple will come forward to put themselves jnto a legal position.”

During district council ratifica- tion of the junior council’s move, Ald. Murray Dykeman said the bylaw wiil improve the total quali- ty of life in the community. ‘This bylaw will eliminate a sense of fear about living in this town.’

SUPPORT YOUR COMMUNITY HOSPITAL!

ADVANCE NOTICE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING:

Note Extended Voting Hours

4:30 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. — Wednesday, June 24, 1987 Medical Day Centre at Lions Gate Hospital

Candidates will appear on Shaw Cable before the Annual

Meeting.

Do you want to participate? Join the Hospital Society and support Lions Gate Hospital. May 24, 1987 is the final date to Join if you wish to vote at the Annual General meeting.

For further information, call 988-3131 (Local 201)

Winnifred Grant North Vancouver rl say that we do. 1 don’t pay many taxes — anymore. J think they do

Tom Sheperd North Vancouver

agree. and I’m from Alberta.

I'd say we get fair value but my wife doesn’t I recently retired

taxes?

Cathy Mancini

North Vancouver

i don’t know but I don’t think so. 1 think taxes on foods should be removed.” On clothes, too.

‘Booze who’ on the H. Shore

RECENT CONVICTIONS in North Shore courts have resulted in the following fines and penalties for drinking and driving related offences. Mandatory licence suspension is in addition to published penalties.

NORTH VANCOUVER

COURTS: Norbert Sylvester, 1629 Columbia Street, North Van- couver, (over .08, three months jail); Yvonne Elaine McLean, 452 East 4th Street, North Vancouver, (impaired, $500); Donald William Zdunich, 108-321 East 2nd Street, North Vancouver, (impaired, $700). °

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