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“We are spending as fast as we are bringing it in. Let’s not rely on our land. My good- ness, I’ve heard this for so

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‘provisional: sbudger clearly itemizes. fhe district’s 1997 and development program. :-” According: to Pita, the money would be split between four housing’ developments and Taylor Creek Path in Indian River.

Approximately $2.7 mil- lion would be allocated to 38 units of housing in the Braemar’ area, .$1.8 million

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would go to 30 units in Mystery Crescent in Indian River and $80,000 to the final portion of the development of the 52 houses along Anne MacDonald Way that leads on to Northlands Golf Course.

Coun. Pat Munroe noted that the number of housing units involved totalled 120, which he said represented less than one third of 1% of the district’s housing stock.

“I don’t feei the units are too much; I don’t feel they are unnecessary. ] fee! there is a responsibility to the people of thed district that there has to be some accommodation for our own population to be able to stay on the North Shore,” said Munrve, who labeled the new councillors’ vote “a slate

or party system.” But Muri, Deering-Robb

and Carolan refused to back down.

Muri said development on the Burrard Band reserve would take care of the dis- trict’s immediate housing needs and is never factored into planning discussions.

“The land is not gone. It’s still there. It’s not going any- where. If, in a year, we decide

to sell some of it then we'll sell

some of it.

“i'm not going to pay peo- ple co plan things that the majority of people who voted

us in don’t want. I’m not going -

to feel guilty about this at all. This is the right thing to do.” Carolan said that an aban- donment of this year’s land development scheme would free up planners to work on neighborhood = plans__or Official Community Plans,

both of which lag weil behind original target dates.

Alternatively, said Carolan, planning operations could be downsized.

Council agreed to follow Mayor Don Bell’s suggestion of debating the $5.6 million land development program as a future amendment to the bylaw.

Council then unanimously adopted the first three read- ings of the bylaw to protect the other programs to be funded and also supported an idea, credited to Deering- Robb, fer quarterly asset man- agement accounting reports.

According to Carolan, the report would tell taxpayers and council “what kind of condition our Heritage Fund is in and what kind of dollars it’s generating in interest.”

Crist miffed at approval

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Nyquvest got the wrong date on building plans, and lied to the residents and council that there was no building permit application on file at the district.

The date Nyquvest’s appli- cation was received is impor- tant because a bylaw limiting additions, alterations and reconstruction of existing homes to the new roof and caves height in areas east of Lynn Creek became effective on Dec. 17, 1996.

The bylaw would have fim- ited Nyquvest from building any higher than his current rancher without = going through a variance process.

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assistant manager of permits and licences Brian Bydwell, Nyquvest submitted his build- ing application to the district on Dec. 16, one day before the new bylaw went into effect.

The proper process was fol- lowed in dealing with the application, he said. The draw- ings originally received reflect the building permit that was ultimately issued to Nyquvest, said Bydwell.

He added he has no know!- edge of people calling, inquir- ing about Nyquvest’s applica- tion and being rejected. There

was no reason to withhold information about the applica- tion, said Bydwell.

Coun. Ernie Crist, who recommended the — bylaw restrictions aimed at keeping monster homes at bay, is upset. He said he was told by staff Nyquvest’s application would not be approved because Crist’s motion was in effect.

“That was net the case,” said Crist. “They foiled to notify me, so naturally 1 was very upset when J found our this was not covered. So that’s my beef.”

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