The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, September 18, 1996 - A? — , It'll be paved CITY COUNCIL has dismissed objections to paving and and sewer lines on the 4000 and 4100 blocks of Munroe. y BRIEFS Council last week approved a recommendation to do the work as a local improvement project (LIP) and charge the $80,000 cost to the sireet’s residents. That decision was made on the strength of a petition as- Budget work begin Ss king for the LIP. Of the seventeen property owners who ; wauld be charged, i4 said they were in favour and four COUNCIL is accelerating work on the 1997 budget were either opposed or did not respond, with the goal of having the plan completed before No- City officials said that means more than 75 per cent of vember 5 elections, ; the property owners representing more than 75 per ceat of Finance committee chairman Val George says it] the assessed value were in favour — well above the re- doesn’t make sense for new councillors to arrive in the quirements for an LIP to pass. middle of a budget process they know nothing about. But Sandra and Bob Childs wrote to council expressing So instead, the current council will try to get that job concerns that the man pushing the petition — Cliff ee Set oy a rn. ges ety ce done as its final act, . Johnston — is not actually one of:the property owners who Council on Monday gave direction to administration will be charged. to begin budget-preparation work immediately, City administrator Bob Hallsor said that may sound un- Administrators have been directed to hold city tax | usual, but in this case the proponent lives at the end of the levels once again while maintaining service levels. street and wants to sce pavement and services there. Councillors say there's benefits to doing the budget Hallsor added that everything has been done according to “ early anyway. It gives public works administrators | the regulations set out for Lacal Improvement Projects. more time to plan road and other major projects for the Councillors noted that residents there are overwhelming- building season, ly in favour, and voted to receive the letter for.information and continue with the paving and sewer project, It’s ex- Vesta Avenue named pected to go ahead next year. _ A NEW street has been named after longtime city freeman Vesta Douglas. J But since there’s already a Douglas Street, the new D) t T t toadway will be named Vesta Avenue. O n C U re eC =) : _ The street sign was unveiled at a short ceremony dur- | DEVELOPERS at the top of Lanfear Hill are being told to ing last week’s city council mecting. stop cutting down trees near the edge of the escarpment. — Mayor Jack Talstra noted Douglas’ long term and The strip within 25 metres of the top of the bank is desig- distinguished service to the city, appearing to speak on | pated as an sensitive area in the Official Community Plan. behalf of the city at a wide range of functions. As such tree-cutting is only permitted with cily approval T will endeavour to eam this honour,”’ she replied. —after a geotechnical study that indicates slope stability Councillors then sang happy birthday to Vesta, who ism’t threatened. will be celebrating her 86th birthday on Sept. 20. City planner David Trawin said he talked to Westridge The new street sprouts off of the east side of No subdivision developer of the Westridge subdivision as Eby, to the north of Dairy Ave. , soon as he became aware of the cutting. He said he was It's the second recent street naming at city hall, told the cutting had been carried out earlier in the summer, Council also honoured former fire chief Cliff Best by bad been finished, and that no more would be carried out, naming another new road on the bench Best Street. Council voted to send a letter to the developer — That street branches off of Twedle Ave. to the south of | Dominic Venditelli — restating the rules on tree removal Halliwell. there and stressing that the city won’t be held liable should there be any slope stability problems. Terace Child 6) Cheaper by the Dozen! 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