THE CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF PORT COQUITLAM
JUL 25 1983

MEMORANDUM

TO: Mr. BBR. Kirk DATE: July 20, 1983
City Administrator

‘FROM: W. Brown
‘Director of Community Planning

SUBJECT: Greater’ Vancouver Regional District

RECOMMENDATION: That City Council reaffirm Its support. for the
mos concept of regional planning.

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COMMENTS:

implications of the previously proposed

City Council passed a motion to indicate to the

government that it supports the concept of regional

planning... The reasons cited for extending that support were to

co-ordinate municipal decisions about utilities, roads and

development... A common basis for each of. these reasons is to

“reduce the cost of government. by co-ordinating decisions. about

‘road. improvements and location of development so that extensive
-eversizing of public.services will not be required...

In conctusion, the major fear of eliminating this co-ordination
‘is the: possibte fiscal impact on communities from development
in neighbouring municipalities. In view. of ‘this above.the
Greater. Vancouver Regional District are approaching the
Minister of Municipal Affairs: to request the provincial
government's reconsideration of the Bil to cancel regional

planning.

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