ll And down she goes

HEAVY MACHINERY made quick work last week in demolishing the ‘old Dairy
Queen building on the corner of Lakeise and Atwood. it's been empty since the

, Dairy Queen moved to.new Premises.

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City z

- promise-on how. to split. the costs of a 911

emergency ; phone system. in the “hopes of:

us convincing | Kitimat to join. -

-of 911 annual operating costs.

would: translate into“a1.S per cent tax:

. fee of up: to Sr ‘per montli on’ their: Tela
“phone bills: “ °

less: than.the normal property 4 assessment ba:

dike Alcan paying | much of.the costs. .”

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DOWN & NO

“The plan, if-ratified at the December mrieel: i

_ ing of the: Kitimat-Stiking regional district,
would resultin aone-time capital: cost charge.
~ of $60,000 for Terrace and'a’ $121 000 share .

ficials: think they have-a deal to use.“‘net taxes:
a variation that will-see. "| -*,
Kitimat: pay.34.2 per cent:compared 1035.6 |.
~_ percent for Terrace... 7
>= “P think -this:is a: good. saw-off, w Terrace.
councillor Blew Christenisen- said. “It meets :
them part way and'it mects.us part way.” 2
“Thornhill “résidents..will_ pay $31) O00. or.
about dine per cent of the. operating’cost lo-:
“tal - in between:the 6, 9 per cent under 4 pure.
; i ‘ assessments and the 13:3
Without Kitimat’ S participation: the costs we
_ of" Ol go. up for-residents. of: Terrace - cand,” :
~ other. participating - areas.” Kitimat -couinci °
~ had-warited 911 costs: ‘apportioned based on:
population — a method that would see it pay:

City. officials: Say ‘the’ operating’ charge "

7 ‘able é assessments”,
s erease for all ‘city: residents. “The system’:

~The ‘city: ‘would: also. lose: the ‘nearly ‘
: $50,000 ‘a year‘in revenue it now gets’ for.
‘providing fire’ dispatch. service to Thornhill. -
, And.all ‘phone’ users Would: pay_an extra

: sis, which would: result-in heavy. industries’

“Under the: usual vasséssment method,
which was Favoured by Terrace, Kitimat.

pnservatory of Dance _

_ Presents

whe Saturday, December 18 at 7:00 PM
OER Sunday, December 19 at 1:00 PM

oo REM Lee Theatre > se
a, - General Admission ~ ~ All seats $12. 00° *
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_ Tickets oie at Creative Zone & Cafenara
or or by calling 638-11 1 72

PAYMENTS FO.

SOTERAES int

Keith Avenue, Terrace, B.C.

agrees to. O11 ‘costs

~ TERRACE city council. has agreed to com-. “would have borne ‘nearly’ 42 per cent of the: ..|
costs = reflecting its heavy industries — com-.
"pated: to 31 per cent for Terrace... | .
The - population . smethod. would - ‘have ..
slashed: Kitimat’s ‘share to just.over 30, per ° |
“cent, a, difference: worth - $40, 000: a year, |: oo
“mainly at tle expense of more crural arcas of oo oe

‘the regional. district,” we

“Instead, ‘Terrace and. regional district {

based on population: ’

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“How. do: we know these costs will not ot
escalate. “unreasonably,” ‘asked mayor Jack:
Talstra: City: administrators said: the: initial -
911 contract with thé Fraser-Fort George | re:
‘gional district would be for five years, ‘Teav- of.
. Ing the region‘open to find adifferent service

~, provider if it doesn’t work well. ee
‘A911 system here i isn’t expected to bein...

. Place before late next year or early 2 2006, a

Phone 638-8177 10
regisler for programs,
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