A2 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, August 11, 1999 Councillor slams plan to spend money before vote A RECKLESS and “trresponsible’’ risk of tax- payers’ dollars. That’s how city councillor Linda Hawes sees a strategy to push a miultiplex referendum back’ to April and spend money ‘in ad-: vance of the vote to get 4 guaranteed price tag. “It's nat in council’s ‘mnandate, in my opinion, to gamble with the taxpayers’ money,” Hawes said, Hawes opposed council’s . few Strategy to bire an as- chitect, get detailed draw- ings and lender packages prepared before the vote. . From front “If the people say no, what do they have to show for this $375,000 when there’s roads to be paved, there’s infrastructure to be upgraded,”’ she said. ‘‘That money would be much bet- ter spent doing that.’” " Hawes said it’s also wrong _to saddle the next city coun- cil — to be elected in No- vember — with the fallout, “We don’t have the right to tell the ensuing council to have a 'referendutn,’’ Hawes said. “We doa’t have the right to tell the ensuing council ‘to spend X amount of dollars on studies,”’ Rural directors doubt multiplex vote could pass If the money is spent on the project before a referendum, rural taxpayers won’t be able to help with the upfront casts. Thornhill area director Les Watmough said the regional district doesn’t spend money on major projects until approved by taxpayzrs. “Tf the feferendum col- lapses, that money is really down the drain,’’ he noted. Watmough and electoral area C director Gordon Robinson did agree that in the event of a yes vote, rural taxpayers would pay one- third of the cost of the pro- ject, in line with an already established formula. _While both directors are willing to go to referendum in either November or the spring, neither stated they support the project. And beth think their con- stituents will be alarmed at spending millions on a fecreation complex when they already face big bills for essential services, Parts of Thornhill need sewer systems and water lines, Braun’s Island may need a new water system and other outlying areas are paying big dills for hydro and gas line extensions. “Thornhill has other projects that are necessary projects,’’ Watmough said. ‘We have to really think about where we want to put our money.”” “TL believe you'll have a very hard job to sell this project,’’ Robinson added. If $7 million was bor- rowed for the multiplex, a home assessed at $150,000 would pay $57 more on each year’s property taxes, The multiplex would in- clude a second arena, dou- ble gymnasium, and other facilities. Some com- ponents, notably a 250-seat drama theatre, were chopped out to cut costs. er} ey HUT He Agta tre! Park © Report Marie-Josee Banville Decom earthworms, spiders, aanvigs, r animals. deeper and decay the inside tree also allows for water to sa@p in. lemperalures rots the jog faster. Soon after, larger animals will mo toads, Salamanders, mice, birds, As a bonus, the log is already full bugs as a nulsance, realize th with fallan trees and debris and c decomposers which play a crucial Dacompasers such as slugs, snails, centipedes, millipedes, termites and daddy-long-lags have a bad reputation, You can find many decomposers In Lakalse Lake Provinciat Park, Unfortunately, most people want ta kill these decampasars bacause they are seen as. disgusting. Many people don't realize he importance of such If you and your family were to continually visit the same fallen trae over the next several years, you would notice natural changes over time, These changes include the type of organisms inhabiting the log and that the tree |s slowing turing into soil. How dogs a trae dacompasa into soil? Once the wood is softaned by bacteria and fungi, larger animals such as insecis, cenlipades, millipedes, ants, atc. eat the wood. These i shelter. if you have the opportunity to look under the bark, you will see a saries of tunnels and chambers. The increase in holes and tunnels created by a wide variety of bugs allow fungi to grow with a cozy sheltared place to rest, lay aggs and to raise a fantily, Eventually the fallen trea turns Into soil. Instead of treating decomposition would not occur. Tha forest floor would be covered Lakelse Lake Provincia Park, take a close took at fallen treas that are in different stages of decomposition. You will find evidence of posers caches, beatles, ants, crickets, insects are looking for food and as well. An increase in opanings A mixture of moisture and warm ve in. These animals may include ete. The rotten log provides tham of food. al withoul many of these bugs ontain no soil. Naxt linia you visit role in our ecosystems. PARK VISI ‘BCAA 3:90 pm aboul Coastal Ol 7:00 pm Children’s craft. 3:00 pm Tweeter Feadar. 7:00 pm Hug-A-Trea and and slides. 2:00 pm 7:00 pm 3:00 pm 7:00 pm Graat Bug Hunt LAKELSE LAKE PROVINCIAL THURSDAY AUG 12 Watk with the Giants, Laarn some secrets Totem Poles. Long bafora writing was used by First Nations, totam pales were carved to tell Storles and recard evants. Learn about totem poles and make your own to take home, discover the pleasures of attracting birds with bird faaders. Children's craft, yau are lost in tha woods. Family presentation SATURDAY AUG 14 Jerry's Ranger "Tree Friends” See the forest wilhout your eyes. Nature Nut. Childran gamas. Plunge Int Explore the homes and habita of the aqialic bugs that live In 8C Parks. You may get wat. Jerry Ranger’s “Flash from the Past”. Learn about First Nation and Pioneer use of the forast. Childran's activity. History Hound. aboul Insects? Collact and observe them In thelr natural environment. All are welcome. Programs are FREE! 1 All programa will be held In the Amphitheatre unless otherwise posted, TORS PROGRAMS d Growth Forest, Trail walk. Every year millions of people Survive..Learn what lo do if . What ls the bast way te learn Hawes alsa feared that even if voters approve the project the work done in ad- vance may prove worthless, She predicted further delays could-crop up after the vole, making bids col- lected in advance worthless and forcing the cily to spend the money all over-again, Hawes also noted some construction fins might not bid on a project not yet ap- proved by voters. She said council is irying © too hard to manage the out _come of the vote, “Why should we fear what the peaple decide?” she demanded. ‘‘Let the people speak — that’s what it's all about.’’ She also lambasted the rest of council for dragging their feet on the project. The advisory design com- mittee in May presented council with a 12-step plan going toward a referendum which would have bad them on target for a November vote, she said. Hawes says volunteers working can stil! be ready for a November vote. She said she’ll try to per- suade councillors Olga Power and Ron Vanderlee — who were not at last Fri- day’s meeting — to join ber in irying to halt plans to spend money in advance and ittstead return to a No- vember referendum date. Councillor David Hull, however, said preliminary eslimales are the advance work could be much.less — as little as $150,000. ‘At that price, be said, it's “extremely responsible’’ to give taxpayers -a firm price “since construction bids tend 1o. come--in higher. than predicted, Even if volers then vote “no, he said, at least they’ve Tejected the project on clear facts, rather than the “misinformation and bald- faced lies’’ circulated dur- ing 1995 arena referendum. “Te will be a quality deci- sion either way they go.”’ He also disclosed that some businessmen fearful of the costs and uncertainties have told him they will organize and finance an ag- gressive no campaign, Hull said having solid construction bids in hand before the vote is the only” way many people worried about the project’s un- knowns will vote yes. DOWN! Complete computer package specially designed for Home _ Business and children’s education for only $99/mo. 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