INAUGURAL Mayor

1984 PRESENTED A NUMBER OF CHALLENGES. TO OUR CITY COUNCIL AS

NEW MUNICIPAL BUDGET TARGETS EMERGED FROM A CHANGED ECONOMY.

THE COUNCIL DID, HOWEVER, STREAMLINE SPENDING TO IMPROVE
PRODUCTIVITY AND EFFICIENCY !N OUR OPERATIONS. THE COUNCIL

BALANCED THE BUDGET WITHOUT CUTTING STAFF OR SERVICES.

THE AGE-OLD PROBLEM OF TRAFFIC CONGESTION CONTINUES TO PLAGUE
US BUT THE COMPLETION OF THE KINGSWAY BRIDGE WILL HELP TO
ALLEVIATE THIS PROBLEM. ROADS WERE NOT'’NEGLECTED WITH MAJOR
IMPROVEMENTS TO LINCOLN, OXFORD, A BIG CHUNK OF PRAIRIE AND

PITT RIVER ROAD. ENERGY CONSERVATIGN WAS AGAIN HIGHLIGHTED

WITH A VIEW OF REDUCING COSTS AND !MPROVING EFFICIENCY. MANY

OF OUR PARKS WERE IMPROVED AND THE REEVE STREET SOCCER PITCH

WILL BE READY FOR PLAY IN THE FALL OF 1985.

THE PLANNING DEPARTMENT DEVOTED A LOT OF TIME TO THE PROPOSED
COMMUNITY PLAN ANO THIS SHOULD BE IN PLACE IN EARLY 1985.

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING WAS ALSO UNDERTAKEN WITH THE

PRELIMINARY CONSULTANT'S REPORT READY IN A FEW WEEKS.

THE COQUITLAM RIVER CONTINUES TO BE A MAJOR CONCERN TO OUR

COUNCIL AND THE COUNCIL VOTED UNANIMOUSLY TO OPPOSE THE

DIVERSION OF OR AND HIXON CREEKS.

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