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Office of the City Clerk,
~480 Shaughnessy Soreet,
Fort Coquitlam, &.C.,

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Attention: Susan Rauh,
City Clark

Dear Ma. Rauhs

Res Proposed amendment to Bylaw No. 2728 Commercial Indoor
Recreational Use in the Mel General Industrial Zone

I v@ad with interest the news article in the Tri-City News
regarding the Fire Chief's objection ta 4 remoning request
tao allow a new gymnastic facility to be opened in an
industrial ar@a of Port Coquitlam. Tha emphasis an the
gafaty of hundrads of childran spending time in an
industrial area seems to have fallen an deaf ears.

The Tri-City News on October 14, 1992 contained a natice of
a Bylaw amendmant which contradicts the Fire Chiet’s concern
for safaty at this propased lacation by propeasing an
amendment which will allow gymnastic facilities, fitness
cantras, mini-golf and other gimilar uses to now be
permitted in any general industrial area in the City.

While I appreciate the Department's concern with the safety
of children in industrial areas, which is going to increase,
I am algo concerned about the increase in taxes whith will
occur as a raswlt of increasing fire protection in
industrial arwas to account for the increase in number of
people in the areas, increase in road use and activitias
whieh will than became an evening and week-and concarn.

Ags a tanayer and competing businass it is notable that
Sport Northern, the proposed gymnastic schaol, run by Me
Cathy Chapell ig directly associated with Northern Athletic,
aretail equipment supplier, run by Mr. Shawn Chap@l) whe
seans to be intent on obtaining a saning change to place the
schmel inte an industrial area and then adjust the amendment
to allow retail sale of equipment and acerssorias in the

Same arQ@a.

Yours truly,

Taxpayer