A10 - The Terrace Standard, Wednesday, March 23, 1994 Council divides in killing creek rezone A LUXURY townhouse develop- ment proposed for land adjacent to Howe Creek has been rejected by council. But mayor Jack Taisira says the decision may actually work against those interested in preserving green belt. Dick Coxford’ had ‘wanted to build. the townhouses on a 1.2 acre triangular area of vacant land between the creek and McConnell Ave., just west of Munroe St. The parcel is part of four larger lots which extend from McCon- nell up the escarpment and on to the bench. Zoned cither single family residential or rural now, that area is designated urban residential (one- or two-family) in the OFfi- cial Community Plan, In order to permit his proposal to go ahead, Coxford applied last Sune for subdivision of the larger lots and the necessary rezoning. However, the proposal ran into heavy opposition from neigh- bours determined to retain the single-family dwelling character of the street and residents from across the community who wanted to see the land retained as green bell. Recommending rejection of Coxford’s rezone application, councillor and planning com- mittee chairman Ed Graydon asked, ‘‘Have we not learned anything from the daycare is- sue??? Maintaining it was clear the de- velopment was opposed by many more people than: ‘‘just a few flaky green belters,’? Graydon said councillors were elected to represent the people, not devel- opers. He favoured preserving the area as ‘‘much-necded. parkland’, a statement which drew applause from many of the audience, While acknowledging the out- cry from the neighbourhood and desire of many to see the property become park. land, councillor Ruth Hallock said she could not support the committee recom- mendation, Noting the land was private properly, she said its owners had a right to dispose of it to their best advantage, Describing the townhouse proposal as an ‘‘innovative, unique use’? for the land, Hallock said she would prefer to try secur- ing park land through the pro- posed Kennedy development of land at the. east end of Howe Creek, Joining in her support of the Coxford plan, councillor Gordon Hull said the city could still get a strip of land along Howe Creck to continue the trail even if the de- velopment went ahead. He also’ poinied out the creek had been diverted when Lambly and Labelle Sts. went in and both creek and fish had survived, With councillors Rich McDaniel and Val George both having indicated-they would be voting to reject the rezoning, Tal- stra took.ihe unusual step of vacating the chair so’s to speak on the issue. Reminding council the city had spent two and a half years putting the new Official Community Plan in place, he pointed out that plan designated the bench escarpment Angry | teachers A RESOLUTION by Kitwanga and Hazelton-area _—tteachers casligating the provincial govern- ment is one of the motions under discussion at this week’s annual general meeting of the B.C. Teachers’ Federation. The motion is that the BCTF publicly express its lack of con- rdenee in the current government or: * Bringing in regulations that violate local contracts. * Ordering striking teachers back to work last year. * Making major changes to the education system without consul- ling all affected parties, * Making statements that reduce public confidence in the educa- lion system and the teaching profession. The motion also calls on ‘the BCTF to encourage its members and the public to support candi- dates in the next provincial elec- tion who will work to '‘change these negative practices,” Ed Graydon - and Howe Creek strip a develop- ment permit area. The development permit system allowed the city to insist any de- velopment there adhered to “‘high design standards’’, he explained. Referring to a June, 1993 report by city planning technician Jack Heppelwhite, Talstra noted he had recommended approval of the rezoning after taking all factors into account, However, Heppelwhite had sug- gested taking the rezone to sec- ond reading only and holding it there until the sub-division had been approved. During the sub-division pro- cess, Heppelwhite had pointed out, the city could have ensured all concerns were dealt with. Talstra warned the current R41 zoning on the land pave the owners the right to strip it of trees Jack Talstra and build up to four houses, ‘‘nol the best use of the land’’, he sug- gested, If council was to let Coxford proceed but require him to give ihe cily a strip along the creck, “we'd all be better off”, he maintained. McDanicl, George, Graydon and David Hull voted to reject the tezone with Hallock and Gordon Hull opposed. 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