- LF has one: shoo! with
. rcs consider. T bhanges: to wo ef ;

“allow a new mobile, home park hie:

in. ‘Thornhill. ‘began with ‘a. de-

scription of a ‘“‘first class. devel-
opment”? by civil enginéer John .

_ Morgan, but was faced from. the

_ Olitset with a crowd. of ‘more:
‘than 50- area residents ‘who.
' voiced ‘strong opposition.
Morgan said that the project,..

as designed ‘by local developer

- Roger Sheppard, would provide:
visual and noise isolation from ©
other residential areas and that

‘mobile homes on 55-by-120 foot

being. buried i in. a aca ‘Of misin-

lots. would be. installed -in a
fashion that would “well exceed
any bylaw. ‘requirement 2,

underground wiring,

. complete a 12-inch waterline

loop'.on a 50/50: cost-sharing .

basis. °°

In addition, Morgan said the
development would add to the
tax base in the area, add popula-
tion to the. potential Thornhill

business market, and introduce.

more school students to the
Thornhill area — an area which
according to Morgan already

this. They: ‘were- ‘fair
‘fied: om three: ‘main points: ‘an:
‘other: ‘mobile home ' park’ “in
“Thornhill ‘would devaluate adja-.
‘cent private: ‘property: ‘values: by
. something like'$15,000, discour-.
age -any.. further. ‘development

He. -
said the park: would. include a
_ large. caretaker’s residence at a.
_ controlled entrance, recreational ©
areas, 25-foot wide paved roads,
‘and.
’ through its development, would.
also help. the regional district.

other’ than’ ‘low-cost, ‘inferior

‘homes, and. add: to. ' Paquette
traffic problems which: ‘they say.
are already a-disaster,

‘But. Sheppard ‘says ‘the ‘true:
facts of the development . ‘are -

formation. - fy

‘He says: that his development, .
_ Which. was. ‘described ‘in’ many
“uncomiplimentary ways, at the.
hearing, -would ‘also: be - fenced.
and contain: -plenty’ of. trees ‘and -
the internal: appearanice- would:
“be better than‘ any other mobile

home park in the area.
» Sheppard’ also says the envi-
sioned: ‘tiaffic. problem has been.

- exaggerated ‘beyond: reality; He
Says that although the develop-
‘ment is designed to eventually -

house 140 mobile. ‘homes, it.

would. only. involve: 15: to 20-in:

thie: first year. After that; he
says, the park would develop by -
market demand. -And, she’ ex-
plains, as it developed new ac-

ss soa affic cero at ite

-encouraging. transients and van-.

“It.: Was said ‘that .-we. were.

dalism,”” says ‘Sheppard. But he.

_ says he has talked to manufac-

turers and park owners and they ~

all say. the same thing: — the
‘majority of residents in. mobile. :
home"parks are either retired or..

| young couples unable to afford

-@ home,
“Not ‘everyone can ‘afford an.
$80, 000 home on a lot: And not’.

_ -@veryoue wants’ that,’” he ; says. ° :

“So what’s.wrong with trying to |
Taise the standard of . trailer
parks that these people’ live: in?
We’ would . like. to see; trailer:
* patks:. upgraded ‘to ‘standards
-comparableto: Surrey ‘and Cali- :

fornia and. this: is, ‘feasible for
Terrace."

Hot Spiings ,
~ expansion questioned .

A public rezoning Hearing’ for
_ & “development ‘ proposal” at
Mount: Layton Hot: Springs at-
‘tracted -17« ‘Lakelse: Lake «resi-

“ dents and-environmentalists last

week. If approved, . the'rezoning

: would allow: developer, Bert Or-":
leans, to adda Bas bar and

October. .

, inga gas bar. ~

‘Several presentations’ ¥ were.
made at the’ hearing: Kolbjorn.
“Bide ‘said~ there was: already

enough: commercially. zoned

of his own private lot. ©

“Bob Brown, representing the
Northwest Chapter of the.Steel-"_
‘head Society of B.C., referred to

": The: ‘application resented at.
the hearing was a revised vérsion .
of a more ambitious: ‘plan ‘that
ran into public -opposition last
Recommendations ;
-from that. meeting ‘called for a’
“reduced. area. in the rezoning:
application but did add gasoline — je
service station and groceteria: ‘to.

‘the CII Commercial zorie allow:

ly zoned land at'the lake.and he:
‘wondered if the’ regio!
“was “ooking ahead”,

oa the Greek whilé Terrace resident,
Les: Doug. Webb, described“ allfish.

~ habitat as'a: part of his “proper. .
ty”? and: asked: ‘for. similar, PrO- ;

tection. |. er :
Five: Lakelse. ‘Lake residents :

complained: ‘of clearing. that. has on
already taken place.on the'pro- ..-
* posed site but said they. weren't -
necessarily opposed, to the: ‘Pro- ae

residents. ‘and: suggested “that if

‘the: ‘régional district. ‘provided
- better. information, ‘commercial
_ property at the lake and the Hot’ ‘proposals may ‘be better-received -
Springs development : ‘should ‘be :
_ kept to its original size, and that”
‘a service station. in’ the vicinity.
of Mountain Creek ‘had the
potential : ‘to pollute . the reek.
and: ‘destroy. salmon’ habitat.

~ Bide’ also: ‘complained’ that his
property’ taxes ‘had ‘doubled inj
‘the last two ‘years while the neaf-~ 0
- by Hot Springs | property “was ‘p
. assessed at less than one. Percent 7 .
‘opment. “put Ssch: his Tated ‘re:

and Kelly Kline said he. felt there
was already enough commercial-

quirements: ‘according’ “to. ‘their

‘mandate that Orleans. would che a

required to meet. oh nn

Two of. the five: residents ¢ Xe
~ pressed other: concerns: “Judy ES
_ -Chryslér.complained of the. Tack" -
of information’ available to area -