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by Valorie Lennox
The Review.

Thorough debate at the commit-
tee level of council decisions was
promised by Mayor Maurice Cha-
zottes in his inaugural address to
North Saanich council Dec. 2.

Since Chazottes is on vacation,
the speech was delivered by acting
mayor Ald. Bill Gordon.

In the past year, council has
Tealized quick decisions are often
inequitable, Chazottes noted.

“So at the risk of being accused
of dragging its feet, council has
now decided that recommenda-
tions submitted by its advisory
=< we COMMiAssions and staff reports
_ tequiring a council decision will
be thoroughly debated at the com-
mittee level to give the public the
opportunity of commenting on
these proposals before implemen-
tation.”

Although the public cannot
comment on decisions during
council meetings, comments to
council may be made at committee
meetings.

Chazottes also announced
changes in the chairmen of the two
main council committees.

Ald. Bill Turner will chair North
Saanich’s planning, zoning and
parks committee, replacing Ald.
Dee Bailin.

Ald. Ross Imrie will chair the
public works, transportation and
environment committee, replacing
Ald. Brian Dunic.

Dunic will continue as chairman
of the fire committee. Ald. Gordon
will also sit on that committee.

Chazottes announced the forma-
tion of a budget committee,
headed by Imrie and including
Gordon and Bailin, which will
bring recommendations tO coun-
cil’s finance committee.

All council members sit on the
finance committee.

Although council members wel-
comed the provincial government
decision against golf courses as an
allowable use of agricultural land
reserve property, Chazottes said
there will still be pressure to use
agricultural land for other pur-
poses.

The one exclusion from the land
teserve which council has sup-
ported was a school site on Wain
| Road, Chazottes said.

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That exception is only made
because the school district can

___ find no other site and the Jand is of
| poor agricultural quality, he added.
“However, to relieve the pres-

sure on agricultural land, council
will have to take a realistic look at
allowing land which is zoned for
residential use to be used as effi-
ciently as possible,” Chazottes

suggested.

Options include a more relaxed
attitude to pan-handle lots and
greater willingness to allow use of
lots which are only slightly
smaller than zoning bylaw require-
ments.

He noted the zoning bylaw is
now being revised.

Two issues facing council in the
coming year are provision of addi-
tional sewage capacity and possi-
ble extension of water service to
the McTavish Road/Ardmore area.

A unified sewage treatment
plant study has now been approved
by the Capital Regional District
for the entire Peninsula, Chazottes
Said.

Another potentially dramatic
development is privatization of the
Victoria Airport.

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local airport managers have
worked well with North Saanich,
although the federal property is
technically not under the munici-
pality’s jurisdiction.

“The possible privatization of
the airport’s non-flying operation
is Causing council some concem
and we are watching this develop-
ment through the appoint of liai-
son representatives to the commit-
tee working to bring this about,”
he added.

He noted there are more public
Tequests for information, which
are putting increasing strain on the
municipality’s limited number of

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Staff.

“Rather than expand staff, and
increase the budget, to provide
copies of minutes and various
reports, I prefer to appeal to the
newspapers covering this area to
increase the space devoted to
municipal affairs,” Chazottes sug-
gested.

He also suggested the commun-
ity cable station televise the com-
mittee meetings as well as the
council meetings.

Chazottes said the past year has
proved the present council is one
of the most harmonious and hard-

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