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Last evening at a special Committee of the Whole meeting, City Council unanimously voted to reject a recommendation from staff, and reduce the pay in lieu of
parking fee from $3500 per parking space to $1, to be reviewed annually. Thats, actually, the first time such a veto has happened in such a resounding way.
The meeting flowed smoothly after apologies were made & accepted about the
name-calling on social media. Council heard from 5 concerned citizens, but the roomful of supporters leant its own emphasis of the importance of the issue.
The zoning bylaw which contains the pay in lieu of parking clause was
adopted in 2015. The price was initially set at $4700 per parking space, and Council
at the time reduced it to $3500. But it was based on unrealistic growth projections of
a population of 15,000 by 2025.
At the City staff level, building permits & business licenses were being held up, and
linked to the parking levy held hostage was how Councillor Goetz put it. And the
actual front-line development officers who are the local real estate agents, saw many
prospective buyers decide against it once they were aware of the additional charges.
The motion will have to be made at the next regular council meeting, then some
legalities, but no doubt the outstanding licenses will now begin to get processed.
And, with a worrisome, emotional & frustrating period over, businesses owners
can get back to the hard enough task of taking care of their own business.
Adieu, MJ
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Septic Service
Bin Services
Portable Toilet Rentals
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Mobile (250)315-3641
Luncheon, bake, craft & white elephant sale will be 11am-1:30pm, Sat Nov
12, at Seniors Hall. FMI Bev 378-2536.
Vice President Pride Tom was so excited about his promotion to Vice President of the
company he worked for and kept bragging about it to his wife for weeks on end. Finally
she couldn't take it any longer, and told him, "Listen, it means nothing, they even have
a vice president of peas at the grocery store!" "Really?" he said. Not sure if this was
true or not, Tom decided to call the grocery store. A clerk answers and Tom says, "Can
I please talk to the Vice President of peas?"The clerk replies, "Canned or frozen?"
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Baillie House
Fall GaraGe Sale
now open Tuesday
to Saturday
10 am to 4 pm
Corner of Voght & Mammette
(250) 378-0349 www.bailliehouse.com
forsale-electronics/software
Admission by donation
Winter Hours:
Monday to Friday, 10am-4pm
closed on statutory holidays.
Phone 250-378-4145 for appt or tour
open 7 days
nicola valley
community theatre
Become a member,
help make this
project happen!
nicolavalleycommunitytheatresociety.com
tent traiLer, light, to be used
as camping bedroom. 378-6881
metaL shelving, any type plastic
pots 378-2778
miLLwrighting/machinist
textbooks 315-1447
wnt to purChase: a house
with a view, preferably on Bench,
priv. sale only. bc.bums@yahoo.ca
smaLL elect. tree branch shredder
Don 378-6421
dont take leaves to dump, bag up
and bring to my place 378-2778
2 piCk-up loads manure 378-2778
skiLLsaw & jig saw 378-0333
any type of greenhouse books,
building of or growing in. 378- 2778
enCLosed cargo trlr, cheap as
poss. or camping trlr. Motorhome or
camper van. Sony ps 4, reas. dirt
bike or quad, something cheap.
378-0333
unwanted long guns to be deactivated for Core Firearms Safety
Course. 378-4904
motorhome or camper van,
cargo van prefer w/ hitch. 378-0333
appLe tree wood suitable for burning in smoker. sausage making
equipment 378-9456
rm to rnt prfr w/ someone who
works out of town, I work full-time,
prefer caretaker situation. 315-3891
eLeCt. meat cutter w/grinder,
sausage maker 378-8326
utiL. trlr, locking for storage,
cheap preferably 315-5182
apt-size deep freeze, reas. price
315-5182
2x4s, 2x6s & sheeting, not
used/clean used Al 378-8156
ChiLd Carrier trlr for bicycle,
read. 280-0543
forsalehouse/property
wanted/wantedtobuy
proJeCtion screen, for viewing pictures movies etc. will pay reasonable
price. 525-0109
Wednesday,
November 2, 2016