2 TheReview Wednesday, December 2, 1992 — A221 No bus, no gas tax — Box Imposing an additional five- cent-a-litre tax on gas is unfair to those who must rely on private _ vehicles, Central Saanich Coun. YY Arlene Box said Nov. 23. Opposing a motion by Coun. Clarence Bolt to adopt the recom- mendations of the Healthy Atmos- phere 2000 report, Box said she could not support the gasoline tax proposed in the report. She noted many Peninsula resi- dents are not served by transit and must use their own cars. She also- opposed penalizing the tucking industry. Coun. Jan Cumsan supported Box’s stand on residents who have no bus service but had little sym- pathy for the trucking: industry. For trucks, the tax would be part of the cost of doing business, Cameron said. In addition, he felt the trucks use the atmosphere as disposal for their exhaust and are therefore subsidized by the rest of the population. Bolt responded that every car Owner is subsidized by $2,000 to $3,000 annually, if the cost of road construction, road maintenance and motor vehicle accidents is included. He felt a five-cent-per-litre tax is very low and probably does not give enough incentive to get peo- ple out of their cars. People agree vehicle emissions cause environmental degradation, Bolt said. “We acknowledge it, we worry about it and we do noth- ing.” Even if the gas tax does not provide immediate transit service for everyone, Bolt said the money ~ could be saved for an improved transit system in the future. If council members cannot sup- port the gas tax or some of the other individual recommendations in the report, Bolt suggested coun- cillors pass those recommenda- tions which they can support. Council members agreed instead to refer the report to a future committee meeting for further dis- cussion. Mayor Ted Jones said the Capi- tal Regional District, which initi- ated the Healthy Atmosphere 2000 study and report, will be reviewing the draft report in December after the appointment of a new board. He said he would like to know how the regional district is approaching the report before making any further decisions. Council members also received comments from the Environmental Advisory Committee on the Healthy Atmosphere 2000 report. The commission suggested the municipality establish a compost- ing/chipping program to discour- age outdoor burning in Central Saanich. Council members asked the municipal engineer to report on the feasibility of doing air sam- pling to assess the wood smoke problem in Central Saanich and requested a report from staff on the financial feasibility of a chipp- ing program. Coun. Arlene Box recom- mended the fire chief be asked about tighter restrictions on out- door burning. Time management course Parkland students can brush up their time management skills before the exam crunch and help provide picnic tables for their school by participating in a special course tomorrow night. Parkland teacher Derek Peach usually designs and leads his time and results management course for business clients. His eight years’ experience in the field leads him to assert that “people either drive their lives or are driven by them.” Tomorrow night he will teach simple project management proce- dures in a workshop from 7 to 9:30 p.m. School success, he notes, is a project like any other undertaking. With the right management, he Says anyone can become more productive and increase their suc- PUZZLED?) What To Give For Christmas Sf Ha mony Balls The Lastest Gift Idea |/ Lorus & Plusar Watches Only $9.95 & up / Equestrian Giftware & malay: FpSed from $9.95 Offered to Parkland students cess. 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