Opinion Continued from Page A8 butter on the bread and I suppose all of us are involved in some way or another with generating suffi- cient money to live on. However, we are told that public life is undertaken for other rea- sons: Those who serve us at fed- eral, provincial or municipal level “are not in it for the money.” To do these jobs well takes a lot of commitment and many hours of selfless toil, but it has never been part of the deal that the remunera- tion 1S commensurate with the effort. The recent bickering over the salary increase has been out of all proportion and seems to me to reflect a small-mindedness in keeping with the ‘few dollars more’ that are volved; and to cut out the spring clean-up to save what is also a small amount is incongruous. Although it was a losing battle, my thanks go to Couns. Don Amos, Ted Daly and Dave Goulet for their attempts to put this into perspective. On a level with my own lifes- tyle, if I were faced with a similar situation, I am quite sure I could find a better solution than to cut out part of my house-cleaning routine and put the money saved into my own pocket! Dorothy Smith Sidney Take the cut fo improve image Editor: A great opportunity to improve their tamished image was missed Dec. 14 the Sidney town council. Instead of bickering over the need to reconsider a five per cent decrease in the stipend for 1993 (passed at the previous meeting) it would have been much more in their interest to have set the exam- ple we expect from elected people and to have turned down the reconsideration. But it was not to be — I am sure the average taxpayer is tired of hearing how much work is being done on our behalf, how many hours are being spent away from home or place of work. How well they deserve every penny, and more, that is paid to them. One councillor said they were underpaid and that they must have a fair wage! Congratulations to the three aldermen who voted against rescinding the decrease — Couns. Don Amos, Ted Daly and Dave Goulet. I am_sure they spend as much time on council business as everyone else. The mayor mentioned in her report that there must be cuts in the 1993 budget. The spring clean- up was abandoned and some ser- vice clubs have been asked to do it! How much better it would have been for the ambitious four to have foregone the additional income and contributed the savings to the much looked forward to spring clean-up. One alderman dared to suggest that the Town staff might need to be reviewed in. the new year; that perhaps there could be some part- time employees. That suggestion was not taken too seriously how- evel. The five per cent decrease was, and it took up much too much valuable time. What a great oppor- tunity was missed. J. Lang Sidney AWAITING THEIR PRIZE. Winners of Parkland School's Food and loy Hamper contest looked hungry for the five pizzas the Sidney Kiwanis offered to present to the 2 Wining Class for topping the donation charts. Take a siand for public waiertront Editor: Thirty-five years ago we moved to the beautiful rural area of North Saanich. Since that time, but mostly in recent years, many of the unique wooded areas have been stripped: for housing develop- ments. But at least the public still has been able to enjoy the beaches with full use of the foreshore. We cannot allow this to be taken away from the public for the enrichment of a few. In particular we do not feel the North Saanich council has the right to allow a private dock on Setchell Road waterfront property. We have to protect what is left for the public enjoyment, and we should make a stand now. Margaret Abbot North Saanich Dim future ahead Bamberton projeci Editor: Recently I phoned South Island Development Corporation and had some questions answered by Dar- lene Tait, the public relations offi- cer for the project. According to Tait and David Butterfield (see Cowichan News Leader Oct. 7) S.1.D.C. will sell the lots and parcels, after rezoning, to outside developers and private individuals. It seems to me that S.I.D.C. will practically be out of the picture after every parcel is sold. This means to me that all green- talk and advertising for building material suppliers and builders etc. is a scheme to trick the people of the South Island, the planners and our gullible politicians of the Cowichan Valley Regional District into approving the zoning change to allow residential and commer- cial development in our most beautiful landscape of Vancouver Island. All choice parcels will be sold first and less desirable lots later, if at all. The CVRD will be put in a position of having to administer and police covenants and restric- uions of this instant city. There won’t be any bidders for the old Bamberton cement plant, with possible contamination of industrial wastes and derelict con- crete structures. It will remain as a monument to our children and grandchildren to admire and to be reminded of the irresponsible planning we did for them. After over one year of advise and valuable input by concerned local residents in addition to the Opposition to the Bamberton pro- ject by the Districts of Central Saanich and Metchosin, the CVRD has now handed this pro- posed development to the provin- cial government for approval. We are setting a bad precedent for future developments along the Malahat Highway, and I shall expect that all the politicians and planners who are falling for this scheme will be found accountable and will find the courage to resign after my predictions have proven to be right. 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The regular schedule for Council meetings on the first and third monday of each month at 8:00 p.m. and Committee meetings on the second and fourth Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m. will resume January 4th, 1993. Except for emergency services, the Administrative and Public Works Divisions of the District will be closed on Friday, December 25th, Monday, December 28th, 1992 and Friday January 1st, 1993. The Council and the staff of the District of Central Saanich would like to take this opportunity to wish everyone a Very Merry Chistmas and a Happy New Year. George H. Sawada Clerk-Administrator Soe 1949 Beypsecitechin-o— Maycock Optical wishes to wel- come their new manger, Cindy Agar, to the Sidney location. Cindy has been in the optical profession for sixteen years and invites you to come in and ask her about their services. MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR from Cindy, Charleen & Patti of MAYCOCK OPTICAL in Sidney Centre 104 - 2376 Bevan We 655-1122 os