Wednesday, May 4, 1988

THE REVIEW 9781

-2nd St., Sidney B.C.

Citizen complains about rocks

A Dean Park Estates resident
has complained that too many
of his neighbors are - placing
large rocks on the boulevards in
front of their homes.

Roger Doney has written to
North. Saanich, identifying
““eyesores” and asking council
to “‘rectify the on-going pro-
blem.”’

North Saanich placed
newspaper ads’ informing
residents the stones ‘‘may pose
hazards to persons, vehicles or
other private property. Any in-
jury or damage will be con-
sidered the responsibility of the
person placing these objects on
the right of way.”’

However, after two weeks of
advertising, no one had remov-
ed any rocks. The item was
placed ona council agenda, and
homeowners with rocks on the
road were sent letters.

Three residents singled out in ©

Doney’s. letter appeared at
council’s committee of ‘the
whole meeting April 20, saying
they placed rocks near the curb
to prevent people from parking
on landscaped boulevards.

ROCKS. PLACED on Dean. Park Estates boulevards by.
“residents frustrated by people: who park in front. of

“It is the most horrendous
crime in the municipality that
trucks and cars have gone over
my boulevard at least. four
times,’’ said John  Costella,
8660 Forest Park Dr: Since dot-
ting the roadside’ with river
rocks, ‘‘the situation has been
rectified.’’

Costella said he planted lawn
in his front yard and maintains
the boulevard to the same stan-
dard as the grass on his own
property. Putting. rocks on the
boulevard ‘‘was the only way |
could prevent vandals form
crossing my boulevard.’’

“Excuse me, whose property
are you talking about:-— yours
or the municipal boulevard,”’
said Mayor Linda Michaluk. |

Another resident said the pro-
blem is not.restricted to people
parking: in front of his home.
“If you can step” those
hooligans from coming down
Dean Park Road at 100
kilometres an hour, I'll take
away my rocks,’’ said: Frank
Voelkel, 1662 Dean Park Rd.

Voelkel calls the RCMP every
time he sees a speeder. on the
road.

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‘“They are gone before we can
catch a name or a_. licence
-number,’’ said Voelkel. ‘‘The
traffic just moves too fast.’

‘‘We’ve complained to the
police about parties in John
Dean Park at night.. But the
police only have one car and
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said Ernest. Nielsen, 1647 Dean
Park Road.

RCMP ‘‘USELESS’’

“If you could stop the
drunken. drivers, we wouldn’t
have to put out rocks. The
RCMP are useless, ’’ said
Nielsen.

The mayor cut off discussion,
saying the residents were not ad-
dressing the issue before coun-
cil. When ‘they continued with
their complaints, she shouted
over them.

Council discussion centred on
‘a recommendation from the
bylaw enforcement officer to
remove rocks at the expense of
property owners.

“If children out on their
bikes fall and hurt themselves,
we're legally responsible, *’ said
Ald. Don Caverley, a Dean
Park resident.

‘homes. are. illegal,
municipal regulations.

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He said council should not
buy arguments that citizens in
front of group mailboxes need
rocks in front of their property
to prevent people from riding
over curbs ‘when picking up
mail.

“If we all took our time turn-
ing around, it. would not be a
problem, but we tend to be ina
rush”’ said Caverley.

Ald. Rebecca Vermeer was
worried that several lawsuits
could result from removing
rocks. Some people might want
damages for loss of property.

Rocks would first be piled on
adjacent property, said
municipal clerk Joan Schill. ‘‘If
they are returned to the
- boulevard, we would take them
away at the. taxpayer’s © ex-
pense.”’

“What happens if someone
those
rocks? How are. we going to col-
Vermeer

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lect removal costs,
asked.

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their
patrols of Dean Park Road,

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