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Sidney & Wednesday,
ISSUE NUMBER 18 Saanich May 3, 1989
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“are free to go ahead,

i. Titles of fice.

-als needed to‘allow'a start on the :
$10-million first: phase: came

Couvelier’s |
Preston
f Manning’ s
vision |

The preakws ater is. nearly com-
plete, Sidney Pier Holdings Ltd.’s

‘port purchase moncy is in a-town

account and the subdivision appli-
cations have passed.

By GEORGE LEE
Review Staff Writer

“All the money is paid and they:
*” Town of
Sidney administrator Geoff Logan
said. “*You’ re darn right I’m
happy.”

The subdivision application was
the last major hurdle-in the way of

the company’s plan to develop the -

i Port of Sidney.
i At The Legislature Ivs been .a ‘project plagued by
» |. Hubert Beyer. secosanens ~ Page AS _ delays — first by trouble designing
ee 4 ~and locating an affordable: break-:
“4 CrossQuotes_ : ae: _.Wwater, then by financing. and subdi-
; Deanna Boulter-Bell Page 10, vision: troubles. * ;
: January speculation. about. the:
1 From The Top. : financial situation of Sidney: Pier |
' of The Pile......... ~ended:in’ March, when. the com.
Cf ety ARN a -pany’and the town. annouced: that’.
! Hugh's Views. “everything was ready: to go.
mt Hugh Nash: Bub.it wasn’t. Deficiencies in ee
se : the town’s subdivision application. a
u Not Another delayed the proposal atthe’ Land
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1 a ie HEI firchall, and that new construenion : on the sale of water to users, up 94
a general goverment. equipment, 7,900; street sweeper, : oflsuis some of it. —_ ~ $950,000 for the hall, * percent Gvor Ink your.
$121,305 transportation department dump Ireks BSB.NN . ‘And council also apres odin caine ~The increase without the. hall “The cost of the buying sewer:
7 other (ransportation equipment, $12,5105 one-ton parks (ruck, mince-ol-the-whole Monday that would be: just 3,7. per cent, “service will also go up. substany
$20, 000; other. parks equipme my 4, 650; fir c depar tine aldermen andthe mayor dese rv ae Administrator Cieolt l. sgn. cal. Linlly. The town will rise
- Page B7 equipment, $19,200, sank eatin © raise, Which adds $3,800 to the tax led the entire, botlom-tine increase $440,800 from taxpayers, up 16,8
2 7 : “he W, ater Utility” Funds: piekenp tr nek nat other equ pme nt. T- ill. 7 10.2 per cent, when everything lout (per ce. (See related: front-page ;
bo ob $17,000," bare os “The town's general revenue. inet roused assessment is consid: Story) .
rf t Sewer Utility: Fund: service truck and other F equipment “

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$18,400,

Following i is a list of the Sidney budget winners, major new
spending that couneil approved
EQUIPMEN’ r
General Fund: ‘Computer,

‘and: rovinre, STTS,800; other

Cc APTTAL PROVE CTS n
“General Kunds new. hydrant installation, $6,300;

park improvements, $66,300, -
Water Utility Funds water main; §
425, 900; tees-for Tine fushingy S20 5004 Seaport water’ main,
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Sewer Utility Kun: Sei spor sewer Tit stition, SA, 000.

2 Losers

“pond
projects Seaport Place, $66,800, Alibay at Resihaven, $13,500;
storm drainage. projects. WA0TS0;: sidewatks,. $43,000). paving .-
public works yard, $6,400; street lighting at Se; port, 425 005.
underground wiring, Seaport, $55,000; widerground wiring.
Beacon Aventie, $380,000, less. S310 i000 tempor: ry bor POM iNgS

rond St. and Mt. Baker

just cal

Council had- trouble. agrecing

_ just what the percentage increase

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is --= but any way: you look at it,
Sidney residents will pay more for
municipal services in 1989,

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By GEORGE LEE |
Review Staff Writer

‘Ato maveim me wea fnresemnt Ae nnietaneneeeech fn Y cons Rae ENR Cem MESON

Aldermen did-agree that much
ol-the increase is beyond their
‘control, that. Sidney citizens asked
for much of itin the form of a new

it

raised by taxation will go up to
$3,483,244 from. last year’s

~ $3,119,752, an increase of 11.6

per cent, |

But the general revenue. increase
lo laxpayers will really be 7.8 per
com, When additional assessment
is considered, »

The town also points out thatthe
lion’s share of the budget increase
is made necessary by the new
firehall, In 1987- a. referendum

“decided the town could. borrow.

Sewer rates adjusted _

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Sidney, homeowners will soon
flush: goodbye the subsidization of
ater TOWN SCWOE USCIS.

By GEORGE LEE
Review Staff Writer

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That marks the end-to a cash
vollection system that has existed
siice the ise of sewers began
decades igo.

Bat it means whopping incraase ,
OS tO. SOM UNCER, .

STES@e Ms SOFAS |X! ople have had
a dik of au. easy road,”
“Norma Sealey told committee-afe

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Much more dranatic incr reises

Swill hit some other: users-which: -

contribute. tothe 440,800 in reve
nue necded to min Sidney's sewer
system in’ 1989,

Yet most small business promis:

os WH see a reduction af nearly 30

“oper, cent, and restaurants will see.

_ decreases of 70 per cent or more,
Lanndrtes will be hit hardest. -
AJ988 rate.of $420 per laundry

WT jump to $103.66 per washing

rmachine, Vor 4.32 “machine. Maun:
dremat, that means an incre to
$3,317.12 G90 por cont up from

in The dnereases, bat the anajority
thought tat. would perpetrate an

rates are offseiting.

Some aldermen wanted (0 phase

|e ‘through, Logan said.
I’s.a project | that’ s ‘been’ in the.
fe b Over ‘The Garden Fence works since years ago, when devel=:. >
a Helen Lang -oper Jim Kelley: first ‘approached: - ;
TAS ‘council witha plan, to improve the: 7
a Smart Money _ port. i
. oe : Mike Grenby epiandees Page Be : Then caine the 1987 approval of
ty he Wi k : | | GETTING THERE was the tough part for North Saanich. . and 30 firemen had the blaze under control 10 minutes: a lor rae epee sn
‘ This is The Wee . be _ Volunteer firemen, called to an out-of-contro! slash burn. after arriving on the scene but had trouble reaching the ee = Cantt e i Yous.
a nat Was . i. off Larkspur Lane at 6:30 p.m. Sunday. The three trucks fire because ferry traffic blocked access to the area. /wontnued on Page: A2..
é. -Hubert Beyer ree Page age AF or ? a ; a ee | ; ;
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said,

Council has voted themselves a.
small increase in indemnity,

. Aldermen now make $4,320 a,
year in expenses coverage and:
indemnity, up: from: $4,116, The

mayor makes S12 vehi up from

$10,284,
The town will take $460, 200

“inequity. that shouldn't: exist:

“TL hear gasps about the inerenge so

es, bulthe homeowner: until now

has been hearing the brunt of it,

Sealey suid;

Ald. Ron Kubek, who moved the .

increase, said council should pass.
the entire struchure “or don't do 7
at al”

Kubek also noted that some

~ Part of the increase is caused by
union contract scullements, council -

Hotels will,

“Now. pay less for: their units but

tore for their pubs aad lounges,»

baa cAdaple,

“And residences, are now paying .

pone ee op “alaad ae awana ; SE theewhole day 'This: shows; ¢ last year ie santa” :
by 7 - Pages B35, rect ftnsing. projets wert “put onan hy staf we Hee ea iimtyenchvaly - han staff used Capital Region= ee oi shure, Kubek sa. if ye
. \ po a a. ; . ‘General: Fond: storm drainajes £19, 180; sidewalks, ‘ef 40005. to ; “AVON with the Away Wwe. have he ene al District and RBCY health lepart- : Connell he: dd that’ the original “ ae
ok, park. and seawall in front of Sidney Hotel, $70,000; Troquois. [> Chanting back: niles, Ment sewer use figures iene i service charge system was likely.
: és Park drainage, AS,500, “The Commiles passed a service _ New nites on acts M Warde ns Wy he ified from U.S. cites. -
t iM ater Vung tectonic mieter + reading equipment, 925,000. chutes S system that seen the resi system, Other munivipalitics aie appar

endy considering a system: that

» More nccunitely reflecis sewer use,

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