Board tn 1989 ~——___ becatine officon| Corporation will want to were not opened nor the three. ‘cedents which will comm! man technical staff onjased un.|®0ancial support of $M ato in the year, expenditures | 108! planning, wore well below Inst year's an. ‘Helpated budget, also net at $20,000, - NO CHANGE ‘The 2 cents per capita nasox- ment will be retained ngainat 25 of the 26 munictpalities (Van- gouver pays A fat £5000) which make up the Region and are represented on tho Boant. Levien for 1951, based on 1949 poput ton estimates, will total $5,823, fan Increase of $365 over last year, In 1980 the Boand also recelved $2500 from the province and $7,800 trom the fedoral governmant {through Central Mortgage and Houstag Corporation. A ilke sim Is Belng requested for 1951. Re-elected as board chatrman was D. J. McGugan of Now Wost- minster, and as vice-chairman, AWerman Archle Proctor of Van- Souver. Others elected to the oxe- cutive were: Harold Smith of Richmond, Jnck Richardson of ‘West Vancouver, James Hadgkiss ‘of Maple Ridge. Noel Booth of Langley, Councillor F. A. Arm- strong of Burnaby, Reeve John Kirkland of Delta, and P. R. U. Stratton for the unorganized ter- ritortes. LANDMARK Mr, McGugan sald that the Board bad made 1950 n landmark fp community planning by estab- Ushing Canada’s first regional planning board serving a group of Relghbouring municipalities. He atressed that If the Board fn to be continued it must havo olthor senior government support or a doubling of municIpal contribu- tlons. The chairman rald ho “fore- sees the Board becoming the Clearing house and repository for expert Information and an agency to which all municipalities may turn for direction In thelr local problems In which they need ex-| pert, advice. SURREY ABSENT Presént at the meeting were the reeves of Matsqu! and Delta the mayors of Port Moody and Port Coquitlam, together with tho appointed members of Della, Co- quitiam District, Richmond, Van- couver, Maple Ridge, Wost Van- couver, Langley, North Vancouver District, Burnaby, and New West- minster, Attending an advisory members were engincers of Now Westminster and Richmond, and assistant engincers of Vancouver and Burnaby. T, B. Pickersgill, B.C, Regional supervisor of Central Mortgarce and Housing, cautioned the Board $0 be “realistic” about continued federal support throuch Sts cor- poration. “It 1s unlikely that the Campbells FLOOR SANDING Phone W.R. 2666 P.O. Box 192 316 Foster Street he sald, and explained that the Boant's request for 1981 Is now under con: tlon by the Corporation, Assessments up for municipality Total nxsossment for improve- Monts in 1991 {x up more. than $2,000,000 over assessmenta for 1950, according to an announce- ment made by F. Loallo Smith, Munlelpal asseasor for Surrey. Total Ix $19,600,757. with tand Axsosmments increased by $382,000 to a new total of $8,456,295. Total tax assessment and improvements will be $18,301,793. Land ts taxed on ful Axsoased value and. Improvements ©n 50 per cent of yntuo, Court of revision will bo hold February 8 in the Muntelpal Hall on and at 10 am. and will be spread over four days. Entire council will constitute the court; —. Local huilding down in 1951 Bullding permits in Surrey have Acclined, according to figures sub- mitted by the munfeipal building dopartment. ‘There were 50 permits Ismuod In December with a value of $113,687, The total for the $2,853,568, In December, 1949, there wore 55 pormitn {sued valucd at $124,707, ‘The total for 1949 was $3,878,000, 0 celine In 1950 of $1,025,341 Municipal Assessor F. L. Smith attributes the decline to the ex- cessive pricos material and labor costs, tending to discourage all but necessary building opora- tlons. 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