PENINSULA NEWS REVIEW 22 Wednesday, July 1, 1998 LOCAL NEWS Council cans new guidelines | Orchard neighborhood — _ way of answering a housing need while retain- Peninsula News Review ing the character of the neighborhood. | But neighbors were not all convinced that Aplan to see affordable housing options as _ this was a viable option for their area. One an integral part of the official community plan group collected signatures on petitions over the - for the Orchard neighborhood was rescinded at ._ past three years, the most recent going to town i the June 22 meeting of Sidney town council... council on June 1. They said they had the sup- _. New development guidelines for the Or- — port of 63 per cent of the neighbors against the chard neighborhoed being considered by coun- changes. Other neighbors refuted those fig- cil would have allowed for ee: ures, a smaller lots to accommodate an "#=s¢nEEEEEEEIAE comms At the June 8 meeting of. affordable housing option. As : we council, Trina Scott said that pe- the — is built out already, it “We were trying to. « tition. included signatures that would be necessary for a deve ~ . were invalid. \2 oper to purchase two lots, tear allow good vejuvena- “Atleast one signature on the down the existing buikdites and tion in the neighbor- petition presented to council put up three smaller ones. anp’no Iie, Was out of date — the woman The smaller homes would hood. But we've lis moved in 1996..And one was a: have a 15-foot setback from the tened to the resi- | signature of man who is de- MARKET MERRIMENT tr th / .. 14. 2 ” chi ; street front rather than the pre dents, and will = Lee she said See cat ‘Yowza’ the clown and his balloons were quick to bring a big smile to the face of ' -- PAUL WYKE, PHOTO sent 20, but the footprint would - stay. virtually the same from change the blans.” the petition at the June 1 meet- Haileigh Donaldson, 3, at the opening of the Peninsula Country. Market June 20. sideyard to sideyard, according ing, admitted to council there: to plans put out by the town’s Coun. tack B Barker were some problems: with the. planning department. ae _ petition signatures... “We wanted to hear fromthe - —— ————.. “There was some ‘confusion. people of the neighborhood, and foes about the data base,” he said. ‘we've done that,” said Coun. Peter Wainwright. “We didn’t have time to delete some of the While he wondered “whether the opinions were - names [from previous petitions].”... a well-informed,” he said: “I don’t think we have ~ ~ Coun. Jack Barker had strong’ words for the grounds to believe the opinion would be other- people living in the area. He said some lots in © wise, wellinformed or not.” . __ «that neighborhood have already been rezoned Tf the decision is:not the right one for the * “smaller, with no objections from the residents, Bs neighborhood, Wainwright said people would . while some have been fought. "come forward i in future and tell that to the coun- -“Wewere trying to create a level playing field ~ cil of the day. ~ re [for those wishing to renovate or rebuild]. “We * ~The. process. “toward inchiding affordable - were trying to allow good rejuvenation in the : ‘housing within Sidney began about four years. neighborhood. But we've listened to the rési- “ago after the town received a federal/ provincial Hee dents, and will change. the plans. I for one wor She government grant for. innovative housing., ~ be ‘supporting any, application, that.co : ncil of the day "believed. there: ward’ for that neigh! orhood, he added. ‘The Bear Pub Serves... 4 full Western cuisine with a wide selection of : entrees, burgers, appetizers, etc. We feature 3 lunch and 8 dinner specials daily. . Chinese Buffet <= ‘Chinese Buffet. Luncheon PS “dan ms 30) ner month arn=2 : Frid & f tle ie easy wgeen Savin? Po Ut a oa _ Si ue ann ris td | i are completely (e- “aanath the sym. 3 7 = take advantage of o our promotion. - Plek up our special maal card — buy sever entrees and reculve the next ontroe froal oy e NEW PAINT, NEW CARPETS. "Tho card also enters you for our monthly draws; of a Woekond for2 In Qualicum, Mor Washroom & Shower Facilites! | or 2 Dinners and Movie Tickets In Victoria, (us numerous other prizon, | il us for details, Tickets avallable at front tsk pub, lounge i and 00 store cA Comte New ot Bo df REP SEEMS Bo 7 J More Wolght Machines mora Stalre rt Ma onions o ; iy _ ry ‘Tr noport ee | ealttor additional information wen a aoe | iy (s alll ee cig sisi i a : : : eon eed | ia - ~ Mictorla Airport Travelany a Personal Trainers vf Large Pro Shop ES i 656- 1176 ar jig Ha yin yikes pM oo ce Juice Bar #01 - 9245 James White als Side 655-3393 : “Aso in the Cowichan Valley ne 143- O51: or WA hed oct ef My 44 "ak op hinge eR mit ei iia ti cane a mt ish) aradiy ta 4 1G ‘S en f ‘ Mu CER TARUGAnNRU A UR