Sunshine Coast Village Budget Tops Million Mark
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Provincial Library, Victoria, B. C. • LAST WEEK'S WEATHER December 13 —4 3 2.5mm December 14 —3 3 3.3mm December 15 —1 5 — December 16 —3 4 — December 17 —3 5 — Sunshine Coast — December 18 —2 5 Published at Gibsons, B.C. December'23,1975. December 19 —2 2 — Week's total precip . 5.8 mm. Volume 28, Number 48 15c per copy December to date 113 mm. Council Up 15 percent knocks Village budget . by KEVIN SOUTH A complete turndown of air ap peals for Local Innitiative pro gram funds. to aid the muni tops million mark cipality of Gibsons for 1975 and all of 1976 was received from MP For the first time in local his cause that is one of council's top tabled until next meeting. Council Jack Pearsall by a shocked Major tory, Gibsons provisional budget priorities for the next year. indicated this interim budget, Labonte last week. for the upcoming year indicates In his report to council, the fin amounting to $333,083, is based At a Council meeting Tuesday revenues and expenditures total ance chairman said the last year on an assumed 15 percent in night, the entire council voiced ling well over the one million dol in this village has witnessed more crease in assessment. their opposition to the MP's de lar mark. upgrading programs than has The Sechelt provisional budget cision and went on the record as In a statement to council last ever ocurred before. He cited sev is expected to be adopted at the saying they strongly disapproved Tuesday night. Finance commit eral examples where council has first council meeting in January.v of his actions. Council felt Pears tee Chairman Kurt Hoehne pre spent money to build up the as all had done very little for the sented a provisional budget bal sets of the village without incur area since his election. As Alder ancing at $1,133,065 which is a 15 ring debt or defecit financing. man Kurt Hoehne stated in a re percent increase over 1975 actual Some of these items are land port to the Major, "the Federal budget' of $984,815. The pro aquisition for the marina develop Sewer fees government, in its wisdom,. has visional budget is only a tentative ment in the amount of $120,000, apparently neglected the needs of budget until next spring when the Corlette property purchase for the municipalities." The grants village assessment base is known $100,000, two pick-up vehicles announced had been requested to aid in the and a final budget can be worked and radio equipment totalling up-grading of local parks and fa out. $8,500, the Gower Point Road Sechelt council has announced cilities. The mill rate of 29.4 mills will paving project costing $47,000, the cost of connection fees for the Several amounts of money have not increase because provincial sewer extensions for $46,000, proposed sewage system. been received from the provin legislation limits the mill rate to water upgrading in the amount of As a result of a special council cial government for work in many 30 mills for the'village. Aid. $70,000, and the ICBC office ex meeting held Friday afternoon. areas. Harbor Developments Hoehne pointed out that any mill tension for $12,000. Aid. Norm Watson reported that allotted $50,000 for repairs and rate increase will result from 'lit seems astounding that we connection costs per household alterations to the wharf. A fur ;4 **M« school district and regional dis have been able to accomplish will be $150 and $250; Watson ther $2,103.46 was received from trict increases, although the these projects," Hoehne said, said the lower price will be valid the Department of Recreation and school board earlier indicated "and we could not have done for those residents who hook into Conservation for completion of there may be a decrease in the them without the substantial the system while the major trunk the tennis courts behind Elphin school district mill rate. grant assistance from the pro lines are being installed and the higher price will apply to hook stone High School. pleasantly surprised because instead of handing out Hoehne stressed last week that vince in the amount of $183,000.'' Gibsons Elementary student Karen Bitting was one of even though spending is up, the He expressed council's disap ups after general construction of the many primary students who were lucky enough to presents, he received presents for a change. In the village will not be required to bor pointment in the federal govern the sewer lines. receive* a very special visit from the very special man last photo above, six year old Karen decides what she wants row more money. He indicated ment's rejection of an LIP appli Watson said the initial, lower Friday afternoon. When Santa visited the school he was Santa to bring her this year. that much of the increase in ex cation that would have initiated price the village hopes to encour penditures was due to inflation. an extensive parks upgrading age residents to hook into the Some of the increases fall in the program. sewer lines while equipment is take sewi ng Bob Kelly of Kelly Disposal Aid. Watson'confirmed that a categories of roads, parks and available and while roads are Meanwhile Sechelt council also being dug up. submitted a bid to council for vil public meeting for the Sechelt library maintenance, transporta considered the village's pro Sechelt lage garbage collection for 1976. sewer project would take place tion and fiscal services. Hoehne visional budget but in the absence Watson also said a co-ordinator machine His bid was for a monthly charge January 18. Copies of the propos said that road maintenance of finance- committe chairman. mav be hired to organize the con Sechelt RCMP Teport that the of $639.50. Council turned the bid ed rate structure and the philo especially will be up this year be- Aid, Ernie Booth, the budget was struction of the sewers. He said Sew Easy store on Cowrie Street over to the finance committee for sophies behind the rate structure the aims of the co-ordinator would further consideration. :-.':A\ will be available at that meeting. be to keep costs down and in- was .broken:- into, sometime last •, dicated that positionjmay be filled Thursday"knight YTwoYiewing; Council briefs . :-V.,.,^*.T..T„#^:.,.J,-*.^.~^T TWatson' said' he encourages Se machines .were-taken from the , Aid. Shuttleworth reported ' chelt residents to ask lots of ques Village striken it by himself. premises.There was. no value work on the access to the new Se tions at that meeting. He said a meeting will be.ar :. available for the stolen items. chelt Junior Secondary was pro- '••• V • • • ranged early in the hew year with Aid. Shuttleworth suggested A sub-division plan involving . gressing with 4'/. days of work T Aid. Watson told council he private contractors to discuss con RCMP are still investigating that the village's portion of the rich at 130 gallons the matter. three lots in Sunshine Heights completed as of December 17. He would be available to continue on struction of the sewers. Watson civil defence co-ordinator's sti was approved. The property is said 2 V. loads of timber had been . as a member of the committee on felt the village could save money pend be increased to $120 per owned by Ted Osborne. salvaged from the cleared access government which is studying al by assigning one or two contrac year. Sechelt's share would Bylaw 147, the Sunday Enter bringing a price of $800. ternative methods of government per minute tors to complete the project. Rally club amount to about $30. The cp-ord- tainment bylaw, was amended to Council also decided the most it for the Sunshine Coast. inator. Art McPhee, also receives make entertainment for profit il 1 Last week the village of Gib would pay for the construction of Watson, who lost his alderman sons sunk a drill in Dougall Park $1200 per'year from the provin legal before 1:30 p.m. on Sundays the school road would be 30 per ic seat in the last municipal elec- cial government. The suggestion and Struck it rich. No, it wasn't oil cent of the total cost. It was felt tion. re inded council that the but it was another liquid almost was agreed to by council. - • • • the school district should be re provincially appointed committee The Sunshine Coast Rall> • • • Council will consider the pur as valuable to the village. Club will hold a disco dance on sponsible for at least 70 percent of does not require that members be A fifty foot shaft sunk near the Aid Norm Watson recommend chase of a mechanical - street the cost. • f „ elected officials. December 28th in the Wilson ed the village give a grant to the sweeper. Prices will be investi children's playground in Dougall Creek Hall. It will begin at 8 pm • • • Watson said he would also like to Park confirmed the village would wildlife lagoon committee up to gated. Council gave tentative approval be appointed by council to sit on and end when it's over. the amount of $500. Funds from Aid. Watson reported the fed designating six lots now owned by have an adequate water supply The draw for the Club's raf the recreation committee repre for some time to come. The vil an LIP grant were to partly go to eral government will be providing Len Van Egmond as a site for a senting Sechelt.