Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: [Langmann, Rudy]
issued: 2022-09-21
issued: 1974-05-15
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note: unmon^im THE ICONOCLAST VOL.17 N0.19 24 PAGES THE STAR, WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1974 PHONE 856-8303 Opposition fo trailer park proposal continues! tHost to taxpayer 'immense' a A County Line Road resident who was the initial moving force behind a new north Aldergrove community association, reported to about 55 neighbors at a meeting held in the County Line school Monday night. John Clifton, of 7452 - 264 Street, told the concerned local citizens of what has transpired to date in their fight against a so-called low cost housing development centred around 264 Strejyift,72 Avenue. Two months ago The Star , first reported on the plans of Gloucester - Chichester* Properties to develop more than 300 acres in that area into one-third acre lots for mobile and. modular type homes and last week an article told of the proposal made by a Langley businessman to buy or lease a municipal owned quarter section of land for the use as ' a mobile home park in the same area. ■->.■ Clifton said Ray Hills, of . Hastings Mobile Homes planned a density of six trailers . 'pier acre, for a total of 1,000 '7 units. 5p. P He said the low cost concept was a fallacy since Langley's planning officer, jjCen Major had Informed him that it wouldCost the private developer between $8,000 and$10,000 to develop one third acre lot. To this, he said, Chichester would Wive to add the cost of the land, siitce he doubted they would want to give itawayv 7 Plus', of course, a profit.' Clifton, said low.cost housing : is needed but that it should be de-centralized and located near' established town centres such as Aldergrove, Brookswood, Fort Langley and Langley. :, ; Vthe-higher cost of land Cm % those areas is more than offset by the higher cost of development On connection with the Chichester properties)," he said. He said the cost to the community Of a proposal such as Chichester's 'Would be immense, pointing out 7 that teachers salaries alone at the necessary hew schools would amount to $400 per each new instan…
note: Title changes in chronological order: Aldergrove Herald (1957-10-16 to 1958-02-20), Aldergrove News (1958-02-27 to 1964-04-30), Central Fraser Valley Echo (1964-05-06 to 1964-12-23), Central Fraser Valley Star (1967-01-17 to 1969-02-05), and Aldergrove Star (1969-02-12 to 1991-12-31). Presented to the Alder Grove Heritage Society by Kurt Langmann and Family, July 1, 2021.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0420281
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: [Aldergrove : Central Fraser Valley Star Publications]
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
type: Text