Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Langmann, Rudy
issued: 2022-10-05
issued: 1984-10-10
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note: T ,—• '.*■ 9 "-"...■tt" —7———*.•— ———? ^.,:x-**~"7r-."--—<-—??-—• -•- :■ ■'::! . .** TAX SALE BRINGS OUT CHALLENGER J*«lelatlTe library * ':.■' V8V 1X4 June 83 be 'downtown' TOWN TALK By LYNDA FRANZ ,.;*.Parts of Aldergrove were auctioned off by the Langley municipality due to the backlog of taxes. Do you. think Langley should govern Aldergrove? feylANCMERON ALDERGROVE - A local man, who is the driving force behind a newdvic political, party in Langley municipality, says that it is high time township council declares Aldergrove to be "downtown Langley (municipality)'' and Starts providing direction, to the communily. . Dave Allison last year formed the Aldergrove-Langley Independent voters Association (ALTV),' and this year the new party is ready to field a full slate of candidates in the November elections. They recent tax sales of properties in Aldergrove have not gone unnoticed by the emerging "group. > "Tax sales could be the beginning of a very hard time for this area if something positive is not done to turn this trend around," Allison says. ONCE AGAIN He says that all future planning and zoning done in Murrayville should be considering Aid-* ergroveas the commercial centre of Langley township (Langley city is a separate municipality) governed by a council which fc largely made up of langley city business interests). "'.'.', $ It is not a new concept, Allison says.' ■ {•}■ ■ ' ■'•'.' *. * ''.'4 <:Bumaby went through the same problem. There was no downtown Bumaby, just a series of commercial centres .spread throughout the municipality. New Westminster and Vancouver wer-e downtown to Bumaby residents. Their council then declared an area along Kingsway as Metro Bumaby and will develop accordingly." Allison says AUV candidates will work toward a Similar concept here. He adds that "it would be in the interest of other areas of langley (municipality) to see this take place since a vital commercial area is important as a tax base." Residents of Brookswood, Fort Langl…
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: 10.14288/1.0421181
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Aldergrove : Central Fraser Valley Star Publishing Ltd.
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
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