Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
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issued: 2022-10-06
issued: 1985-07-10
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note: ■—- I m i-wjp-w.*. LAWYERS, JUDGES, COURTS BLAMED legislative library Parliament Buildings Victoria, B.C. V8V 1X4 June 85 Council fears definite answers MURRAYVII1E - A local alderwoman here does not like lawyers, judges, and courts of law. They "hamper democracy," says Aid. Carol Gran. She explained why to a baffled audience in council chambers Monday afternoon. It is the fear of ■ being sued that is , worrying Gran. "I don't know of anything we can do any more without that . constant threat," she told the six other councilors present. :, She called it "an incredible catch-22 situation." So councilors once I again opted for giving | a Langley land deve- : loper a positive - maybe answer. Speaking for the I' Southgate housing I development proposal, planner Ken Stin- f son again asked council to show good faith |L by giving the initial i readings to the com pany's plans. Before a public hearing, - Southgate would then provide the civic planners with details showing that the famous gravel pit in southwest Langley, once slated for a regional mega-dump, would support the development of a 1,664-unit retirement village. To give even initial approval to the plans would "put council at a psycholo gical disadvantage," meant Aid. Pat Boyle. And other councilors felt that in order for council to even consider the matter they should first of all know if the project is Vol. 27 No. 28 WEDNESDAY, JULY 10,1085 32 pages 30 cents Established 1957 3089-272 Street, Aldeigrove, B.C. Call 856-8303 or 856-5212 BALLOTS NOT ACCEPTED feasible. Otherwise a lawsuit might ensue, Gran thought. The only councilor showing some understanding for the developers' dilemma seemed to be Aid. Muriel Amason. "We are not giving them half a chance," she said. "We are not offering any suitable alternatives." Por the past few .years the developers have submitted a number of different See page 2 Sewers are out MURRAYVTUE - Other B.C. municipalities are being given "money by the bucketful" from Victoria, says …
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: 10.14288/1.0421214
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: [place of publication unknown] : [publisher not identified]
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
type: Text