It’s the first council triple-header of 2018 this Monday night with all three North Shore chambers chock-full of action-packed agendas.
Council meets at 6 p.m. but things really get cooking at 6:30 p.m. with a public hearing on a proposed 179-unit residential development at 150 East Eighth St.
The development is intended to “signal a sense of arrival into Central Lonsdale,” according to city planning director Michael Epp.
But that’s not all: council is also slated to oversee a second public hearing on an 87-unit rental development at 1730 Chesterfield Ave., doubling the site’s density.
It’s a big night for heritage as council is set to debate the fate of three homes built between 1957 and 1963. The district recently received demolition permits for the Merler House on Erwin Drive, with its architectural nod to Frank Lloyd Wright, the Croll House which sits atop the hill on Bayridge Avenue, as well as the post-and-beam Ellis House on Rosebery Avenue.
But if you come for the heritage make sure you stay for the fish because the West Vancouver Streamkeepers are scheduled to give a presentation on last fall’s count of spawning salmon.
And if that’s not enough, West Vancouver is also considering undoing a 30-year-old policy forbidding speed bumps on public roads. If approved, speed humps and raised crosswalks might start showing up on non-arterial roads near schools and parks.
Will the district allow the three variances necessary for a 214-square-foot ground floor addition to a duplex? Show up at 355 West Queens Rd. at 7 p.m. this Monday and find out.
Council is also set to hear a presentation from Habitat for Humanity Greater Vancouver as the municipality looks for a solution to affordable home ownership.
Finally, there’s $913,111 set to be distributed to North Shore Rescue, the North Shore Youth Safe House, Parkgate Community Services Society, and many other critical community groups and youth organizations.
Find two friends and send one to each municipal hall this Monday because you aren’t going to want to miss a second of the excitement.
