North Vancouvers municipal councils have a busy couple of days ahead of them as they consider everything from fair taxation to childrens rights to yarnbombs.
City of North Vancouver councillors meet Monday at 6 p.m. to receive the annual report from the North Shore Restorative Justice Society and hear a presentation from North Shore Community Resources on their Rights of the Child campaign.
The same evening, Metro Vancouver will be on hand with its early plans for a costly new sewage treatment plant; city staff will outline their plans for food scrap garbage pickup; and Lonsdale Energy Corporation will compare its rates to other energy providers.
Council will also revisit last weeks decision not to fund yarnbombing a practice in which guerilla knitters furtively decorate public objects with woolen art and consider a motion to boycott Caterpillar machinery while that company is involved in a labour dispute in Ontario.
The District of North Vancouver is holding council workshops Monday and Tuesday night, each starting at 5 p.m. in the committee room. On Monday, staff and pollsters Ipsos-Reid will present the results of the 2011 Service Delivery Dialogue, a project launched to determine which if any district services residents would be willing to forgo or fund differently in order to reduce pressure on property taxes. Starting at 7 p.m., staff will also present the districts tax strategy, which aims to shift taxes from businesses towards residents, bringing the ratio into line with the region.
The North Shore News will be on hand for both North Vancouver meetings.
On Tuesday, district councillors will hear the results of an examination of natural hazards and what that might mean for building permit applications. There will also be a proposal to update the districts esthetic guidelines.
West Vancouver council does not meet this week.
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