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Your Weekly Clover Valley Newspaper July 11, 2013 ❖ www.CloverdaleReporter.com ❖ 604-575-2405
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Not if the renewed Cloverdale Community Association has its way By Jennifer Lang bigger swimming pool. Cloverdale residents are still waiting A revitalized Cloverdale Community for that pool, even as the population has Association is asking the City of Surrey to slow down the pace of residential doubled over the past decade. With a projected population boom in development in the area so the addition of infrastructure and services like new Cloverdale over the next 10 to 15 years as a result of anticipated residential develschools, pools and parks can catch up. opment, the association fears the current President Ken Krasnikoff and future needs of residents says a speedier timeline for have been placed on the building a public pool and new skating arena in the “We are getting left backburner while projects in other parts of Surrey are historic town centre ranks further ahead in the capital behind.” even higher on the list of the projects queue. group’s priorities. “We’re not against develAnd the list of concerns - Mike Bola opment,” Krasnikoff hastens don’t stop there, according to add. “We just want it a to Krasnikoff, who says the little bit slower. Orderly.” 35-year-old association is Vice president Mike Bola back on its feet and ready to tackle issues that are important to Cloverdale is among the new members who signed residents, thanks to a successful renewal on over the past year. A married father of three young childrive that began about a year ago. dren, Bola says his family moved out of An executive is in place, meetings are held once a month (except in July and Clayton because it was getting too crowdAugust), and members are exercising ed, particularly when it comes to street parking. their collective voice to City Hall. Adding to Cloverdale’s existing recKrasnikoff has been a member of the association since the mid-1980s, when reation facilities is important for famithe group gathered 5,000 signatures on lies like the Bolas, where both parents See SCHOOLS / Page 2 a petition calling on the city to build a
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Bose Farm development receives council nod By Kevin Diakiw More than 200 trees will be cut down as part of a plan to develop the historic Bose Farm property into a residential development. The 3.69-hectare (9.1-acre) parcel of property at 16420 64 Avenue has been the subject site for a planned residential development for some time. In July of last year, the developer came before Surrey council with a plan to remove 339 trees in a forested area on the property. Opposition from the public was swift and loud. Council sent the plan back for revisions, particularly with
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an eye to saving more trees. On March 11, 2013 the proponent came back with a proposal to develop the property (44 single family lots, 249 townhomes, and a park) that would spare 122 of the trees. Several people came to the meeting to speak against the plan. One man said that in July 2012, the public had already spoken and wanted all of the trees preserved. Most others at the meeting also had concerns about the lack of tree retention. A representative for the developers said the building plan underwent significant changes since last year, with an eye to
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keeping as many trees as possible. In passing the third reading unanimously (Couns. Barbara Steele and Tom Gill were absent), council thanked the developer for coming up with a plan that preserves both the heritage on the property as well as the trees. Avtar Johl, director with Platinum Enterprises which is developing the property, said last year if he could save any trees, he’d be all for it. “With the road connections to connect the existing roads, it’s proving very difficult,” Johl told Black Press at the time.
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