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Royal City Marina owner Kent Carbis said initially the lease increase for his 20-slip operation was more than 300 per cent. It’s down to 200 per cent with negotiations continuing.
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Ron Francis is 86 years old and can be found every day at his 21-slip marina at the foot of Pembina Avenue in Queensborough. He’s constantly fixing, cleaning and working in what his wife calls his “playpen.” He loves the work. It’s also his retirement fund. But he believes that’s being threatened
by the actions of Port Metro make that kind of money,” he told Vancouver (PMV). the port authority. For about 18 months now, They told him to pay up. Francis has been fighting PMV For the last five years PMV has over the rent for his managed water-lot water-lot lease. leases along the He’s not alone. Fraser, including Dorothy Leighton It’s an issue that’s the province-owned The main thing is the port’s upset a lot of people ignorance. A lot of people part of the river. along the Fraser While it has succumb to the bullying. River’s Annacis decided to abandon Channel. the provincial Early last year, PMV told Francis contract, the channel east of No. 9 they were going to boost his annual Road in Richmond remains under rent from $6,400 to $33,000. federal jurisdiction. “There’s no way I’m going to Dorothy Leighton, president
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of the Community Residential Waterlot Leaseholders Association said PMV previously hired an expert from the federal public works department to set the rates. This time, inexperienced personnel did the calculations using old Google images, she said, which she argues overestimate the amount of water lot used. They also charged the water-lot leaseholders—which includes six boats and seven float homes—based on the industrial value of their adjacent land on the shore.
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There are many fun things to do around town on warm, summer evenings. Going to a city-run open house doesn’t usually top the list. But on Tuesday night, New Westminster residents packed Centennial Lodge to learn about tentative plans for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC to have a development team play out of Queen’s Park Stadium starting next year. The Whitecaps and the city recently signed a memorandum of agreement to pursue placing a United Soccer League PRO franchise at the stadium. It is currently used for soccer and baseball, but if the new plan is approved it will be a soccer-only facility. The team would be backed by New Westminster native Gary Pooni, a land development consultant, and developer Ian Gillespie of Port Coquitlam along with the Whitecaps. “It was a respectful crowd. They listened quite well,” said city Coun. Chuck Puchmayr. see NEW BASEBALL, A3
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