A04 The Delta Optimist July 17, 2010
Utilities to be wrapped in graffiti-resistant vinyl PHOTO BY
SANDOR GYARMATI
Delta will decorate several traffic signal, hydro and pump station kiosks with a graffiti-resistant vinyl film to deter unsightly spray paint tagging. Staff looked at how other cities, including Surrey and Burnaby, have wrapped utility kiosks with artistic vinyl and found it has been successful at reducing both instances of graffiti and the cost of cleanup. The decorative wrappings here will portray scenes that reflect the area. Council approved the $6,000 expenditure this week.
ARE YOU REGISTERED TO VOTE? The 2010 Local Government By-Election for the Office of Councillor
will be held on Saturday, September 18, 2010
Who Can Vote in the Election?
In order to vote in the Local Government By-Election a person must, on the day of voting, qualify either as a Resident Elector or Non-Resident Property Elector. You must not be disqualified by the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in the election and must be registered as a Delta elector.
A Resident Elector must:
• be 18 years of age or older on voting day • be a Canadian citizen • have been a resident of British Columbia for at least six months immediately before voting day • have been a resident of Delta for at least 30 days before voting day
A Non-Resident Property Elector must:
• not be entitled to register as a Resident Elector • be 18 years of age or older on voting day • be a Canadian citizen • have been a resident in British Columbia for at least six months immediately before voting day • have been the owner of real property in Delta for at least 30 days immediately before voting day.
If there is more than one person who is the registered owner of real property, only one of those individuals may register as a Non-Resident Property Elector in relation to that property. Landed immigrants who are not yet Canadian citizens, are not permitted to vote.
How to Register to Vote?
You must be registered to vote. The Corporation of Delta uses the Provincial Voters List as the basis of the Delta Voters List. If you are currently registered as a Provincial Elector, as a resident of Delta, your name has been automatically placed on the Delta Voters List. If your name is not on the Provincial Voters List, you may register to have your name added to the Delta Voters List, at the following municipal offices, during regular business hours (Monday to Friday, except holidays): Office of the Municipal Clerk Delta Municipal Hall 4500 Clarence Taylor Crescent
North Delta Municipal Information Office (North Delta Recreation Centre) 11415 - 84th Avenue
Advance Registration will not be permitted after the close of regular business at 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday, July 27, 2010.
Enough growth without developing Southlands
Opponents point to TFN reserve, golf course and infill BY
SANDOR GYARMATI
sgyarmati@delta-optimist.com
The major housing project planned for the Tsawwassen First Nation reserve is another argument against housing for the contentious Southlands property. That’s the view of Southlands the Facts spokesperson Dana Maslovat, commenting this week on a recent Delta Optimist story about a plan by a pair of TFN families to sell 123 acres that have the development potential for upwards of 1,100 singlefamily lots. “This is something that we have been talking for some time. It’s not that we’re opposed to growth, but there’s a lot of growth already planned and that needs to be taken into account,” said Maslovat. Southlands the Facts
has been lobbying to stop housing proposed for the Southlands. The owner of the property, the Century Group, has put forward a proposal that includes 1,900 units as well as a large portion of the site handed over to the municipality for urban agriculture. According to a design brief by the Century Group, the development, following concepts of new urbanism, would contain a variety of housing types ranging from cottages and granny flats to low-rise apartments and smaller family units. However, Maslovat noted that in addition to the hundreds of condos and townhomes under construction at the Tsawwassen Golf and Country Club, there’s also going to be a large amount of infill development taking place in the community. “They (Tsawwassen Area Plan Committee) talked
about some of the plans for infill, the potential for town centre infill to reach 31,000 people, which is a 10,000person increase,” he said. “What we’ve been talking about from the beginning is the suggestion from Century or anyone that Tsawwassen is going to wither up and die if we don’t get this development at the Southlands is that there’s lots of development going on and lots of potential people coming to Tsawwassen without having to put houses on farmland,” Maslovat said. Meanwhile, the Tsawwassen Area Plan Committee, which was to discuss the results of a municipal survey on several topics, including development on the Southlands, cancelled its meeting this week. Another meeting will be scheduled later this month.
If you have not registered in advance, you may register at your voting place on voting day. To register on voting day you will be required to produce two (2) pieces of identification to verify identity and residency (at least one piece of identification must contain your signature). Examples of acceptable identification are: • Property Tax Notice • Credit or Debit card • Utility Bill
Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy The Delta List of Electors is made available for public viewing and is provided to each candidate and Elector Organization participating in the election, for use as defined by the Local Government Act. The list contains the names of all registered voters, as well as other personal information such as the voters residential address. To protect your privacy or security you may request that personal information be omitted or obscured from the list by July 27, 2010. If requested to do this, the Chief Election Officer must amend the list of electors provided to candidates or that is available for public viewing, by omitting or obscuring the requested information. To determine if your name is currently on the List of Electors and/or for additional information regarding any of the above, please contact:
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