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THURSDAY, JUNE 7, 2012
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CITY OF SURREY NOTICE
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Surrey student beat out pro artists in bid for mural project
Local Area Service
Bridgeview Vacuum Sewer Replacement System Phase 2
Amy Reid
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the intention of the City Council of the City of Surrey, pursuant to Section 210, 212(2) and 213 of the Community Charter S.B.C. 2003, c.26, to initiate a Local Area Service in Bridgeview. The details of the Local Area Service are as follows: Description of the work:
Boundaries of the Local Service Area:
SURREY – A Surrey teen is the artistic mind behind a new digitally designed mural that graces a wall in Newton. Grade 12 Sullivan Heights Secondary student Thomas Nelles beat out professional artists in his bid for the project, which can be seen from the Newton Exchange bus loop. “As a high school student, I had gone up against professional artists 10 years out of university to get this,” he said. “To be told, ‘We want you,’ was amazing.” Nelles plans to attend the Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design this fall. The theme of the Newton mural is diversity and was made possible by a $25,000 EmbraceBC arts engagement grant and another $25,000 through in-kind contributions from the City of Surrey and Anthem Properties, which were secured by DIVERSEcity Community Resources Society. The mural project engaged Surrey residents to develop a mural design representative of the social, cultural, ethnic,
Bridgeview Vacuum Sewer Replacement System Phase 2 - Low Pressure Sewer system comprising a series of low pressure sewer force mains and individual on-site pump units; and Gravity sewers and service connections on 112 B Avenue between 126A Street and 128 Street. See sketch below
Estimated costs of the work: $9.6 million Portion to be recovered as a Local Area Service Charge: 47.38% of project cost. The actual contribution and portion will be determined upon the final construction costs. Method of Cost Recovery:
Full payment of the Charge plus the accrued interest at the payment due date.
Payment due date for the Local Area Service Charge: No payment is required until the time of Development(1) or application for a new sanitary sewer connection. (a) Portion of the Charge for system replacement: At the time of Development(1) of the lot or application for a new service connection for lots with inactive sewer account. Residential lots with an active sewer account where a single family residence is demolished and a new one is built are exempted. b) Portion of the Charge for service connection:
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At the time of Development(1) of the lot or application for a new service connection.
linguistic and religious diversity of Surrey. Nelles said when people were asked about Surrey and what it meant to be Canadian, everyone came up with the maple leaf. Thomas Nelles He incorporated four different species of maple leaves into his mural. “Through the different shapes and colours we get the different ethnicities: We are all Canadian, but we are all different.” Green is meant to represent Caucasians, red represents First Nations, orange represents South Asians and yellow represents Asians. While the mural is intended to communicate social issues, it is also the first large-scale digital mural in Surrey, said Sullivan Heights Secondary teacher Marc Pelech. The art was digitally transferred onto vinyl, then adhered to the wall.
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(1) Development includes rezoning, subdivision, consolidation, development permit, development variance permit, temporary use permit, and building permit.
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The City will send out the petition letters to the residents in the benefitting area. An Open House has been scheduled on June 20th, 2012 at Bridgeview Elementary School. More information about the project will be published on the City’s website: http://www.surrey.ca/plans-strategies/11357.aspx.
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Council may proceed with this Local Area Service unless a petition against the Local Area Service is presented within 30 days after the notice has been given in accordance with the Community Charter, Section 94. In order for a petition against this Local Area Service to be certified as sufficient, the petition must be signed by owners of parcels that in total represent at least 50% of the parcels that would be subject to the parcel tax, and the persons signing must be the owners of parcels that in total represent at least 50% of the assessed value of land and improvements that would be subject to the Tax.
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