Falcon clarifies
The Chilliwack Progress reports that Kevin Falcon has clarified a few points on the TransLink governance review, including:- Mayors will have "appropriate power" on strategic plans but don’t need to be in charge of day-to-day operations.
- A three cent per litre gas tax hike is the equivalent of giving TransLink an extra $1 billion.
- Legislation being drawn up to shape the new TransLink "will still stipulate that TransLink's plans must be consistent with the region's growth management plans."
- [TransLink will not be able to] override local zoning in order to build high-density development near stations.
- To suggestions the planned council of mayors will be too unwieldy, he noted it will initially have 21 members – smaller than the GVRD board's 35.
- There will be no arbitrary expansion of TransLink into new areas.
Those are all reasonable points, and should go a long way to soothing some of the concerns expressed in local papers.
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