Oct 15/2005

To:	All Candidates running for Mayor/Council 
      in the District of North Vancouver

From:  FONVCA (Federation of North Vancouver Community Associations)

Dear Candidate,

As you may be aware, a number of community associations in the 
District of North Vancouver regularly meet to discuss 
common concerns and communicate information with each other.  
At our FONVCA meeting of September 15/2005 a list of 
11 questions was drafted for prospective members of 
Council, including the Mayor, to which we kindly 
request a written reply. We ask that these replies 
be emailed to fonvca@fonvca.org 

All replies will be collated and subsequently:
* redistributed to FONVCA members
* displayed at subsequent all-candidates meetings
* placed on our web site www.fonvca.org

Knowing your position on these important ISSUES & PRINCIPLES 
will enable our communities to make more informed decisions 
at the polls on November 19th.  

We ask that you return your answers as soon as possible 
but no later than Friday Oct 28/2005.  When appropriate, 
please feel free to keep your responses brief!

Yours truly,
Brian Platts  (FONVCA Chair pro-tem)


The 11 questions...

1. Should community associations play a larger role 
   with respect to local neighborhood and district-wide issues?

2. Do you advocate any further significant growth in specific 
   areas of the District?

3. Do you support increased maintenance of our parks and 
   public areas? If so, how?

4. Will you support the current council policy requiring a 
   referendum in order to undedicate previously dedicated parks?

5. What are your primary goals/visions for the District 
   over the next 5-10 years?

6. Which areas of municipal activity would you change 
   in order to minimize tax increases?

7. What strategies would you pursue to control future 
   tax increases?

8. What practical experience qualifies you for 
   local governance?

9. Do you support the concept of community based planning?

10. What major issues are you concerned about in 
    the District of North Vancouver?

11. What do you propose to do about the apparent 
    lack of enforcement of our bylaws?