Page 2 THE EXPRESS August 30, 1995 Councilapproves variancesRefillable on McMurray Glass Milk Bottles advantage. While a □ But at the expense of the community's character, says Rotering by Don Anderson NELSON - Nelson City industrial land we have, we have to make use of it," he said. "For the purchase of Fair's property was defeated by council. R wants to help you help the environment - and glass container can be turned into another glass container, a plas- he does it with milk. tic milk jug can only council's decision to approve the residents they must realize Exner said designating the development setback variances they are in a place of transition properties as park land wouldn't As the proprietor be turned into another for 700 Railway Street has set a and that decision wasn't made fit the area's present light indus- of Milk and More, plastic commodity - precedent that will create "wall to here, that decision was made trial zoning. McMurray has taken a The fibre fill for a ski wall development," says council- years ago." In the meantime, Fair said he step into the past by Three R's parka, for example, or lor Gerald Rotering. Rotering proposed that the City will "work with the neighbours offering home delivery fence posts or park- "The precedent is utterly purchase Fair's property and des- and City council," and will of milk in glass bottles. by Michael Jessen ing-space bumpers. appalling," said Rotering, follow- ignate it as park land after Evelyn adhere to six additional condi- Ball of 713 Railway Street tions of development outlined by McMurray currently has Through the use of broken ing last Monday's (Aug. 21) meeting. "Is everything to be offered her home to the City on Macdonald. about 500 customers in Nelson glass (known as cullet), which compromised for business expan- the condition of the City acquir- Those six conditions include and along the North Shore to Six melts at a lower temperature sion?" ing 700 Railway Street and arnal- screening of materials and equip- Mile. He can be contacted at than the raw materials used to Council voted 4-3 to approve gamati ng both properties with ment stored outside the building 825-4461. make glass, new glass can be Cottonwood Autobody owner Cottonwood Park. and the creation of a landscaped Many people phone the made with 25% less energy and Dean Fair's application for set- Rotering's motion for the City barrier separating Fair's and back variances that will allow to accept Ball's offer and pursue Ball's property. recycling helpline to ask about fewer resources than would oth- him to build a structure that the recycling of plastic milk erwise be needed. Recycling a Fairneeded vote Rotering and fellow councillors jugs. These are currently not glass bottle also reduces up to Donna Macdonald and Marianne recyclable in the Nelson area half the pollution created in Bond have argued is too large for recycling program and will not manufacturing a new one. the property, and will negatively be until we have a larger pro- Continued from page 1 Milk in glass bottles can affect neighbouring homeowners. voted against tl1e variance appli- Macdonald said council's cessing centre. also be purchased from the they been a client of mine or cation. "I would be concerned if, approval will result in the con- not," Exner said, when asked tomorrow, Mr. Exner became But even if plastic jugs were Procter General Store, the stniction of a building three times about Fair's decision to fire him, that company's accountant again. recycled at the same rate as Kootenay Country Co-op and wider and four times longer than and the "perceived" conflict of Then, I think, the mayor's glass, they would still be at a dis- Super VaJu in Nelson. what is permitted under the interest. "It's a business that I'm actions would be under suspi- development permit bylaw. looking at, and that's the impor- cion. But I doubt that is going to RECYCLING DEPOT352-2412• REDUCE • REUSE• RECYCLE "How does that affect the tant thing, the expansion of our happen." neighbourhood. and the larger THISFEATURESPONSOREDBY: tax base. My judgment was that During an interview last community?" she said. "The (the variance) had to be passed." impacts on the neighbourhood According to the Municipal Thursday, Fair said he hadn't considered rehiring Exner. Nelson & District Credit Union are too great." Act, Fair's firing of Exner, there- Exner expects that he will lose Nelson East Shore Mayor Gary Exner, who held by allowing the mayor to vote on more clients in the event of any the deciding vote, said he under- his former client's application, is further conflicts of interest. 352-7207 227-9221 stands the concern but believes permissible. "I often wondered why more the decision will benefit the "The reality is that in a small accountants never ran for office "Being environmentally friendly in a friendly environment" City's tax base. community we are going to and it's pretty clear to me now "I sympathize with the neigh- bump into these conflicts," said that is the price our firm is going bours, but if that is the only councillor Gerald Rotering, who to pay," said Exner. 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