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SOUTH SURREY - WHITE ROCK EDITION
THURSDAY, MARCH 27, 2014
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Cornered in South Surrey City’s development conditions force Morgan Heights resident to either hold onto his RV storage facility business or sell at loss
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Karsten Roh says city restrictions have made it difficult for him to sell his property and operate his business. (Photo: JACOB ZINN) Jacob Zinn
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MORGAN HEIGHTS — The owner of an RV storage facility claims the City of Surrey is putting the squeeze on his business to make room for a road that would run through his backyard. Karsten Roh lives on a triangular lot in South Surrey with a handful of
neighbouring properties, tucked next to Highway 99, and has stored RVs on-site for more than seven years. He said the city wants to realign Croydon Drive – which runs parallel to the highway and diverts onto 156th Street and 28th Avenue – across his property, as part of the area’s land use plan. White he’s not opposed to the planned development, he’s opposed to the
development plan. “They’ve placed a condition on development of this property, namely the developer would have to dedicate the land required for the road and also construct the road,” said Roh. “They expect the developer to do the heavy lifting on it.”
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WHITE ROCK — It was standing room only at the White Rock Community Centre Monday as hundreds of friends, family and well-wishers came together to celebrate the life of the late councillor Larry Robinson. Indeed, it was the sound of laughter that rang loudest that afternoon, as individuals from all aspects of Larry Robinson Robinson’s life took to the podium to recount their unique stories of the clearly beloved council member. Robinson passed away March 15 after a long battle with cancer. Hosted by White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin, the event was a celebration of Robinson’s life rather than a mourning, and gave those in attendance a glimpse of how Robinson came to be the man he was. However, before the speakers took to the microphone, Robinson’s spirit was honoured by Joanne Charles, a councillor for the Semiahmoo First Nation. With two songs to mark Robinson’s passing, Charles said the first was a prayer song for his family while the second was an eagle song to ensure his spirit flew high and far. see HUNDREDS GATHER › page 7