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Saturna Island Property Owners Association (SIPOA)
P.O. Box 27, Saturna, British Columbia V0N 2Y0
SIPOA@saturnacan.net
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March 22, 2010
Mr. Michel Bourassa
Chair
Saturna Island Parks & Recreation Commission
Dear Michel,
Thank you for your response to the SIPOA letter requesting information about the budget
and financial statements of the Saturna Island Parks & Recreation Commission (SIPRC),
and your detailed letter explaining your group’s goals and activities.

B. Ziegler, President

SIPOA

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

Dear Bernie

Thank you for your letter dated March 05, 2010, requesting information on Saturna Island’s Parks & Recreation Commission’s recent budget increases as well as our spending.

These questions apparently follow SIPOA’s recent look at our island’s taxes which showed, among other matters, that the 2006-2009 tax increase for Parks & Recreation was 70%. That is without question an eye-catching statistic.

Email To: Michel Bourassa
Request for Saturna Parks and Recreation Commission Budgets from 2006-07 to 2009-10

Hi Michel,

The Saturna Island Local Trust Committee, being the Trust Committee having jurisdiction in respect of the Saturna Island Trust Committee Area under the Islands Trust Act, enacts as follows:
A. The Saturna Island Land Use Bylaw, No. 78 is amended as follows:
1. By inserting the following immediately after subsection 2.17.10:
“2.18 Water Storage
A building permit shall not be issued for any residential building, visitor

Dear Members

December 11, 2009

PROPERTY TAXATION BRANCH – MINISTRY OF FINANCE

1802 Douglas Street, Main Floor

Victoria, BC V8T 4K6

Attention: Mr. Arthur Chambers

Dear Sir

RE: Application for Review to DAP for 2008 Federal Payments in Lieu of Taxes

Gulf Islands National Park Reserve

DAP File #: 21368-10007

Roll Numbers

1) 01-764-07000-000

2) 01-764-07001-000

3) 01-764-07001-015

4) 01-764-07005-030

5) 01-764-07006-000

6) 01-764-07006-005

7) 01-764-07006-015

SATURNA ISLAND LOCAL TRUST COMMITTEE BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA 12:30 PM, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009 AT THE SATURNA ISLAND COMMUNITY HALL, 105 EAST POINT ROAD, SATURNA ISLAND, B.C. *Approximate time is provided for the convenience of the public only and is subject to change without notice. Page # *Approx. Time* 1. CALL TO ORDER 12:30 p.m. 2. APPROVAL OF AGENDA 2.1 Questions on Agenda Items 2.2 Town Hall Session 3. COMMUNITY INFORMATION MEETING - none 4. PUBLIC HEARING -none 5.

Posted below is the Staff Report regarding water conservation options for East Point developed by the Islands Trust Planner for the Saturna Local Trust Committee (LTC). Maps are not included in this post. A complete copy of the meeting is available on the Islands Trust website, Saturna Local Trust page. A full copy of the report is available under "Staff Reports".