Township of Langley exploring ways to save Twilight Drive-In
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Earlier this month, the drive-in announced it would shut down after the 2024 season because its landlord wouldn't renew the lease amid surging property taxes.
It may not be lights out for Metro Vancouver’s last drive-in movie theatre after all.
Township of Langley councillors voted Monday to explore ways the municipality could potentially help keep Aldergrove’s Twilight Drive-In in business.
Earlier this month, the drive-in announced it would shut down after the 2024 season.
The owners said due to a 26- per cent property tax increase over the last three years, their landlord had decided not to renew their lease.
Township Mayor Eric Woodward said that scenario would be a loss to the community.
“Right now 16.8 per cent of their customer base is Langley-Aldergrove — that means over 80 per cent comes from the region, from Abbotsford to Vancouver, to Chilliwack and even as far away as Vancouver Island,” he said.
“To me this sort of stands out as a great, unique destination for Aldergrove and merits some special consideration.”
Woodward said there was nothing the municipality could do about property taxes and that any help would need to be careful not to set a precedent.
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