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THE BRUSSELS POST, 'MARCH 1, 1978
200 hear OFA head in Clinton
Everything would have to be
assessed and re-divided up. Thi!
would take years, Mr. Hannam
said.$
Until people sesrvices are taken
off of property tax there will
remain many inequities said
Peter Hannam. Therefore the.
OFA has suggested a short term
alterna6e until that time.
The OFA wants farms assessed
on productive value determined
by the gate to gate sales.
This land (farmland and
buildings) defined sa productive
would then be legislated as such
and tax exempt.
The municipality would then
take a mill rate for the land total
land declared tax free and submit
a bill to the province for the taxes.
With this proposal the farmer is
not identified with the farm land.
One cheque to each municipality ,
would cut costs, the OFA head
said.
Having, the land legislated as
tax exempt would make it free
from being changed by the whim'
of the government.
The farm residence would be
taxed just like urban homes with
consideration made to location
and services.
The Rural Ontario Municipal
Association assessment
department can produce
The combined fears of
government takeover of land in
the future and of urban residents
viewing grant system of taxation
as handouts to the farmers, wet e
not soothed Monday night when
Peter Hannam, president of the
Ontario Federation of
Agriculture, spoke to a concerned
crowd of over 20Q people at the
Clinton high school. Mr. Hannam
explained the OFA policy, on the
property tax reforms being
proposed by the Ontario
government.
Mr. Hannam and Bill Benson,
2nd vice president of the
_ Federation went over the history
of tax reform which started in
1975 with the proposal that
government pay 100% of the
taxes and a lien be put against the
land and be payable by the farmer
if the farm is taken out of
productivity in the 'following ten
years.
The Blair Report came next and
suggested that there were too
many uses for tax funds. It
suggested,propety tax be used for
land expenses and people tax for
people services.
A long term tax solution would
see the removal of education tax
on property and would •involve
reform in income tax, property
tax, sales tax and corporation tax.
On February .14, Mrs.
Bosman's, Mr. Nicholl's and
Mrs. Daer's classes enjoyed a
Valentines Skating party at the
Belgrave Arena. The ice was
divided in half so that those who
wanted to could participate in
some games while the rest'
enjoyed free `skating.
The winners in the races were:
Tyke forward 1st Corey McKee,
2nd. Terry Daer, 3rd. Steven
Coultes; Non-hockey players
forward - 1st Ruth Higgins, 2nd.
Jennifer, Miners, 3rd Beth
McCool; Backward face - Grades
2 and 3 - 1st. Steven Coultes ;
2nd. Corey McKee, 3rd. Ruth
Higgins. •
Squirt forward - 1st Jblin
Smuck, 2nd. Bill Haines, 3rd.
Robert Gordon; Non - Hockey
Players forward 1st. Donna
Higgins; 2nd. Paul Currie; 3rd.
Gordon Taylor; Backward 1st. -
Robert Gordon, 2nd. Bill Haines;
3rd. Randy Nixon..
Non-Hockey players backward -
1st, Graham Taylor; 2nd. Donna
Iliggins; 3rd. Gordon Taylor; Pee
Wee Forward - 1st. Darren
Evans; 2nd. Bradley Shobbrook;
3rd - Tim Darlow; Backward - 1st
Bradley Evans, Bran Bag Relay -
Bradley Shobbrook, Paul STeven
Coultes, Terry Daier, Tim.
Darlow, Brian Wiehtman.
Relay: 1st. Bradley Shobbrook,
Paul Coultes, Steve coultes,
Terry Daer, Tim Darlow, Brian
Wiehtman: 2nd. John Smuck.
'Donna Higgins, Paul Carrie,
productive values for all farms
and can be brought into place as
quickly as market value
assessment, Bill Benson told the
crowd.
Nova Scotia and some of the
U.S. states have already made
farmlands and buildings exempt.
Mr. Benson said "As long as I
pay taxes like eery other
householder that's acceptable.
Tax exemption is seen as
government and province setting
priority in food policy. To the
urban consumer this is acceptable
only as long as it doesn't cause a
stir on the shelf'. Mr. Benson
pointed out.
Querstions from people at the
meeting Tanged from why the
need for tax reform to respassers
being hard to take care of.
• Some people felt there was a
thin line between a grant and
taxes that' in years ahead they
would lose ownership of the
land.$
Mr. Hannam pointed out that
the precidence the courts
concerning the payment of taxes
is the lowest indicator of
ownership. Land belongs to
whoever is named on the deed"
said Mr. Hannam.
"As to the future the
government could take over your
Jennifer Miners, Patrick Cull.
When East Wawanosh Public
School held' a senior public
speaking contest, chairperson
was Darryl. Dunbar, the president
of the students council.
The winner was Erma Nolt who
spoke on the Sinking of the
-Titanic. Lisa Hamilton was the
runner up and •she spoke on the
New York Blackout in 1977.
The other speakers were
Andrea Coultes who spoke on
Woodstsoves, Julie Guay ,who
spoke on her Cat,Glen "Miners
who spoke on Daschunds,Geor-
gina Chettleburgh spoke on
RAcial Prejudice, Marion Taylor
spoke on Oranges,' Murray
Hastings, spoke on Elvis Presley,
Peter peroge spoke on Butterflies
land tomorrow, We can anticipate
all kinds of fearful possibilities in
ten years time. But who's to say'
what can happen", Mr. Hannam`
told the crowd.
Garry Ginn, Warden for Huron
County was present to comment
on the need for grant reform so
that townships would not be
paying more. "The OFA proposal
is acceptable to me as ,a farmer
and a council official." said Mr.
Ginn..
Hobby Hobby farmers were also a
subject of concern. A farmer is
anyone producing over $2,000 in
one year and is eligible for tax
rebate. "I don't know what the
government has in mind but they
should raise 'costs' and have
other criteria for determining
farms" said Mr. Hannam.$
"The OfA is using scare tactics
on the farmers" said Eileen
Palmer , Goderich deputy reeve
who said she represented the
urban resident. "I support the
market assessment and feel that
the farmer are capable of forming
a decision and making up their
own minds."
Merle Gunby summed up
"This is the best we have come
up with yet. What's the
alternative?" saID M. Gunby.
"None have• been suggested yet ,'
and Edward Nolt who spoke on
Tornados.
Junior • First prize went it()
Jennie Hopper who spoke about(
her cat 'Jasper". Second prize
went of Paul Coultes who spoke
on "Being a Farmboy".
The OFA needs to know the
impact on the communities and
has to date not replied formally to
the government, Mr. Hannam
said.
"No more compromising"
assured Mr. Hannam. "We are
open to the direction of our
membership".
The Huron. County Federation
will take a vote at a later date as
to how they stand on the OFA
proposals.
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Lifestyle to buckle up every
time you get into your car -
even for short distances. Be
sure that children have
proper child car seat
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