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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1976-07-07, Page 11NOTICE OF MEETING The Commission to Review Proposals Property Tax Reform in Ontario &public meeting for residents of Brute, Grey 'and., Dufferin counties and Owen 'Sound will,be held on. August 5, 1976 at 2 p.m. to 4":30 p.m, 7 p.m. to 9;30 p.m: and on August 6, 1976• at 10 a.m. 'to 12:30,4M. at West Hill Secondr'y School Gymnatorium, 750 — 9th Street West, Owen Sound, to -receive submissions, both oral and written, from local government representatives, property taxpayers and all other interested .parties, concerning the proposals that have been put forWard by the Government of Ontario-as a means of establishing a new system of property taxation based on market value assessment. • This meeting is one of a series which the Commission is conducting throughout Ontario this summer and fall, before submitting its recommendations to the govern- . merit. .The proposals, originally pOblished in the 1976 Ontario Budget, Budget Paper E, entitled Reform of Property Taxation in Ontario, are as follows:' 1. Residences in Ontario, collectively, will bear a reduced share of property taxes. ,2. Residential property will be redefined ..),to include only residenceS and ,a reasonable amount of land. 3. The' present practice of levying dif, • ferent rates_ oh..residentiat and commercial properties will be discon- tinued. . ,4. Farmland, farm buildingS, managed • forests and farm residenceS will ,be • 10. Assessment. On• provincial government assessed .at market value. Farmland, 7 farm buildings arid managed forests will be taxed at 100 percent of market, value and the taxes'will be paid by the Province. Farm residences Will be taxed as all other residences at"50 per-, cent of market value and the taxes :will be paid 'by the owner. There will be provision to recover taxes paid by the Province if the property changes use: 5. real prOperty used for the purpoSe of a business including government • administrative facilities Will be subject to an additional assessment Of 50 per, cent of market 'value for businesS taxes. • 6. All public property except residenCes will be subject to 'payments in lieu of taxes equal to full taxes at 190 percent of market value. Public, residences will be subject to payments in lieu of taxes equivalent lb fultlaxes at 50 percent of market value. Public utilities will be subject to, business assessment at 50' percent of market value. . 7. • As is' the present case, churcheS, 15. Ontario's property tax credits which relate property ,taxes to the ability to • pay will, if necessary; be strengthened upon implementation of the new system. Copies of Budget.Papee E containing badkground and explanatory information, in addi-• tion to the propoSals themselves, may 'be obtained, free of charge, from regional assessment offices or from Mr.. Lawrence Close,.Executive Secretary, Commission on Property Tax Reform, Fifth Floor, Frost Building South, .Queen'S Park, Toronto M7A 1Y7, telephone (416) 965-1671. If you plan to appear and present a written or oral sub,- mission, please notify Mr-. Close in advance, by letter or telephone, We would also ap- preciate receiving, one copy of any written submission, prior to the meeting. Since the purpose of these meetings is to help ensure that the new taxation.system .is implemented in an efficient and equitable manner, the Commission hopes that allOntat'io residents-with opinions and suggestions to offer will manage to make their representations to us. Willis L. Blair Chairman for property will be pooled and assigned betwee•n:the public-and separate ele- mentary schoolS in the same propor- tion as the taxable 'assessment as- signed. by the owners and occupants of residences.: • 11,. COSts shared among municipalities will be, shared on the basis of the assessment on which faxes and pay- ments in lieu of taxes are based. 12. ..Where assessment is to be used .t6 determine the, grant to be paid to a municipality, the assessment used will be the assessment on which taxes end payments in. lieu= oftaxes are 13. The provisions of The Assessment Act: will apply to the assessment of all real property in Ontario, including areas without municipal organi4ations. 14. Public bodies which receive pr9vincial grants,. such as sChool boards, will be allowed to include their property tax payments as allowable expensesp for grant purposes. , cemeteries, and property held in trust for a band 'or body of 'Indians will be exempt, All' other' presently exempt , property will be taxed at 100 percent • of market value, except reSidences . which will be, taxed at 50 percent of market waluie. 8. A' uniform method of phasing-in the new tax system ,over a, period of up to, five years will be available to prevent / .abrupt tax changes. 9. Assessment rolls wilt:be-returned and -' .enumeration will be performed every. two years to coincide with loCal - `government elections. It • 1 WEDNESDAY, .1.01,,,Y 7, 1976 THE LUCKNOW SENTINEL, 1.1.ICKNOW, ONTARIO. PAGE EI.EVEN, DUNOANNON._ Sympathy is' extended to the family of Mrs. Annie Bere in their bereavement. Her funeral was from Stiles Funeral Home on Saturday, 'with interment in Dun= gannon . cemetery. The subject of Rev. H. G. Dobson's sermon on Sunday was "In God We Trust". There will be o Sunday School • sessions during J ly and August but the children are •invited to come to. the regular service of worship. There will be a part for them. MUSIC RESULTS Congratulations to Irene Logten- berg who passed tier Grade 7 music exam. Correction from last week,.• Shelley Rivett passed her Grade 9 music, not Grade 6. Congratula- tions. Both •girls are pupils of Mrs. Donal&on in Goderich. BADLY BITTEN BY DOG Kenny Egglestone was bitten about the face and head last week by a St. Bernard dog while visiting in the country. His wounds required about 50 stitches and he spent 3 or 4 days in $6434al. Nels Pearson is wearing a' steel point over a finger which he injured playing ball: Mrs. Congram is ietting•her arm x-rayed on Monday to see if she cah get the cast off. Miss Irene Hasty took' the train On Monday to return to Regina as no planes were flying last weekend. LaVerne Pentland flew to Cali- fornia last- week and is motoring back with his son Bob. Mrs. Biloy (nee Pam Pentland) and family spent a few days at their summer home. The children stayed on with their grandmother, Mrs. LaVerne Pentland, last week.. Mfs. Margaret Pritchard of Toronto:visited with Mrs. LaVerne Pentland and Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Pentland on the weekend. Ruth Bere, Windsor, and her fiance, Jim Austin, Orillia, visited a couple of days with Mrs. Mary Bere during the week.- Jamie Bere returned to Windsor with Ruth on Sunday for some holidays. PRESENT GIFTS AT STAFF PARTY The annual Brookside School staff party was held at Bentniller Forester's Hall on Tuesday evening with a barbecue steak supper, horseshoe .games, a sing song to music provided by Don Cameron, Ted Granger and. Bill Black, and dancing to complete the evening. Gifts were presented to Mr. and Mrs. Ross Errington on the occasion of their 25th wedding anniversary; to Ted pranger who is moving to Haliburton 'area and to Miss Frances Lemon who' is also leaving the Brookside staff. Seine from' this area attended Opening night of the Blyth Summer Festival and enjoyed the musical comedy "The Blood is Strong" on Saturday night. Mrs. D. S. Fines of Toronto is visiting with Mrs. Cecil Blake. ZION Too late for last week ' The graduation school banquet was held on Friday of last week at Brookside .School. Jeffrey Hunter, Lori Hackett,, Michelle Cook, Janet Wilkins and Linda Swan will attend F. E. Madill Secondary School, Wingham in the• fall term'. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Gibson and family attended the anndal . Thomp- son reunion at Purple Grove School 41, on Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Harley Ritchie and family had his sister Violet, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Smith of MOlesworth; Sunday evening.. Mr. and Mrs. Allan Ritchie visited Sunday afternoon with their daughter Brenda, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Huizingia of Auburn. ' A number attended the Trinity United Church and Sunday School picnic held at Brookside School Sunday afternoon.