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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1981-04-01, Page 34., • ; 2,®4cw,Similsei, Wednesday, ,.a *from page 1 x. . treated fairly under this assessment?" he asked. ' Mr. Hanly and Bill Alcock, the deputy clerk -treasurer, told council the intent of the change is to make sure everyone pays his ._ fair share. When population figures are used, seas- onal residents were not counted as part of. the population since they are not included in the Minitry of Revenue census, Mr. Alcock pointed out. As a result, municipalities with a:;large number of cottagers were getting a break in . paying for county services. At the same time, the municipalities some time in the future there should be a for levying their own taxes, so the cottagers were being charged for county services. It just meant that everyone in those nunicip alities was paying a smaller share than rate- payers in municipalities with fewer seasonal residents. -` Mc.' Hanly noted that even with the 39:5 per cent increase in its county levy, Bayfield still has what amounts to the lowest county millrate ofany town or village. in Huron, while Wingham's is the highest. "(In previous years) Bayfield was not paying enough. That's what the figures show." He agreed with' a suggestion from God- erich Deputy Reeve. Robert Allen that some time in the j future there should be a move to county=wide equalized; assessment. "I think (market value) isthe only way to go," he, said. "Sometime we ,stave to have equalized assessment :ate the .county, so no matter where -you live In, the county yo pay the same, "Of course," Mr. Allen had tioluted out, "that ;would increase Bayfield's assessment by quite a bit." Currently, even when , adjusted by the provincial equalizing factor, there is a ' wide range between the mill • rates for county services in various municipalities. Wingham, with an adjusted rate of 1.9692, is at the top of the scale, while McKillop Township, with a rate of 1.0051, is at the bottom. The average rate for most of the towns and villages is around 1.9, while rural. municipalities average around 1.3. ' Warren Zinn, reeve,ofAshfield Township, objected to the sug6eston that a ,.move to market value assessment would a cure for all ills. Things aye getting worse instead of better with market value, he said. noting that what s farmer can earn is based no t on the value of his land but on what it can grow. Farm land is carrying a greater burden than it is possible to bear, because it can only produce so much, he` told council.; However Mr. Hanly claimed that no one, person has been able to come up with a better system of taxation than assessment, and said if a farm's, value goes upit suggests a farmer should be able to pay more taxes. "If you can't pay more, maybe you should be in some other business." Paul Steckle, reeve of Stanley Township, supported the switch to assessment as the *from page goals from. Kevin Clark, Steve MacPherson and Larry MacPherson. West Lorne goton the board in the dying minutes of the first, butjust 24 seconds later Larry. MacPherson. scored his second goal of thegame to give the Juveniles a 4 - 1 lead at the end of one period. The visitors tallied the first; goal of .:the second but' 12' seconds later Lucknow 'regain- ed their three goal lead as Steve MacPher- son collected his second goal of the game. Paul Hamilton . gave; the locals a four goal_ lead . for twa minutes before West Lorne again rallied with one to end the scoring of the second period. West Lorne 'Opened the scoringin the third period but as they had done throughout the game, Lucknow answered back. in only 13 • 00 seconds on a goal. by,. Brad Humphrey. The visitors scored their final goal dt. the game and the playoffs two minutes later, but Paul Hamilton's second of the game ended the' scoring and the series at 8 - 5 for Lucknow. Lucknow will now face South River to decide the champion .Jii nile "DD" team in 1 Ontario. In the past 30 years, Lucknow Juvenile teams have gone to the finals seven times but only in 1972 did they succeed in winning the championship:. It is a rare opportunity to watch a home town team compete at this level so come out and support the boys in their bid for the Ontario le Championship: Lucknow will travel to South River for the opening games of the series on Saturday at 7.00 p.m. and Sunday at 2.00 p.m. li C -IL Super Latex Flat on sale � I SALE ENDS APRIL 11,1981. 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Murray Dawson, reeve of Osborne, also urged support. of the proposal, noting that, • "If we go all equal, the townships will be a lot worse off," Hullett Reeve Tom Cunningham point' ed out that the county taxes are still the smallest portion of the tax bill. The thing which has helped farmers is the provincial government's rebate of 5O per cent of their taxes; he said, adding it shows the government er' realizes they're paying an unfair proportion of land taxes. "If it ever stops, . I'd hate to see what happens to farmers. , The recommendation passed in a recorded vote, with only Harvey . Craig, Lloyd Mous seau and Warren Zinn voting against it. NOW IS YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO. REPLACE APPLIANCE$ AND SAVEI We're Moving and we would rather sell it then move it!! Newlyweds - Homeowners You can take advamags of our Clearance Prices