HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 1989-05-03, Page 16PAGE 16. THE CITIZEN, WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1989.
Brussels Council chooses lot levy over complete payback
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Mr. Jacobs if he felt it was fair for
taxpayers in the rest of the town to
subsidize development of his
street. Mr. Jacobs said his tax
dollars had been going to subsidize
the rest of the town for the last 100
years. “I’m trying to get the same
deal others have got,” he said.
Mr. Raymond complained that
when the sewers were originally
put in he would have gladly hooked
up at the cost at that time of about
$800 if sewers were available. Now,
he said, he didn’t see why he
should be forced to hook up to the
new sewer at a much higher cost
when he didn’t need it because he
had a good septic system. (Council
lors later dropped the plan to
service his and Mr. Tyerman’s
lots).
Mr. McCall complained that he
was being asked to pick up the cost
for the sewer line when he wouldn’t
have any saleable lots in the area.
The lots he owned would be
accessed only from an unopened
lane.
Reeve Workman explained that
after attending a meeting of the
Municipal Officers Association
councillors realized that taxpayers
shouldn’t be having to help pay for
services like road, water and
sewers to new areas being deve
loped. The village couldn’t contin
ue to pick up the tab and stay in
good financial shape. The problem
was when was the time to draw the
line and change the policy.
Council and the Public Utilities
Commission had met April 25 to
discuss the situation and had asked
the property owners involved to
attend Monday’s meeting. Gerry
Wheeler and Henry Exel of the
PUC were present at the meeting
but appeared to be having the same
difficulty as the council in coming
to grips with the problem. Mr.
Wheeler said the policy must be
changed to pay as you go but how
could you be fair to other property
owners by changing the rules in
mid stream.
Councillors finally, late in the
Reeve Workman who wanted to see
the money paid up front). Mike
Thomas who has two lots but only
one sewer hookup will pay the
$1,500 frontage charge plus a $750
hook-up charge. It means council
will recover $19,500 of the estimat
ed $20,163 costs but only when all
lots are sold at some time in the
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meeting, decided their solution was
to charge a lot levy of $2,250 for
each lot serviced, to be paid for at
the time of sale (against the wishes
of Councillor Dave Hastings and
At this point the P.U.C. has
made no decision as to whether it
will try to recover the $3,400 it had
been prepared to charge the four
landholders involved.
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