HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Lucknow Sentinel, 1979-10-31, Page 5LUCICUQW Sentinel, Wednesday, October 31, 1979 --Page 5
Appeal taxequalization factors
BY ALICE GIBB
Five townships in Huron County plan to
appeal tax equalization factors, implement-
ed by the provincial government, according
to their representatives attending Thurs-
day's county council meeting, The town-
ships, who must have submitted appeals by
November 1, are Tucke>'snith, McKillop,
Morris, Stephen and Howick townships:
Reeve : Ervin Sillery of Tuckersmith
Township told council his township has
already appealed theinassessment "to be on
the -safe side". He said they can withdraw
the appeal later but "we wanted to protect.
ourselves and see what comes out of it later
on".
There has been a great deal of concern
that factors for rural municipalities have
decreased to a greater extent than they have
in urban municipalities across the county.
This means costs to ruraltaxpayers are
expected to increase much more rapidly than
tourban municipalities. The provincial
government had put a freeze on assessment
in the early 1970s, and the price of land has
increased drastically since then, particularly
in rural areas.
Reeve Allan Campbell of McKillop
Township asked on what grounds an appeal
could be made, He admitted land prices in
his township had risen from $300 an acre to
$1500' an acre for farmland in -recent years.
He also said, "I'll admitthe towns are too.
low (in their assessment)." Another member
e
of council called out, "Sit on itl"
Bill 1-lanly, Huron County clerk -treasurer,
said it's very doubtful if any municipality in
the county has grounds for appeal of the
equalization .factors.
He said he thinks the township councils
will have great difficulty in proving that
these factors are wrong and "there maybe a
great many more arguments why they
should be higher.
Reeve Eileen Palmer of G.oderich, said she
read recently that no municipality will be
subjected to an increase of,.more than five
per cent in their assessment. She said both
increases and decreases will be cushioned
over a five year period.
Reeve Roy Williamson of Grey Township
said land prices in his area have gone up
about 10 per cent and so his council didn't
feel they could appeal. the equalization
factors.
Jack Stafford, deputy -reeve of Howick
Township, said in reference, 19 the assess-
ment paying educational costs that "people
services should be paid by people and not
land values." The deputy reeve said he
wasn't denying land prices have gone up,
but asked, "Why should land have to pay
education costs?"
Reeve Cal Krauter of Brussels indicated
he wasn't sympathetic to the plight of the
rural municipalities and said. "business
taxes have been 10 to 20 mills higher than
farm taxes for some years."
Reeve Bill Elston of Morris Township said
he knows the farm tax is lower compared to
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own 200 to 300 acres (of land)."
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