HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Citizen, 2019-05-09, Page 36North Huron Council has set tax
rates for the municipality and, while
most Wingham properties will see
total tax increases, other wards may
actually experience reductions.
Under the 2019 draft budget,
residential properties across the
municipality were expected to see
increases in total taxes collected.
However, with the Huron County
and education portions of taxes now
finalized, residential and
commercial properties in East
Wawanosh and Blyth may actually
experience minor decreases due to
assessment increases.
A sample residential property in
North Huron assessed at $200,000 in
2018, which, through assessment, is
now valued at $202,750 would see a
tax increase of $182.23, or 4.41 per
cent in Wingham. In Blyth, that
same property would cost $12.69
less, or a decrease of 0.37 per cent,
on its annual tax bill.
The example home in East
Wawanosh would also see a decrease
of 0.25 per cent on that sample tax
bill, dropping $7.75.
Commercial properties saw
similar changes, with a sample
property valued at $835,250 after
assessment increase being subject to
a tax bill increase of 2.75 per cent or
$712.58. In Blyth, that same
property would experience a
$164.63 drop, or 0.72 per cent, while
in East Wawanosh the property will
cost $139.83 less, or 0.65 per cent.
In total, $9,379,147.97 in taxes
will be collected by North Huron
this year, with 12.67 per cent
($1,188,511.02) going to school
boards, 23.76 per cent
($2,227,974.05) going to Huron
County and 63.57 per cent
($5,962,662.90) staying in North
Huron.
Council adopted the tax rates by
bylaw during its Monday night
meeting.
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curator knows what will be shown.
The public is invited to celebrate
the opening of the exhibition at a
special reception on Saturday, May
18 at 6 p.m.
The Community Show 2018 is
sponsored by Goderich Print Shop
and curated by Cora deVries and Cat
O’Donnell. Members of the public
are invited to view the works free of
charge from May 19 to June 7. The
art gallery is open during Blyth
Festival box office business hours.
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Members of the Brussels Ministerial were in action and on stage on Sunday afternoon as the
village’s churches pulled together for their annual Spring Songfest, held this year at St.
Ambrose Roman Catholic Church. The concert featured performances from the choirs of St.
John’s Anglican, Melville Presbyterian and Brussels United Churches, as well as the Brussels
Mennonite Fellowship, seen above. (Quinn Talbot photo)