Huron Expositor, 2007-04-11, Page 9The Huron Expositor • April 11, 2007 Page 9
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Huron fast still lowest in taxes despite increases
Deputy -Clerk points out there's room for `sizeable' increase of 13 per cent
Susan H u n d e r t m a r k
Despite an increase of about 13
per cent planned for the 2007 bud-
get for Huron East, the municipali-
ty's five wards should remain at or
actually improve its position within
Huron County's lowest -taxed
municipalities.
"Brussels might be the lowest
(taxed) urban area in the county
and Seaforth will likely come in as
the lowest of the five towns in
Huron County," said Deputy -Clerk
Brad Knight at Huron East's April 3
council meeting.
"The increase is sizeable but
there's likely room for it," he said.
Looking at the fourth draft of the
Huron East budget, council dis-
cussed numbers that add up to a 13
per cent increase in the levy which
translates into an 11.3 per cent tax
rate increase.
Knight said compared to other
Huron County municipalities,
Brussels should improve by two or
three positions and Seaforth should
move to 19th position from 20th out
of 26.
"If you think it's bad here the
county levy has gone up a lot more
in the lakeshore municipalities,
some by a lot more than 64 per
cent," said Knight.
County capping
property taxes
The county is looking into setting
caps for property taxes on commer-
cial, industrial and multi -residential
classes of property after council
passed a bylaw to said effect.
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McKillop Coun. Bill Siemon ques-
tioned why his ward's policing costs
have doubled when Seaforth's have
gone down since amalgamation.
"Why are the rural municipalities
picking up the extra policing? I
haven't seen a cop in a couple of
years. There isn't even a donut shop
in McKillop," he joked.
Clerk -Administrator Jack
McLachlan responded that the
police service provided is no differ-
ent in rural areas than in the urban
areas.
"Ninety per cent of the police
reports are stolen ATVs and break-
ins in rural areas," added Mayor Joe
Seili.
Seaforth Coun. Joe Sterner said
he thinks the way Huron East
divides up its policing costs is "right
on."
"I don't think Seaforth should pick
up the total cost of policing. And, I
don't think the rural areas are get-
ting over -charged at all," he said.
Knight said the public meeting to
pass the municipal budget will be
held during the next council meet-
ing on April 17.
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