HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Goderich Signal-Star, 1976-08-12, Page 20Ronald L.
McDoiaid
CHARTERED'ACCOUNTANT
39. St. David 'St.. 524-6253
Goderich:
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PAGE 10A—GQDERTC1 SIGNAL -STAR, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12A,1976,,
Jac 'S. J.ott ngs.• .
(continued fror'n page 16A)
credits which.relaie property
taxes to the ability to pay will,
if necessary,` be strengthened
upon implementation of the
new system."
Included in the Govern-
'. ment's"•booklet. on Property.
Tax Reform is a preliminary
analysis of proposed reforms.
According to this analysis,
"large tax shifts would .occur'
if market value assessment..
,were introduced andapplied
properties' under the present
tax system would decrease by
$2.4 million or 24.0 percent,
but increase by $0,7 million or
7.3 -percent under the,
proposed tax system.
"Payments in lieu of taxes
on federal government
property would •change very
little under 'the present tax
system, but increase •-,$1.2
million under the proposed:
s'', Stens • which °i•ncludes t•he•
•
taxation of.preatously.exempt.
against the.present property Federal property. '
tax. structure. This simply "Payments in lieu of taxes •
reflects the 'fact that 'the ' and payment of the Farm Tax
;values of different types'.pf'° Reduction by the .Province .. --�- '
r
se
$0.5
each • 1 increase ilton
ea weu d se Ham.
•properties: have changed at (.atharin
e: EIo
different rates. For example'; million under the.,present rax daughter--of--Mrs 'and- -Mrs.
the market .value: of •system for a,'total increased 1Vorman•'' Hamilton: of
residences has • increased cost to the Province of $1 Goderich, graduated from the
more rani-el>1 -ishan the value million. Under the proposed • diploma nurse prograt of
of"
most business',Rrizserttes . tax.. systelo,the, increased Fanshawe College,:.. St.
Alsa;' the market value of.. cost;ia-the: Province, is $7.2 Joseph's Campus, *London.
single family residences has million. This increase is Cathy is a former graduate of
increased more rapidly thea ; made up of $2.5 millionI% GIaCI.
the, market value. of Mule . farm assistance and $9•
_.._ ...---...� p- m-illian in-p�q-rn•etit•s-i�-rlieu• of
d � d h
\
Mr: and 1VIri eorge•
MacDonald and family have
returned tothe comtnunity
from London where they had
been— living and are now
residing 'on the MacDonald
farm. • .
The MacDonald reunion
Was . held on ,:the., holiday
weekend it the familiar
'Cedar grove on • the.
Mac rraldf ann.
. a .
40 .a
The W.M.S.
imeeting of
•
As)z_fleld. :.,P re
s. terin
a.
by .
Church was held on Thursday.
°evening at the church.
:-Mr. and'.,Mrs, Oliver,
McCharles :visited .in Mon
treat during the weekend'with
Mr. Allan McCharles ;who is
in-hospital there* and with his
he
ren a rest areas'. n: t e •
greatest : •.. .:- • :--- taxes,..... _Theo_cost .to._ .. ..
greatest eseclat-ion in rhar'leet•
a y ' ants
rc .ince includes m
1'ov p
value of multiple rental
residences. And the greatest
escalation ittl market value
has—occurred fey—vacant
!tittle t)
in lieu of taxes, on Ontario - •
Hydro property. '?
t
"Payments in lieu. of taxes' h o
on municipal property would on
change very little under the
present tax system, but would Th month, the
lands... •
"As reassessment 'has
.. progressed, the' . impact. of -
potential tax shifts has 'been
analyszid by the Province. In
particular, the Region of
Niagara has been ex5tensively
analysed as a test. area. On
the basis of such an analysis
the 15 preceding proposals
(mentioned in this and last Niagara the tax on
tax
•
Huron
Underof main stage. of the , theatre
hhrr
would be $6.3 million. ,
"Taxes on previously
exempt private ' property
would be ,$4.1 million under
the proposed tax system.
Taxes on other property,
which incl.tide.s vacant land,
would increase $2.2 million
under the present tax system;
as •compared to ,$`5.6 million
under the'. proposed '-tax
system.-" .* ..•
I wouldlike to stress the
fact' that I. have made nci
• ttem 't to give my own views
on .,the • Gow•ernment's-
proposed .Tax•:Reform. This
has been- quite deliberate. I
`felt it was irrrportant to give
you.
:the background in-
forrriation .contai,nedin the
Budget papers, rather' than
my own view of the situation;
at this time. '
•
daysSarniaMrs. Mrs.
•
young audiences over `the The great Loveland,
•.° past five years. Several of the Colorado, flood stripes close
plays have been school. shows . to.home.lVIrs. "Elmer Culbert '
that have toured South-• Matheson who vith his'family
western "Ontario � The' y
live at Loveland. Fear
Playhouse Young Players for
this :spring toured for seven theirwhereabouts was felt
August -- August 14, 21, and
28. The shows' begin each
‘veek at'l l a.m:
Aileen Taylor Smith, a -
vcteran Playhouse . per- -
. former, directs this large cast
which includes several of the
Playhouse acting . ap-
prentices, some of the regular
members of the 1976; acting
company, and a few;local
young people. The orld-
farrrous. Winnie The -Pooh
characters including.
'Christopher Robin; Pooh
Bear Piglet, , Kangaw and
Baby Roo are all vividly
-br-eaght- -.to Ric ••fe thaL,.en
joyment of young and old
alike. It's ` a • delightful ex-
perience for the 'entire,•
family. • • .
This is. the 12th.Playhouse
weeks as farafield as Win- until a phone call was
e%v d b hh
is stents w
dsor, Guelph, and rec e y p o
Southampton. ' .. live in London; They were
aitlEaah isummer in the past, kept busy helping at church .
there have also been . halls and all available
children's shows and musical buildings to .identify bodies:.
revues that have toured. to ,• Hundreds of- people were still.
festivals, rest homes, stranded and many more•
recreation centres,-. etc. unaccounted for—One baby
Winnie -The -Pooh is• the; first was called the `Miracle Boy' -
full-size play produced' at the the:five mont'' old child was .
Playhouse ` that is directly found cryingi. a rock Jri the
'geared to children and to middle of the •roaring 'Big
faintly audiences: Thompson river.. There were
The 13 -member cast in- more 'than 5,000 ..people
eludes David Douglas, Frank visiting in, the .canyon •on•
Scott, Janet Thorpe,' Nancy Saturday night 'when .the
Palk;, Trulie 'MacLeod and furious -flood attacked with its,
local actor's David Sandilands • 12 ft. wall of water. Cars were.
"and. Tracy Peterson. Tickets se'e'm" fla'atitrg, house_ .roofs
are available at the theatre or .sem - • , .
in selected- locations in°
Goderich, „Exeter, London,
Sarnia, Clinton and Grand
-Bend.l all 238-8451 for further
.fisher familyattends
details
assessed, at market value as reunion a t Benmiller -
proposed. 'The 'tax levy •has_
been increased by the amount
of taxes that local' govern -
Merits will have to pay in
respect of•their own property..
. The levy has also been ad-
justed upward to reflect in-
creased taxes on .provincial,
-properties and corresponding
•-decreases in provincial
grants. -
"The analysis . has been
"'based on the taxation of
residences at 50 percent" of ,again next year.
° market value and all other The ele'on of officers'_
realproperty at 100 percent of resulted. `was follows;: '
market value. president, . L)onard Fisher;
Business assessment .has__ secretary -treasurer, • , Hazel
been set at .50 percent of McMichael; sports 'core -
property' value. Fur-mittee, Jane and Harry Kerr;
ther.more, currently exempt lunch coni'mittee, Evelyn
government and non: Treble and Lois Elliott. •
government' properties have The• sports were under "tlie
been•taxed at 100 percent of direction of Bernard and
market . value.. These. per- .Bernice" Fisher. The 'oldest
centages have been selected - persons' were Mr: • and. Mrs.'
t'o obtain 'a distribution: of Milton Wiltse; theme•youngest-
property taxes in the Region person• Richard Kerr, son -of,
of Niagara in keeping with - •Mr:., arid Mrs. Arnold Kerr;
the proposals. T111 se per -coming the farthest, .Mrs.'
centages could change as • Bessie Rutherford -from St.
further' analyses. involving' Thomas; married ;t'rnost
other ay'eas of the "province •recently,•°Mr, and Mrs:. •Dave
. are completed," Brown from Kitchener;
Results of the. analysis of birthday closest to that day,
the R-egion' of Niagara . are Annette Kerr.
•
'given 'in a detailed table, but. A'candy hunt was enjoyed
the most significant features by preschoolers..., Children's
may be summarised as race up to six years,: Jackie
follows: Keir, Dennis Fisher:; running...,
"Using the '= present„ •tax" race' 7 to 10; Calvin Kerr; •
system along with .market Christine Keir; .running race
value assessment; taxes on
A0 years and up, Dennis Kerr,
residences would increase , Paul Kerr; ladies kick the--
•
$3.1 ..million or 7.4 .percent. slipper, Mrs. Arnold Fisher'''
• Using ,the proposed• tax
system in conjunction with _
market value :' assessment,
taxes 'on residences decrease..'
• by $16.2 million or.24.3 per-
cent. .
"N.et • •taxes on -farm•
---:properties under the present
tax system would increase'ly
$0.5 million or ,45.5 percent. -
, This compares . with • a'
• decrease of $0.2 nail -lion or
18.2 percent - under the
proposed 'tax,' system.
Provincial 'payments . in
;;, .-r. spect of farm ;properties.
woi%ild; increase by 82.5
million.
The Fisher Reunion- was'
held -ort 'Sunday, July 25, .
under sunny skies at_the Falls•..
Reserve, Benmiller. Sixty-•
five' people enjoyed a
delicious:noon meal. '
A short 'business period
followed with Gerald Kerr as.
president and Bernice Fisher
as treasurer in charge. It was
decided . to hold the.• picnic
• Men kick the slipper, Larry.
Fisher; ' guess what is in the
package, ladies, A•isla'
Fisher; men; 'Phil Ruther-
ford.
"The_ realty - ;ta3•e's on
commercial ' and industrial
properties under the present
tax system would decrease by.
$4.4 million or. 20.4 percent.
Under the proposed. , tax
gysteirq this decrease would
be only $I.2 million .or 5:6 .
percent: °
"The .business tax on
commerclat and ffidustrial
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