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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Advance-Times, 1988-01-19, Page 2Y7 tsk Sg; •lE,�c !N� .h; v. e�! at ?17 •1 10 aNF'.© 2 p.m. The Salvation Army 292 Edward St. Wingha.rn .141. axwell House, 8 oz. Instant Coffee .... ..... . Maple, Leaf, 1 Ib. nedIa:.•� .• , .:. . • E. D. Smith, 28 oz. Garden Cocktail • . . e . . e . . Prego, 14 oz. 3p �;hettiSae • kely,14°Q Kidney Beals ... . .4.99 ......3.19 ........... .. .99 L19 Colonial 300 gr., Fdg. Cream, P. Butter Cream or' Choc. Chip Cookies . ®®. ®... Beatrice, 2 Titre Homo or ....,..• 1.29 STORE HOURS: 7:30 a.m. - 7:00 p.m. Fridays: 7:30 a.m. 9:00 p.m. Phone 357-2240. We Deliver. (Church Dire St. Paul's (ANGLICAN) W INH John Street at Centre Street:•. THE ANGLICAN PARISHOP WING.HAM AND BELE AVE 011 ISO CIO SUNDAY,•. JANUARY 24, 1988 11 a.m. Matins Music by S►t.:Andr°eveS Bell Ringers.• Broadcast.on cKNX Sunday* Behoof& Nursery Minister : Rev, D. Madge Trinity, Beigrave -1:15 p. ► 16, untcipa tie n rweat boa reuse mento To date, :.490 Section iia reaseespinents . have . been comp ptet d, indudinw 3) cities, 169 tom. and v townships a d school board*ges in addition* 1 these municipalities have received an update under the p rogra , The Section 70 program is° market= value runt :un Assessment Section 70 of the' -Act, Lettner ettner said. to date,144 municipalities have implemnted this program; and., 6 of these:'have. received an update. Municipalities closest to..Huron which "have been reassessed under Stion 70 are the County of Bruce and the County of Grey: A county -Wide assessment program enables similar properties, of comparable market value to pay similar county and'schoai. taxes, he said. However, each municipality is still able to set its own mill rate to raise revenue to meet local needs. County -wide programs already have been implemented in Brant County a seven municiga1ities — while region -wide programs • are in effect in the Region of Sudbury - seven area municipalities — and The Region of Haldimand-Norfolk — six area municipalities. In addition, district -wide ,.programs . have-. been implemented in the District of Parry Sound -33 municipalities — and the District of Muskoka -- six municipalities. , In a.Section 63 program: --Assessment inequities are corrected by property classes within the county, using five main property classes -® residential, 1-6 units; multi -residential, seven units or over; commerical;' industrial; and farm. –Prevents . tax shifts from one class of property to another . since unfairness is corrected within each property class. However, some tax shifts could occur on the ~municipal level due to the equalization of assessments by property class within the county. - -f evises all assessments ac - co diing to their 1984 market -value, naaing tate comity's assessment base nio e' :current. In addition, property assessments which relate to more current market values are • 4 hes t she ., a ha`nge the me Peet*anent for county': on stn c rable. market =valnk s r ,city and s io regardless of locatiion in then 412i01CW. the benefits of .a more current.assessmtemWig year; • The ministry s regional - '•ait'J tbP'r_ received, es. assessment offictWillmint a .. a.�..,, . , 4under :the' scale information pr am evo plain the new ass•essmen to ratepayers, Mr. tettner sai eluding mailing a notice of property valuation to -every ower and tenant of real property in the county.. The notice advises the taxpayer of their new assessments, using a formula of estimated, market value multiplied by the class percentage toidetermine the assessed value. Also listed on the notice a re the dates and locations of informant* open houses in each of the municipalities. More importantly, %he said, the notice allows ratepayers to easily calcuiate their taxes. "The bottom line for any taxpayer is what it is going -to -cost -I, " Mr. Lettner said. "Assessedd value x mill rate taxes, is the f ormula Ratite notice," If Ilurdfi were to implement a county -Wide assessment program, Mr. Lettner said, under the Assessment Act, it is mandatoryfor the revenue ministry to 'update the assessment every fouryears. Huron County Clerk -Administra- tor Rill Hanly told the . meeting a questionnaire has beensent out to all 26 of the county's municipalities ask- ing if they are in favor, of or opposed. to a county -wide assessment prop gram. "Once that question is ans- wered, we ask you to indicate which 4. he two, Programs youjavor¢ ' . 1Vir. Hanly said that even though a municipality is opposed to'a county- wide program, it should still indicate whether it would prefer Section 63 or Section ?4 should a:majority of the 26 municipalities and a majority of the 32 member county council vote in favor of tplemenntation. "You'd better direct your reeve as to your souey =fs ava'.ilable i� ` the `5provincial goveilnneirt to heti► offset eat- tracardmpaet on m residentialinary taxpayers, the grantssoaree not ::autos vatic: The -" municipality must make application, Mr: Lettner Said: Mr. yBanl ► toldthe me etingt Huron Codi :aldlr has sent a. letter to the ministry of revenue asking for aasuraur nce.that the grants wig be available totherycountyshouid the program be adopted here., Under the grad program, funds are available to ph ieein.residential increases . which are incurred asa result':of county --wide . assessment, -ut onrty over and above which would have occurred i ileal reassessment had taken 2 e. The grans, where payable,will Over 100 per -Cent 'of the' it ereaise fe"r the first year, 66 and two-thirds for the second year and 33 and one-third for the.:third anct andfinal year of the grant prograin. Presentations will highlight annual meeting Presentation of awards and induc- tion of the e 1988 executive will highlight the annual banquet and dance of the Huron County.. Junior Farmers' Association. Guest speaker for the evening will be Bruce McCall. The event gets underway at 6 p.m, at the Royal Canadian Legion in Brussels.