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MARKET VALUE ASSESSMENTS
OF GOLF COURSES
Starting in 1978 municipal real estate
taxes will be based on market value. This
will have very serious consequences for
-many golf courses and threatens the future
of golf as we know it.
Golf involves the low intensity use of
large tracks of land. If golf is to be
convenient the courses must be reasonably
close to population centres and this means
the large tracks 'of land will often have high
values as a base for taxation.
The proposed assessment for sample
Metropolitan Toronto golf courses varies
from $19,000. per acre to .$60,000. per
acre. The propoSed assessment for sample
courses in smaller communities varies from
$8,000.. per acre to $38,000. per acre.
Assuming an average of 150 acres for an
18-hold course, this could produce taxes
based on the land only ranging from
$57,000. to $180,000. for Metropolitan
Toronto courses and ranging from $24,000.
to $114,000. for the other -courses. At
present, taxes for the Metro Toronto
courses range from $35,000. to $55,000.
and taxes for the other courses are in the
range of $9,000. 'to $27,000. For club's, the
fee, increase necessary to cover these
increased taxes, could vary from $75. to
$400. per member and for public courses,
the fee increase could vary from 75 c to $5.,
per round. Many golf courses could not
stand such fee increases.
The problem became apparent -about
1970 when courses in Peel and parts of
North York were assessed at market value
with a resulting great increase in taxes.
The Province of Ontario appointed a major
committee made up of 5 golf people and 15
people representing municipalities and
governments. This committee studied the
problem for 18 months. Its report confirms
that market value assessment will not work
for golf courses. The report recommends a
modified fixed assessment method which
could produce substantially lower taxes.
This would apply to the land only; the club
house and other improvements being taxed
as any other preperty.
This report was submitted to the Ontario
Government which appointed the commit-
tee but todate the Ontario Government has
not given any indication that the commit-
tee's recommendations will be carried out.
The committee's recommendations or
something similar must be carried out or
golf courses will bd faced with taxes that
will put them out of business.
The problem goes far beyond the posh
and elegant clubs that newspapers have
written about. Of over 400 golf courses in
Ontario less than 100 are private and the
remainder are open to the public either on
a fully public or on a semi-private basis.
Golf and golf courses are worth
encouraging as a means Of recreation and
as a desirable and ecological use' of land.
There are over 80,000 golf club members '
in. Ontario and the Province has estitnated
that over 1,800,000 people pldy at least One
game of'golf per year. So many forms of
sport and recreation are now sponsored or,
subsidized by government. Golf is paying
its own way and will continue to do so
unless faced with impossible taxation.
In Ontario a Of season is:little more
than six months but a golf course must, pay
a full year's taxes. Many golf courses are
open to the public without charge for
winter sports and recreation.
Golf courses • ask for and receive very
little in the way of municipal services and
golf courses cost the municipalities very
little.
Golf is not a profitable business. Most
,clubs and courses are barely making it
financially with the present taxes.
Each golfer is urged to contact his M.P.
and his elected municipal politicians to
make sure they realize the importance of
this taxation problem to the many golfers_
in Ontario.
Market Value Assessment of Golf
Courses Means Increased Tax and
More -Expensive Golf
The 0 Jo Government's proposal for
municipal taxes based on market value
assessment will mean substantially higher
taxes for most golf courses.
In some cases taxes may increase by up
to $150,000: per year which would mean an
increase of about $300 per year in annual
fees or ita the case of a public course, an
increase ot over $5. per round in green
fees.
This-would force many golf courses to
close and would make the remaining
courses so expensive they would be beyond
reach of many people.
A Committee appointed by the Province
of Ontario Government to study and report
on the situation has recommended a
method of taxation which would ease the
tax burden of golf courses.
The Government of Ontario' and all
elected members must be made to realize
that the existence of golf and golf courses
is important to many people in this
Province.
• The Government will be considering the
matter in-the next few months,, All golfers
are urged to do anything possible to see
that the people at Queen's Park know how
they feel about this and are asked to
complete the coupon below and forward to
your local member of the Ontario Legisla-
ture, who are: Huron, Middlesex - Jack
Riddell, M.P.P., Huron Bruce, Murray
Gaunt, M.P.P., Perth, Hugh Edighoffer,
M.P.P. The address in each case is: c/o
Parliament Buildings, Toronto, Ontario.
PETITION
To The Government of Ontario
We, the undersigned golfers or
persons interested in golf:
1. tfelievelbal -golf courses and
golf clubs should be encouraged as h
means of recreation and as a good
use of land. •
2. Believe that market value
assessment of golf courses will; in
many ways, drastically increase the
municipal tax on golf courses
enforcing many courses to close and
Name -• Address
greatly increase the cost of golfing at
remaining courses.
3. Urge the Province of Ontario to
introduce a fair method of assess-
ment and taxation of golf courses
which will allow the present golf
courses to continue,sandlwill encour-
age the building and development of
new golf courses, and will enable all
in Ontario to play golf without having
to bear an excessive tax burden.
Course played or Club Signature
To •be forwarded to your local Member of Paril$iveht.
This' notice rs inserted as a 'public serVies •by
SEAFORTH GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB
Co THE titioN-EXPOITORs SEPTEMOOR 4 19743
e
A MEAN RIGHT ARM — Danny Achilles, pitcher of
the Walton Squirts team really put his heart and soul
into play at the tournament in-Walton on Sunday.
Walton didn't win but they placed well, behind
Sebringville, the tournament champs. (Staff Photo)
Walton.
Presentations at the end of the
day were made by:
Jerry Achilles - Donation to Joe
Steffier, Chairman of the Walton
Area Sports Club from the Don
Achilles Memorial Fund.
Mrs. Kay Achilles - Don
Achilles Memorial Trophy,
individual player's crests and
$20.00 team award to the
Sebringville Athletics for winning
the Tournament.
Mrs. Gerry Ryan - Runner-Up
trophy .clenatett.by Mr. and Mrs.
Gerald Ryan and individual
player's crests to the Walton
Squirts for placing second, in= the
Tournament. •
Gary Bennett —Most valuable
player trophy to the player who
proved most valuable to his team,
based on the umpires decisions,
for all players during the day. It
was a difficult decision but the
Umpires 'chose Danny Achilles,
Pitcher for the Walton Squirts,
.who hit safely every time at bat,
and struck out 34 batters in 17
Innings of baseball.
The • floodlights have been
'installed in the ballp4sidd were ,
'turned on that night' to finish the
last game.
NEEDED
A CONVENER And VICE CONVENER
COACHES And MANAGERS
FOR SEAFORTH MINOR• HOCKEY
Please attend the next ,meeting,
Thursday, Sept. 23
8:00 pm LOWER LIBRARY
Seaforth Industrial Hockey League
76/77 Registifition
COST: ;$30,00 for regular season.
REGISTER:At the Forgi or 'the Recreation
Office prior to Oct. 15th.
NOTE: $15.00 must be paid when
registering, remainder due Jan. 15
If full payment is made when
registering total cost is $28.00.
Non resident fee of $15.00 [for
those players not residing in '
McKillop, Hibbert, Hullett or
town] must be paid upon
registering.
PLAYERS DRAFT — SUNDAY,, OCT.17
FIRST GAME •SUNDAY 0.CT.31
Walton second in tourney
The 901,480, Ovgaged
final .Pctie$ against Texaco, in, the
mem indnatrial ball league when
they genie on strong inthe -find
innings to defeat the Turf Club by
an. score. Doug flild4tnittrn
triple, with the bases loaded in.
the Sixth inning prOved to be the
difference as the game was OOP
*patent. Both ;teams plaYed
extremely well as it was do or die
for both but the Village took the
O' series 2 games to 1. The loss puts
'the Turf Club on the sidelines and
puts the Villagers into a best of
five final against the league
Chamption Texaco nine. •
The first game was scheduled
for last Monday evening but was
rained out so the series got
underway last night (Wednesday(
with the second game scheduled.
for Monday night at 7 p.m.
- This should prove to be an
interesting series as the Villagers
were one of the teams to beat the
Duffers during the regular
sch'bdule and they are up for this
match. Don't miss the action as
the season ,finishes off. The
players are reminded to get their
banquet tickets early, as they are
going fast and the league needs to
know the necessary number, •
Minor soccer
Atom 'Dividon
St, Columban 0 at Seaforth 4
Mosquito Division
Seaforth 1 at' St. Columban 2
Seaforth 1 at Clinton 3
Pee Wee Division
Bayfield 0 at Seaforth 9
Goderich 1 at Seaforth 1
• St. Columban 7 at Seaforth 2
Bantam Division
Seaforth 3 at St. Columban 0
'The Bantams have won division
championship in the Huron Minor
League.
The weatherman co-operated
on Saturday to enable the Walton
AreaSportS Chit to hold their 2nd
Annual Squirt Tournament.
Seven teams participated to help
- make the (lay a success.
Results were:
1st game - Teeswater 11, Blyth
7; 2nd. bathe - Walton 14,
Formosa I.
3rd. Game, prand Bend, 3,
Chdpstow, 2.
▪ 4th Game, Sebringville 13,
Blyth 3.
5th Game, Walton, 9, Tees-
'water, 6.
6th Game, Sebringville,
Grand Bend, 4.
7th Game,, Sebringville 6,
Walton 4.
The Walton Area Sports Club
donated $1,00 to each boy hitting
a clean home run at the Umpire's
• discretion.Four of these awards
were made during the day' to
Frank Hall, catcher for
Teeswater; Glenn Kuntz, 1st base
for Formosa; Dean Courtney,
Pitcher for Grand BEnd; and
Danny Achilles, Pitcher for
Hockey school
coming here,
This year Seaforth players and
potential players will have an
opportunity to attend a hockey
school here at the Seaforth Arena.
The school is designed for every
player' no matter how big, how
small or how good he or she might
be. Participants obtain equal
opportunity in their own pleasant
surroundings, •to learn Hockey's
"Basic" fundamentals.
Boom's Hockey School is not
designed to "Take Away" from
systems. taught in minor hockey
programs, but rather to supple-
* ment and strengthen hockey
"Basics" from qualified instruct-
ors in order that each player may
enjoy the game more thoroughly.
Content of the School will be in
skating, shooting, passing and
receiving, checking ' and goal
keeping.
The• School Director is Don
"Boom" Gravett, R.D.M.R.,
graduate of O.H.A., C.A.H.A.,
and Level 5 International Hockey
symposium and has over 30 years
combined experience as a player,
coach and ,...2eree.
The school will run October
' 20-25, and each bay will receive
5.6 hours of ice time.
•
ILDSA 'SOCCER
St. Columban
VS
London Lusitanos
SUN. SEPT. 26
2 pm
in
St. • Columban
The Seaforth Centetiaire$ are' Oct 29 '• Lucan
planning to get underway Nov. 5 - Mt. Bridges
Monday, Sept. 27 and have their Nov. 7 - Tavistock
first practice scheduled` fur' Nov, 12 - Mitchell
Mitchell at 7 p4n, :Any -,bey Non-. 19
between 15 and 2/ is invited to try Fort Stanley
out and again it looks like it's Nov. 26 - Exeter
going to be a streng„league, The '''Dec. 5 - Belmont
Dec. 12 - Mitchell.
Dec. 17 - Pori Stanley
Dec. 26 - Thamesford
Jan. 2 • Wean
'Jan 7 - Exeter
Jan. 16 - Mt. Bridges
Jan. 21 - Tavistock
Jan, 2,8 - Belmont
Away
Oct. 17 - Lucan
Oct. 31 - Exeter
"Nov. 14 - Lucan
Nov. 17'- Belmont
Nov. 21 = Port Stanley
Nov. 24 - Thamesford
Dec. 3 - Thamesford
Dec. 7 - Mitchell
Dec. 10 - Tavistock
Dec. 18 - Mt. Bridges
Dec. 22 - Belmont
Jan. 9 - Port Stanley
Jan. 15 - Mt. Bridges
Jan. 23 - Exeter into two groups with the odd Jan. 30 - Mitchell
finishers 1 vs. 5, 3 vs. 7 into Feb. 4 - Tavistock Group 3 while 2 ys. 6, 4 vs. 8 The Centenaires are also trying , forming Group 2. Each group will to arrange some exhibition games send a representative into another league as this season our and are planning to start Oct. 5 in
Mitchell and Oct. 13 in Thames- league will have two Ontario ford, Home games for these
representatives. games have tentively been set for This year's league banquet is Oct. 9 with Mitchell at Seaforth also being negotiated for Seaforth
and it is hoped that the Centen-
aires will be able to host the other
teams.
Centenaires Regular Schedule
Home
Oct. 24 - Thamesford
The St. cOrumban soccer squad
overcame a surprisingly strong
and determined Goderieb "B"
'Soccer Club and eventually
defeated them ,by 'a , 4-1 score
Sunday. However, the game was
scoreless at half .time and except
for some fine saves by Gord Dick,
filling in for injured goaltender
Frank Verbernp, Goderich could
have been in the lead.
Early in the 2iid half St.
Columban began to take control
of the game and,with 10 minutes
gone, Paul CoYne scored on a
tremendous Shot from nearly 30
yards out, the ball rising all the
way into the very top corner of the
net. Five minutes later, Coyne
scored again as he broke through
the middle ffom a pretty pass
from Brad Finlayson and beat the
Goderich goaltender from close
in.
Brian Murray upped the score .
to 3-0 as he cut hi, from the left
wing then placed the ball' just
inside the left goalpost. With 10
minutes to play, Goderich got on
the scoresheet as John Gottschalk
C 4th JR "D"
(75-76' League Finalists)
TRYOUTS
Monday Sept. 27, 1976
7:60 pm on the ice
MITCHELL ARENA
Bring your own equipment
etc. including sticks..
For more information• phone
527-1224 or 527.1741
8,
league will operate wtth .nine
teams this season with. Thames.-
ford as the new entry, With'
Mitchell, • Lucan, Tavistock and
Exeter having almost all their
players_ returning and with
perennial champs Belmont, it
could prove to be an interesting
,
year.
The Centenaires are looking for
good fan support this season as
expenses have sky rocketed.
Several teams will have to play in
neighbouring arenas for part of
the season but the Centenaires
are hopeful of having ice in time
to be able to play at hothe.
The regular schedule was
drawn up last Monday evening
with eight teams making the
playoffs. However in the playoffs
this season, the league will split
and Oct. 19. with Thamesford
supply the oppostion.
The Centenaires are also
hoping to have a home and home
series with the Clinton Jr. C team
again this season and are again
making plans for a trip to the
States to play a university team if
finances will',Ow?: ide If anyone as interested m rais
helP1#8, the erCIIPV0 or has any ,mpi
Tough . sdccer
s for imprenrement or ways ef•
ng money; equlaet any:
ber Of the goeutive..
Seaforth needs a• Jr. team and' the
excitementtrings to :town.
scored on an ill-deserved penalty
shot.
However, Brad Finlayson
restored St. COlUntiban'S 3 goal
lead shortly after as hP looped
high shot into the top of the net
from well beyond the penally
area..
St. Columban has two very
tough • games this.. weekend. On
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1)01404 St. so,.
entertaining amp are expected
The Vyalton Area Sports Club wishess to.
thank all those who made our SOH
Tournament such a success.
Ladies who ran the booth.
Umpires for their services.
Max Watts for the P.A. System and ,hack
Nelemans for running it.
All visiting teams.
All the fans and all those who helped in any
way.
' A special thanks to all the men who worked
at the park while installing our news lights.
gam,. tor the 3rd DiYisie?.. 693 Labatt AgaiPSt tec? 0101"
bothig. game' time is 0 P.M. This
game was erroneously reported '
last week's PaPArashel!lB played;.
On Sept 18 .
At 2 p.m. on Sunday,
.COlinnlian _hosts 'London
Lusitanos, got.n.teamp are tied for
third place in the .,standierm