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Box 2«i 191 MN" e. E.,O-d M i llloft UJT4N9 af i Mm, K eL MIW *u COM EN -;M a I ClWafai AdmvaikSa: 873-33ao - -.mQ ilan Oliver Puh,- jeu MUo«E dâMoe~ .A 0...... JT e i. "* .M Ti am -na Cwam MoeMg pdd P hïase-i n warranted, Town finance girect9r Jin MeQucen lias a Soci heali on hie shouldters and ls a helpfu, Ilcablc public irVanL But We fCel hie judgemtn was flawed when hoe sujged market value a- seasanent (MVA) "Idubi1e implemenied ail au omm., Mlonday Mr. MCQucn warned siae If dip Sch"o bolode and local mu icipalities go along with a Haellon stgiooa Plan . 1...0 phase in MVA over four yearm no one will kc ssifled.10i reasoncdi that since th06e gening a lix break: won"î enjoy ils fuli beneflus- for four years, dsey'll bc juil as angry as Ihose who amt being sel ta absorb a tax hike. l s Ilai may kc true, but we believe anodier concern oulwelghs that inequiy aiprescrit.I le dit few people can genuinely af- Thla th Mm of SI et eN. 4. Naeagena ford teobc paysng muc" more for anydhleg nighî 11w. Itoe frww (ba" 90" MeJfla Put simply, the most resuible thing t0 doise delay the ian o. Uae Ward; Morley AMfd;11flhelinRa pact of the fuît weight of market value asssmenî, se those Croit. kWi. Moad OMM Ga.proper (am who arc king asked 10 pay adial property taxes have NU Hermon. Propu; D UN h im lime te plan for the extra burden. e miPpr;JnOi;K.7Ga.;C Some may argue the aclua increase aren'î onemos. On aerage acroas Halton, property tax iincreases under MVA will P G ~ ".' D k$29 1, while decreases wil ke $212 per hoichold, 2S PAG. .i.ii A But Usere are other factore te coeasider ini ibis lime of economic uncertairny. One, niany of lhe lhomes diai have ap- One Year Ago' preciated in vainc (supjsosed1y, anyway) ame in older sections, Flol teOetaber, IMI lisme of municipalities, die cmorese of Oakville being a good ex- ample. These homnes ame often occupied by senior ciies aW C North End Nlmi, a huileus owacd by Nm ad seniors generally live ont fixed incomes, Donn Couler vfuii 1991 DueIse of i. Yeoe by th1e bilss Chandle or Conimierce. For 30 yens die Fixed incarnes se derlved ft,,m investments, and most in- Cllast hav owned th1e fanhly Cau doealehip. fice vestments asm performing poorly night now. Se th1e seniors, bunc. -Acced die vvard. tus or for beina s aaê who shoudbceenoded tea breakanywayhomme tey vo ceaful dedlcsbi, but aise for servins as anc of invesument interest, deserve even more of a brtather now. Mwnsboa checdrs. A saon baurd infrontof Noet1 End Niaso was h.w. for bIglllaan the big- Two, MVA as based on th1e premise diii properiy taxes puW isso ucfm r mwS m Cchrfàni should nelc due mme market value of a bouse. Ibis lu ail *CH wus aie lo ksa for nulgcharkobée doations; and gaod if one ireats one's house as a long-terni appreéadg aldv éf dand md aup ce woeiwMie eaues investlment, b>ut most seniors aren'î doing lhaç, fley treat dbcir NçcI Mâles bai! aim rcccdy bec. rccopid as homes sa a pWaj live. - n m<ai ouid hm240 de n tari oiMntPcel* lan The MVA rationaje prevails in the saine nianner for comi- A=W lot fr nemry poft accden lyevendaon mercial "a estaie. flm ibinking goca diii businesses in more recodoveSwà f2oCn desireable asmi, as evidenced by price pressune for abe peiope- C) S900D wuse. d1rdsOiakm & nt dsm* Robin, ty,-ahould pay cxtra lax. Fine, under tie usual clitumatn- Hon 'hsrAcaa 'a.el , o' hma hh pces. But days donnant econqsnic climate it' difcl IoI qitltreS oncs dnoe ptbs ch ationale for paying a peterim. u ten aN Maq ue MUfI. liail Moenet Ud volumes. gencrally, just dan't warranl it.l~i for die sige sel* at- i me'qi ilà *e Mr cQuenand many odiers, argue chat if MVA ls a Roi Hco dàY- 11s am nory fo foier ax iandmcurreni ons, whlch Io complies; asi iInexact, wu coulll Bil lO m I *'ho. .Ati à-4 iî shouid ke fuily impleuesued imnicdiately. But jusi how ofr, om eisiel 1P. much falrerisMVA? -b Y as Ago bakle tresume Machielle Seguin lias argued Usa die "1- Prou; éîi. 09*uo 11, 1972 iW»u LcM MVA replaced, known as equalized assessaneni, would have eventuaIbJt donc the saine thing as MVA. Mhille di O A maib of pmeople, eflaimi nt SAI0O ini IiM detracimor ea< ila asessmnt donis lke il because iî's lkwm me& m lthvlipS das is Mlecia PCRU- complex: and prone tb calcitlation misiakes, diey've rarely ar- palo. Cmly uc in.0 Hid am clou emu* talthe guet! ihat ii's radically unfair. fley justdaink MIVA is niai Prim Mhlurmtsèche Ibond but iexcsumnwu equitable, mnd elsir ea admnienate. Sa iî's more a question of degre dmn absolte. P Mâle, MVA assesneat is changeable, in fact li could change quickly. Opponents of MVA have argued uait if 1992 icas used for the initial W/A bcoc6nu property wShfgemwNT than 1988, il would have been Bualingio diii absdrbei th1e lion'a aae clé the inouïae, rallier dian Ockville. Sa W/A la ' " oA completely subject te the often -inpsedictible influenrces of supply and demnand.' lius, enough of a tas; change Soing on currendy. Y.% ' recognaza, as NMe McQueen warned, thon a phase-in periad- niay netou a ouit b k firac"iai given ail die players lnvo;d - ( (the schaol boud, lie four u munipalidue, Halian Regvom). But we daink a phase-in would kc pruedent. of 57 mi,; astaes; TosMonm Vam" Imm1 DoPi et.i à* rw DW»Whael; Ihaiha Gaea; Coi su " Jan<~ Uue; Jol. Gaee; favli Wud; Jibn W". Cffgt; Mma rom~ %.l ; Dan m ud... t &shUy" in die . It wol uany oakvifle police =ffcos Wu lbudcae Omi aclahy fSor pagide die PM Uvaough the mail. 'fic omi wu jenoersy saigapasuve dexi for a fcw deanonstreao who siayei an th1e edelimawe vng proieul signaisd gudasln liants ai nfuicaL O TI\v oui yoàghsleus laI donc thbm put to bclp cuipplid chilien wbcee lbey colleca S43.02 for th1e cRdepld lhllen~s mleillon on CFTO welviss. flic roiller of the boys, Rusty ani Siegaien CalaI s i police recived àa un ad paid à visait th 1e boys. Ai,- parcndy a ouller hai felt di1e boys mccc kepping Uic MOne. HoWever the viealng OMMce recsgnlzed th1e bruItes as duc bo swho hai eaier acluanc S304hey foui on MN era b mueaW eveeyoe ddie icbays daed ait th1e money oa die luervanz D A fiestival of mai te dedical e isua pan of Uic builing et d 11eze.k Cem in Nseagameya mas being plaamhecs wu Ia be ecllmti pravilied by Uie Aldimaci UnLWu Oiuah Oliof 0< fiol and th1e llskuai youda ingers Of AaMMa oapice midi sum Mid oicheou& 50 Vears Ago 1%o the O"ctoboeS 192Is Q A WUg pond Iiaed oui ta a comm given by ie L.eue Sani a" ai dus Prlncea; nut. %liy pet- naià vary kincoannu. il Repaire lW bons aie loav severion dof die eldewik by municipl eaaploycee, nid seveisec mtins of a .tewdmali hW bonne la i I.mmi dor1.g die pa moche mhlel matie quile m lsprovsincn Io ie mp> paaloeadaemm. a 11. EIack aid White Hoeiin sbom mý in dis MRMc moeu. MAouma 150 plize.mlaalq coïle han kai fairacqa forde regioial ckmnpoo*àap. DY S7EVE NEASE s 1 f