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Page 4— Hatton Hills This Week, Saturday, December &. 1992 Once again we find ourselves - Nominal Canada Pension and Old with a backlog of letters from our Age Security readers. Of particular interest is Year 1987: $11,326.52 the following letter from Heinz - Nominal Canada Pension and Old Dorst to Halton Regional Age Security Chairman Peter Pomeroy that was Year 1991: $11,626.17 written before Thursday's special - Pension Increase: 2.67% council meeting on Market Value - Property Tax Increase: 44.09% Assessment. We believe that Dorst Can you and your Councillors, in ‘ Provides some very vivid examples your infinite wisdom, tell me and of just how the tax could impact all seniors how to solve this Pprob- average taxpayers. lem? I am not saying that you Dear Mr. Pomeroy: designed the MVA, but you did As you cast your deciding vote approve its implementation in Jes for the MVA, did you give any Halton. thought on how this would affect You claim that MVA is a “fair senior citizens of the Region? tax system”- I do not agree with To the people who made this _ this. Where else do you have'to pay country, who worked, sacrificed more for any item or service and saved for the time of retire- because of the “maybe value” of ment. Most of these people invest- your property. ed their lifesavings in a property, to Do you pay more for a loaf of have a place to live on their own. bread or a litre of milk because you~ I was one of these - in 19771 drive a more expensive car than I purchased a place out in the coun- do? try - North Halton - where I figured Taxes should be based on service I could spend the rest of my life received, not on an assumed value. after retirement, surrounded by My property is situated on the Fifth nature, away from the hassle of city Line, North of Highway 7, which is The staff at Halton life, in peace and tranquillity, but a gravel road, 90% of the year full Christmas tree this the way it now looks, it was just a of potholes with a few level stretch- on the tree. dream which you and some of your __ es in between. $ fellow Regional Councillors, shat- I moved here in 1977 and noth treo, bom Comair she Y mowed na wr ato The memo that caused the storm In 1978 my Property Tax was except the occasional grading of Last Friday Halton Region common to all residents of Halton - forward with this expectation. $640.85. In 1992, fourteen years the road, which is usually done Chairman Sent a memo to regional e.g., Police, Education, General On Friday, we received a later, $2,555.17. This is an increase after a rainfall, which gives aseaof Councillors telling them that he Welfare, Children’s Aid Society; Resolution that attempts to find of 398.71%. mud for several days. wanted the Market Value Conservation Authorities, etc. some middle ground. I consider the With your approved “fair” MVA, You cannot compare the value of Assessment discussion reopened. It has not been easy, in fact I can- Motion worthy of debate as it { my 1993 basic tax will increase to a rural property with an urban one. Here in its entirety is that memo. not remember another time during addresses some, but certainly not $83,185.00 (an additional increase The urban Property has paved road, To: All Members of Regional — my municipal experience that a sin- all, of the major concerns raised by of $630.00), which makes it more sidewalks, water, sewers, street- Council gle issue has been so increasingly our residents, than 497%, not taking into account _ lights, garbage collection shopping Re: Market Value Assessment difficult to deal with. Throughout —Therefore, in fairness to all con- the possible increases from the convenience, public transportation, The purpose of this letter is to the discussions, some consistent cerned in this extremely difficult Town of Halton Hills or the ete. inform the Members of Council _ themes have emerged that I believe issue, I have decided to put forth a Region. Where do you think this We do not have any of these ser- why I have forwarded a Notice of are very relevant and worthy of our Notice of Motion to Reconsider, money will come from? vices! ‘tion to Reconsider the Market review. With our current economic allowing debate to take place and to Iam a senior citizen, retired in Property Tax, to be fair, should Value Assessment issue before us Conditions and many personal hard- see if there is interest in trying to 1986 and live on Canada Pension be based on service received. The on December 2nd. ships that our residents and busi- fing an alternative and/or compro- and Old Age Security plus a small MVA, if implemented, will be a. In September of 1989, Council nesses are experiencing, the 1993 mise Position. However, it is very not indexed Company Pension complete rip-off because if you made a very important decision to implementation has been criticized important that we either re-confirm from the firm I worked for 25 improve the value of your property, ask the Ministry of Revenue to:pre- because of its timing. As well, there our position of September 23rd or years. you are hit with higher taxes. pare a Market Value Impact Study is a lack of understanding of this. move to another alternative on If want to keep my home, I will Should I let my property run down ona Region-wide basis. In January _ issue. Many callers have expressed December 2nd. Anything less have to cut back on food and neces- _to lower the MVA? of this year (1992), the M.V.A, that this decision to move to would not be acceptable (pine sities to be able to pay the “new an I would appreciate it if you could Impact Study was released expos- Region-wide Market Value I do not yet have an opinion a fair” MVA Tax. I am sure there are give me and all the seniors ing every property in Halton to its Assessment was done without their the new Motion, although I believe many, many seniors who are in the involved an honest answer, but current tax obligations using 1988 knowledge and they simply need that it is in the best interest of-our same boat. Following is a small please, no politically correct talk. Market Values. Simply put, our more time to understand the impli- community to allow a full debate calculation to place emphasis on jincerely, whole tax revenue base was put at cations and prepare for them. rather than disallow it for E eA % seit 4 i. . Procedur- the situation: Heinz O. Dorst tisk if M.V.A. was not implement- Although the special meeting of al reasons. We owe our residents ed. Therefore, in my opinion, the Regional Council was called to this furth : sanity situation left me as the C.E.O. of deal with the Treasurer’s Phase-in th at E nN ey ace Letters Welcomed 2iseiiciics oc Simic Meme icin eae creel oes support the implementation of _ fifty registered delegations appear- abet nipee pp PoRtane: to DUneCE Halton Hills This Week wel- errors, punctuation, spelling errors Region-wide M.V.A. ing before Council. These residents S100 a Hills This Week got into the Christmas spirit as they decorated the company's first week. Here (from left) Teresa Watson, Monica Southton and Wendy Long hang tinsel comes your letters. Letters must be _ or as a result of space limitations. Thave spent long hours talking to anticipate they will have an oppor- _ 10 closing, I have spent many signed and include your full name. _ Send your letter to: Constituents and trying to find com- tunity to influence a decision on hours wrestling with this issue and and address. Names will be with- The Editor mon ground that would take into M.V.A. It has been rumored pub- | believe that this is the right held on request. Halton Hills This Week consideration some of the legiti- _licly, as a result of recent Council @PProach to take. Halton Hills This Week reserves 232 Guelph St., Unit 9 mate concerns raised, and still discussion, that the opportunity to Sincerely, the right to edit, revise, or reject Georgetown, ON address the outstanding importance _ reconsider the issue may occur and Peter D. Pomeroy any letters on the basis of factual L7G 4B1 of a single mill rate for services many of the delegations are coming Regional Chairman 1 486 [HIS WEEN For Pete's Sake by Roe Halton Hils This Week, Weekend Edition, is pub- c'mon! GET WITH IT! /// Gorton oe ieABh ange Pitod n lets 1) THE W H SS 9 Oakville by QLE. Web Printing. Snow! c' Mon! 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