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IN AURORA THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER FACES A 150 TAX HIKE By JOHN Era Staff Reporter AURORA Of death and taxes the old reliables only death remains a certainty in York County this year Taxes no longer fall into the absolute category Theyre still inevit able mind you and theyre going to be higher But thats nothing new Whats new is a crafty breed of animal called market value reassessment procedure ostensibly designed to inject equity into the tax structure but which has shifted a greater municipal ax bur den onto already drained homeowner caused such an fling to say the least In fact when a delegation of York County municipal lead ers ventured to Queens Park last week to plead for relief officials of the Depart ment of Municipal Affairs said they didnt know the situation existed in the county and 2 they didnt know why see story page 1 While tlioy try to find out tax payers in Aurora and other county muni cipalities are bracing for whopping prop- rolls last week plus various town officials presented the fol lowing picture of the towns tax situation Although town council has yet to present its 1970 budget and strike the mill rate officials predict a mill date of about The mill rate was approxi mately 100 last year but under reassess ment the mill rate theoretically drops proportionately with the rise in assess ment at least that what the county assessment people claimed assessed at will Increase approxi mately 150 this year In the aver age home was assessed at about in taxes this year While all assessment went up industrial assessment rose less com parison with homes So industrial taxes will drop substantially Officials believe Sterling Drug which paid in tax es Inst year will pay about onehalf that AN ERA Id Last ye home was assessed raised about 433 in tax mill the Aurora and the I den strain placed on homeowners by due would total S573 a oneyear boost of due to reassessment and increases In the education and town budgets Officials predict the mill rate will be a shade below but that figure is used here to simplify calculations To roughly your tax bill multiply your assessment times 03 Residents living in older homes seem lo have absorbed the brunt of the assessment shift from industrial to resi dential One SAYS MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS REPORT OttawaCar region no NEWMARKET capacity of smaller rcissessment some politi- Tonight area residents will pal units Inherent in the complain that county learn when and possibly theory Is that the one big residents will have to sub- how a regional government govei control of York and s scheduled to make a nouncement on the countys future at pm at Bay- view Secondary School Richmond Hill About two years 16 municipalities in tawaCarleton area th government taking over tally strong regional mun icipality creates a mate for increased expend- parts of the province in program scheduled to from through The regional muni- all municipal hard time bor- In other words Itll rowing in 1969 cost in ore but taxpayers Small munlclpali- get more for their ties In particular arc find- money lug it very difficult to obtain The big cost in- funds the report states creases and those which but region was ratepayers in contracting for the and politicians are howling sale of totalling oration in the leton region imli the change has pi red smoothly have developed the areas of welfare as sessment a admin I sir a costs the report thai I million complaints its represents It I be on the regional equitable the main ed the report says s costing too welfare cases tend to gr municipalities towards the City of tawn rather than the i Ijnu inn i the past This may or in collection of the region issued by the Municipal Finance Branch of the De partment of Municipal Af fairs after several Ottawa- municipalities brought a brief containing their complaints to Queens Park last September The whole pur pose of regional govern ment in theory is to pro vide ratepayers with vices beyond the financial have absorb a substantial in crease in costs in respect to regional expenditure Reassessment at market value last year was a million project in York County The province has since assumed Ihe assess ment job and because York County has completed its Tax collection a relatively minor mat ter according to the re port caused consider able discontent among mu nicipal officials One problem in Ibis area arose from the Tact that the 16 different had dispar ate due dales for tax pay- Ottawa ratepay ers paid in instalments and Vanicr had four instal ments Three other munici palities levied in two instal ments while the other 11 had only one instalment For those the due dates ranged from July to Dee No discount was allowed for early payment of the levy the report said The Regional Muni cipality required the local the to pay levy on the SAVE HERE ON GARDEN TOOLS I RUE IEMPER EAGER BEAVER I date of the t This Hi I I mum i tics having early billing dates were prejudiced vis vis those municipalities that billed late in the year There was also a feeling that Ihe Regional Municipality a over- zealous in lis application interest on payments over- Taxes went up throughout the region al though some increases were not affected by the new system of government the report said However two municipalities Richmond and March levied taxes in 19G9 that roughly doubled mended the amalgamation of those municipalities now sharing one representa tive on the regional Other Uniform date of payment of requisitions house which sits on about in taxes last year Such drastic increases will likely force owners of some older homes lo lake drastic acllon Theyll have to sell Back ed into such a corner its unlikely theyd receive anywhere near the new assess ment figure in the sale A cheek of the new assessment figures on Catherine Ave one of Auroras older streets shows that the average assessment increased five times over last According to the countys erst while assessment department since phas ed out by the province such on increase want a home get a mortgage loan A high value first mortgage loan on a residential or improved farm property will cost you less than you think and you can arrange for convenient payments to write it off If the property is a good risk and our experienced mortgage people will be glad to advise you dont let money stand in your way Itll Johnson Victoria and Grey method of apportionment of the uncon ditional grant from the province should be re viewed to maximize its af fect in benefitting resident ial taxpayers VtVTORIAGREY TRUST COMPANY SINCE 1889 NEWMARKET BRANCH STREET LJ Ruby Manager GEORGIAN COLLEGE OF APPLIED ARTS AND TECHNOLOGY Ontario Three Diploma Aft and Interior Design General Arts and Science Business Business Adn Marketing Civil Technology Electronic Technology Materials Technology Mechanical Technology Resources Technology Arl and Interior Design Communication Ails General Ails and Science Law and Security Legal Secretarial Medical Secretarial Secretarial Alls Electrical Technician Electronic Technician Survey Technician Mechanical Dialling Technician Request for Application The Registrar Georgian Cofege application form and infoi Provincial officials arc ether Hi- county assessment staff mistakes in Us or oinn ilium and doesnt Right now they dont know The to th county bit week the county might have lo through the business again Meanwhile as county officials wail relief from Queens Park heri is no mency coming the municipal Now you see it Nowyou dont Getling a 3 high object into a 2 high trunk is a neat trick If you can do it But when a Volkswagen Squareback Sedan gets into he act the problem disappears How Just open the Squarebacks big back door and abracadabra cubic feet of thin air for the prob lem to disappear into But heres the best trick of all when youre through using it as a station It turns into a family sedan Ladies and gentlemen the VW Squareback Sedan Now Do we have any volunteers from our audience The Volkswagen Squareback Sedan H J Motors Ltd STREETNEWMARKET 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