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4 J £, THE COLBORNE CHRONICLE â€" Thursday, October 13, 2005 â€" 3 LOCAL NEWS nmmmmmmmmmmemmmmmmmmemmm LIFESTYLES rmmmmmmemmemmmmmmmmmmmmn omm .. pnnmmemmnnnnnnninnmnnnnnoeny â€"ropropeprepemmy. * in ym mm amnmmmamaae s ‘Friends‘ starting in Bright ; is riends‘ starting in Brighton | M , . j FrRoM THE FRONT PAGE f pesenacens fu en MPAC it e o 1 The Independent ( if 4“ lfl. F t m ; reecf}" CVA is the most commonly used approach ton In recognition of Ontario [ | en) â€"= l( | CplEL\ Dngt old There is a simple way to explain how individual _ property assessment in the world. It is used by all 10 Public Library Week next | ) _ || (MIEN m O NP | sB tax bills are calculated. Canadian provinces and 128 countries. Yot week, Lesley Simla is spear || _ Y W KW ‘i?“ii“’ Yiom C CUB 1ds \ Each year when the township budget is finalized, For the 2006 tax year, assessments are based ony heading the drive to start a | |, ' 2 h. _ / "fi (ediuet Ee EL the total amount of money needed is divided by the _ current value as of January 1, 2005. t Brighton ‘Friends‘ group. | | esy nc B ‘ | value of all the property in the township. This The total current assessed value for all property, sihailtinsd. o O | N3 \/ 3 i Te n | produces the mill rate. To calculate each taxpayer‘s _ in Ontario is projected to be $1.33â€"trillion for the 20054 pranky uoo A s | BPE TS," oAE 1 .share, the mill rate is multiplied by the y ze base year. 5 x4 n about three years | | _ --fi(\ Â¥ â€"[ [A ) B :] [‘ value of the property owned by that %;;fi m People can appeal their assessments ago, 1 wanted to join the \\ m 1 k~ C men [ | person. bmmal?" C / values. During the reassessment period;} Friends of the Library, but _ WBVR puo M npears > 1 ~ An increase in property value does | @ $ _ | many MPAC offices across the province, as! there wasn‘t one," Ms. Simla ai d es sn e e ow not necessarily mean an increase in | _ @@ ~=_ .â€"=%¢ _ | well as the customer call centre, will offer} says, "I have been on library 1 ~ . YWe ”‘ 1 1 ~ taxes. If the township needs the same | {Q ;’ _| extended hours, and members of the public! boards in other communities â€"| _ T «l _ * cgftd money next year as this, and the | W _ _ M __| are invited to join the local MPAC, I‘ve lived in, so I felt it was in e it PW . 60 i ch#"~ property value goes up, the mill rate Be f ~â€" /Â¥ information session and open house! i se s 88 .)‘,}Q%I?,a ';,-.;[ 8 [| 1 P ‘[L% CHF _ \ goes down. 6 FS/ n @20 | "| scheduled for this area on Tuesday,.| fa $a i o d wt 0| ) < p EPM a Three members of council were [ _ _\ | October 18 at the Lions Club in Brighton\ Friends‘ group is an | Mimarancy thiks L:: ioaf clearly in agreement. Deputy Mayor |. % /.. __| from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. i autonomous . organization ?J.f‘ uE* S it inb Wl Ray Kelly and Councillors Mare Coombs | _ "p .2 o0 MPAC suggests, as a general guidelings that works with library staff | 1 ‘!i P im _ ‘3'(“ and Ed Van Egmond all concurred the | _ _ | property owners test the accuracy of theit! and the library board to i) alitch 1 ‘ [ Oe _ goal is another zero tax increase in the Lâ€"________~. â€"! assessed value by asking themselves if they: advocate for more funding Cindy Woods photo : | | fownship portion of the tax bill. Ed Van Egmond _ could have sold their property for the as well as promote and raise _ Lesfey Simla is spearheading the formation of a Councillor Tim Post could not see the Councilior assessed value on January 1, 2005. If the Th: g hsn s Eneiton Ehends of ihe Corigy s f sense of that. He sees a zero increase as property owners do not believe theifs ary proffic in the (ONMShton priends of the Piolapyietoun slelts "fiscal suicide." He would look at a realistic . assessed value or classification is accurate, they} ul eal with various promotions at the library next week. financial situation for the township and vote for â€" have three options. 5e With funding cuts to the â€"smaller items that aren‘t covâ€" signed a petition in this that. Mr. Post has stated in the past that zero + They can contact MPAC to ask questions ard" Southern Ontario Library . ered in our annual budget, library protesting cuts to increases can mean that in future years the â€" confirm information; | a Services coupled with rising but would provide value library funding," Ms. Simla township will have to make up for the work not done + submit a Request for Reconsideration to. costs, a ‘Friends‘ group added services for the adds. "If there ’aré 600 peoâ€" that should have been, § Te MPAG;or i a t~ would be beneficial. library," Ms. Venton says le in Brighton who use the Mayor Lee Dekeyser prefaced his comments with + file a Notice of Complaint (appeal) to the : ao on neld Sa es Y3 8 E 4 his observation that everyone‘s valuation went up. _ Assessment Review Board. ts fB is ’\/IE’ y Starting next week, library _ library regularly, I‘m sure His was up $40,000. The mayor explained there are With a Request for Reconsideration, MPAC willi \prarian, Maureen Venton, . users will find bookmarks in _ there are people who would | possible county tax increases that the township _ review the assessed value and classification ofâ€"a" W?}““W thinks so. the books they borrow solicâ€" _ help with ‘Friends‘." can‘t control. He vowed to keep taxes as low as property fo;f accuracy and mgke appropriate . "It YVOUld be a V'vonderful iting their volunteer time for For more information, possible. @1 )0 ,_â€" adjustments I aeg ezrror has occurred. Owners have ‘benefit to our library. It â€" ‘Friends of the Library‘. contact Lesley Simla at 613â€" The MPAC assesses 4.Aâ€"million properties in â€" until December L 006 to request a review. Ob C would allow us to purchase "More than 600 people 4758873 | Ontario. It costs less than $34 per property for the Cramahe Township is not the only municipality We l ul " NCB ts x . | assessments done by the corporation. to see its property values rise. | assT,h current system was instituted in 1998 by the In Quinte West, Belleville, and the counties of ‘ p reessive Conservative government under Mike _ Northumberland, Hastln_gs anq Prince Edward, the© 12. 1t was established to replace an outdated assessed value of residential properties has! ‘ omcs { gave inconsistent valuations, although _ increased by an average of nearly 19 per cent since nerg Xocmeosae 4c ~~â€" system tha z’me today who say the same thing is _ June 2003 according to Christine Burden, municipal $ES@pi@§Soprysccezrzuonss90sug Y yS=P | thereare 50 der MPAC. relations representative in the Trenton office of th&" Sgafi s "ffisifrfali:f"‘fs";fg5? s52§g5if o happening UT urrent value assessment (CVA) Municipal Property Assessment Corporation, Ebesire _fi‘ foolstiorscgigeâ€" jf595.08} Ign(iegeglnet Sles of similar properties in the area . (MPAC). Cramahe‘s rose by an average of 14.95 per" RE§sQ L iefeS§wesf§sse3®e"pSipstgig,®2,5) system, salos t‘ ed value of _ cent. Gbes§fGiggistGbs5sieibgsfefcescse8is§"‘ s are used to determine the current assessed valu l i s Pigdscltfspsgfc c cfrsfcgm sciecls5s, t as 7 Euscfifle ffelsaliniamecl ipss"fng" 20. /:Jj A BSelGsifpslsasigffis?sl.sfecsic,ss c § $ <sjerssilefE5gf?8fecfesscsafef§§5es Is ie e on I hha wonlel Oe aresu® s d o o d 1 s t n ol on 0) dX t eS SV t 0 m h o e onteve oi s (ed Aes ut s o opennen m ie eneaeoe e m B ~Give 0oh h ol S mepl â€" S tC adiegs oo Th es t U SS . 0L 4 Onnt