Huron-Kinloss has one of the lowest tax rates in Bruce County
 

By Liz Dadson

Huron-Kinloss Council

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Huron-Kinloss Township has one of the lowest tax rates in all of Bruce County.  In a tax rate comparison, done by township staff and presented to council in July, figures indicate that the lowest tax rate is in Northern Bruce Peninsula, next highest is Kincardine, followed by Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, and then Huron-Kinloss in sixth place.

The highest tax rate is in Brockton, followed by Arran-Elderslie, South Bruce, South Bruce Peninsula, and Saugeen Shores in fifth place.

When comparing the cost of living in each municipality, based on a residential unit assessed at $200,000, the township was lower still, coming in at seventh spot, with Northern Bruce Peninsula again the lowest, and Kincardine second lowest.

The highest cost of living is again in Brockton, followed by Arran-Elderslie, South Bruce, Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, South Bruce Peninsula, and Saugeen Shores.
In other for Huron-Kinloss,

*Treasurer Jodi MacArthur gave the quarterly tax arrears report which shows $253,440.80 (45.38%) in taxes outstanding for this year. Outstanding taxes from 2008 total $213,382.40 (38.21%); for 2007, $80,948 (14.49%), and 2006+, $10,713.60 (1.92%).

The total tax arrears are $558,484.80 which is equal to 5.35% of the 2008 levy, she said. Last year at this time, the tax arrears totalled $529,664.81 or 5.25% of the 2007 levy.

"We're holding steady," she said. "I thought it would be higher this year because of the economy."

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04/08/2009 07:35 PM

*MacArthur also noted that the minutes of settlement, indicating reductions to the reassessment of properties after appeals, is not as significant as other reassessment years.
"Will it leave us short on what we budgeted for?" asked mayor Mitch Twolan.

"It hasn't happened yet," said MacArthur. "We usually have more assessment growth than we lose in tax revenue through reassessment appeals."

*Livestock claims were approved for: John Gillespie, $472.50 for the loss of one calf due to an attack by coyotes; Eric Hackett, $472.50 for the loss of one calf due to an attack by wolves; Steve McPherson, $102 for the loss of one goat due to an attack by coyotes; and Donald Geddes, $800 for the loss of five lambs and two ewes due to an attack by wolves

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