THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF STRONG

BY – LAW #2011-018

BEING a By-law to provide for a 2011 Final Tax Levy for all classes, Adoption of the 2011 Estimates

 

WHEREAS Section 312, 314, 315 and 474 of the Municipal Act, Chapter 25, S.O. 2001 as amended, provides that the Council of a Local Municipality shall adopt the estimates and set the tax rates for the year and pass a by-law to levy a tax rate on the assessment in each property class;

WHEREAS the 2011 Estimates for Local Government Purposes is $1,793,218.00

                     the 2011 Estimates for School Board Purposes is         $   646,252.00 Total $2,439,470.00

 

NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF STRONG DOES HEREBY ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

1.                  Final Tax Levy for Commercial  Occupied- 

General Government Rate  .00957923   School Boards         .00772559      

 

2.                  Final Tax Levy for Commercial Vacant And  Excess Land -  

General Government Rate    .00670546         School Boards .00540791      

 

3.         Final Tax Levy for Industrial – Occupied -  

General Government Rate   .01048383           School Boards               .01330000   

 

4.         Final Tax Levy for real property in the Industrial Vacant/Excess Class

General Government Rate .00681449            School Boards    .00864500   

 

5.         Final Tax Levy for real property in the Multi-Residential Class

General Government Rate  .00915282           School Boards    .00231000

           

6.         Final Tax Levy for real property in the Residential Class

General Government Rate  .00825236           School Boards    .00231000   

 

7.         Final Tax Levy for Farmland Class

            General Government Rate    .00206309         School Boards   .00057750    

           

8.         Final Tax Rate for Real Property in the Pipeline Class

General Government Rate  .00714035           School Boards              .00652143    

 

9.         Final Tax Rate for  Managed Forest Class

General Government Rate  .00206309             School Boards               .00057750  

 

10.       Final Tax Rate for Real Property in the Railways Class (122.01 acres)

 

General Government Rate  38.89                   School Boards        24.78                   

 

That every owner of land shall be taxed according to the tax rates in this by-law with a minimum total bill of $50.00 and such tax bill shall become due and payable as follows:

Capped Classes of property tax bills will have two installments with due dates as:   Aug. 26th and

Oct 28th

 Uncapped Classes of property bills will have two installments with due dates as Aug 26 and Oct 28th

 All taxes in default on the 1st day past the end of the month will be charged a penalty of 1.25% per month that the default continues.

Penalties and Interest added on all taxes shall be paid before tax amounts will be paid.

The Collector may mail or cause to be mailed to the address indicated on the last revised assessment roll, a printed notice specifying the amount of taxes payable and all will receive a Disclosure statement.

The Taxes are payable at the Township of Strong Municipal Office

This By-law replaces By-law #2010-021

 

READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 14th  DAY OF June  2011

 

READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 14th DAY OF June 2011

 

_______________________________________________________________________________________Christine Ellis, Mayor                                          Tera Kincaid,Deputy ClerkTreasurer                                                                              

 
 
CERTIFIED to be a true
 copy of By-law 2011 -018
enacted in open council
this 14th  of June  2011