THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF STRONG
BY – LAW #2007 - 1544
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 2007 Estimates for Local
Government Purposes is $1,476,783
the 2007 Estimates for School Board Purposes is $
600,451 Total $2,076,234
NOW THEREFORE THE COUNCIL OF THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF STRONG DOES HEREBY ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1.
Final
Tax Levy for Commercial Band 1 with assessment up to $400,000 (Assessment
3,108,390)
General Government Rate .00914344 School Boards .00826386 Total .0174073
2.
Final
Tax Levy for Commercial Band 2 with assessment up to 1,500,000 (Assessment
1,775,000)
General Government Rate .00965141 School Boards .00872296 Total .01837437
3.
Final
Tax Levy for Commercial Band 3with assessment over 1,500,000 (Assessment 6,007,000)
General Government Rate .01015938 School Boards .00918207 Total .01934145
4.
Final
Tax Levy for Commercial Vacant with assessment Excess (62,928)
General Government Rate .00685063 School Boards .00619161 Total
.01304224
5.
Final
Tax Levy for Industrial Band 1 with assessment up to $200,000 (Assessment
1,046,130)
General Government Rate .00599291 School
Boards
.00755714 Total
.01355005
6.
Final
Tax Levy for Industrial Band 2 with assessment over $200,000 (Assessment –
3,576,715)
General Government Rate .01089621 School
Boards
.01374026 Total .02463647
7.
Final
Tax Levy for real property in the Industrial Vacant/Excess Class (Assessment
99,940)
General Government Rate
.00636130 School Boards
.00802168 Total .01438298
8.
Final
Tax Levy for real property in the Multi-Residential Class (Assessment – 378,000)
General Government Rate .00889689 School
Boards .00264 Total .01153689
General
Government Rate .00889689 School Boards .00264 Total .01153689
10.
Final
Tax Rate for Real Property in the Pipeline Class (Assessment – 9,513,000)
General Government Rate .00726365 School
Boards .00748353 Total
.01474718
11.
Final
Tax Rate for Farmlands (1,264,800)
and Managed Forest (270,240)
General Government Rate .00222422 School
Boards .000660 Total .00288422
12.
Final
Tax Rate for Real Property in the Railways Class (122.01 acres)
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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: July 27th and Sep 27th
Uncapped Classes of property bills will have two installments with due
dates as July 27th and Sept.27th
Ø
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 until December
31st 2007
Ø
Penalties
and Interest added on all taxes shall be paid before tax amounts will be paid.
Ø
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.
Ø
The
Taxes are payable at the Township of Strong Municipal Office
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This
By-law replaces By-law #2006 - 1530
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 22ND DAY OF MAY
2007
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED ON A MOTION BY Merlyn
Snow
AND SECONDED BY
Vi Montpetit THIS
22ND DAY OF MAY 2007
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