Re: Proposed CF budget increase makes Mayor feel queasy

Janice Teeple | Feb 12, 2020

14.8%? Really?! This budget that CF administration presented to council did not leave me feeling as queasy as it did the mayor. The reason is because last year I did not agree with my property assessment from MPAC and filed a petition to have it reviewed. My property taxes were lowered considerably. It helped that I had a relatively recent appraisal of the house and property comparing it to similar dwellings and properties in the area. I urge taxpayers to take a long hard look at their MPAC Assessments and ask yourself, “if I sold my house today could I actually get the assessed value of my property?” If the answer is “ not a snowball’s chance” then perhaps you too are paying taxes that are not based on your actual property value. It may seem like a hassle to file forms and go through the steps for a reevaluation but the savings over time may be worth it.

After seeing the “not a wish list” (the time to write to Santa has come and gone) I was impressed with the overall gall to expect us to bear the cost of yet another list of exaggerated funding. $13 000 for a social media consultant? How many young people nowadays are on some form of social media every day? I doubt that they needed $13 000 for training to be connected. Do you expect us to believe that no one in the office is capable of using social media at this point in time?

What ever happened to the proposal for the $900 000 expansion to the TWP office that would include a new meeting place for council (as all of the TWP owned and maintained halls are suitable for only residents and groups)? Why not throw in a new throne made of 1000 melted swords? If the cost is to be born on the backs of the taxpayers, why not?

I will stand on my hind legs and do all that I can to keep my hard earned money in my own pocket. I urge others to do the same. As the saying goes, “if you don’t stand for something, you will fall for everything”.

Janice Teeple