Comments on: The Value of Place for Small Communities http://urbanworkbench.com/the-value-of-place-for-small-communities Sustainable Designs for Life Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:41:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: <img src='http://urbanworkbench.com/wp-content/plugins/rpx/images/twitter.png'/> Mike Thomas http://urbanworkbench.com/the-value-of-place-for-small-communities/comment-page-1#comment-3044 Mike Thomas Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:29:43 +0000 http://urbanworkbench.com/?p=2588#comment-3044 This is true, particularly when the Mayor says [paraphrased], "We need the tax dollars to survive!", and the city crews have been out planting new beds of annuals to beautify the town. Essentially, the industrial tax rate has been a business income tax in all but name, and has been based on the premise that they make a whack of money, so why not whack them for some taxes. There could be a solid legal challenge on this issue, certainly Castlegar is not alone in the practice, so it will have consequences in all BC municipalities if the courts rule in favour of the industries. This is true, particularly when the Mayor says [paraphrased], “We need the tax dollars to survive!”, and the city crews have been out planting new beds of annuals to beautify the town.

Essentially, the industrial tax rate has been a business income tax in all but name, and has been based on the premise that they make a whack of money, so why not whack them for some taxes. There could be a solid legal challenge on this issue, certainly Castlegar is not alone in the practice, so it will have consequences in all BC municipalities if the courts rule in favour of the industries.

]]> By: EJ http://urbanworkbench.com/the-value-of-place-for-small-communities/comment-page-1#comment-3042 EJ Sat, 11 Jul 2009 13:59:29 +0000 http://urbanworkbench.com/?p=2588#comment-3042 Not much of a future for towns where large industries refuse to pay municipal taxes. It certainly sets an interesting precedent for the rest of us taxpayers and it must give local gov't serious concerns. Not much of a future for towns where large industries refuse to pay municipal taxes. It certainly sets an interesting precedent for the rest of us taxpayers and it must give local gov’t serious concerns.

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