Comment 14802

By CityJoe (anonymous) | Posted November 30, 2007 at 01:29:24

Quote:"Even now suburban assessments are only just getting close to what people already pay downtown"

Gee, nobrainer this year I expect to pay over $4000.00 in property taxes for a 65 yr. old basic home in the 'Burbs with 1 1/2 baths, no garage, & nothing in the way of home improvements. When we moved in, 2 years before amalgamation the yearly property taxes were under $2500.00 /yr.

I don't know anybody downtown who pays $4000.00 a year in taxes on a similar house. A downtown resident will likely have something resembling a bus service so that he/she can ditch the car ($700.00/month saving) entirely or most of the time. You can also get to the GO transit station.

Would somebody please tell me how I'm not paying more than my fair share to support the GHA?

I would also like to know if Burlington has had similar tax increases. Nobody in Burlington ever seems to complain, even though they are a part of this greater mess.

I suspect that the expanded GHA covers more area than PEI. That is a huge tax base. (From Burlington to the borders of Brantford, & from Lake Ontario to Cambridge.) If Hamilton cannot make something profitable & livable out of this huge opportunity then something is very Very Wrong! Is it possible the GHA is just too big to govern & manage?

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