Aldergrove Star
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is part of: BC Historical Newspapers
contributor: Langmann, Inge B.
contributor: Langmann, Rudy
contributor: Miller, Jamie
contributor: Neame, Laura
issued: 2022-09-15
issued: 1970-10-28
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note: Proposed Equalization Act Does Not Bring About Equalization, Says Assessor Following a recent announcement from Premier W.A.C.Bennett that an amendment to the Assessment Equalization Act will be passed at the next sit- ,. ting of the legislature in the spring of 1971, to limit assess-' ent increases on individual properties to ten per cent per annum, considerable discussion ensued at Monday's Langley district council meeting in Murrayville. The clerk and the assessor were called in on the discussions to submit their point of view in regards to the proposed legislation. Assessor Wayne Sommerfeldt told council that as long as his department could be reasonably sure that the legislation was not made retroactive to Jan. 1 he wouldn't be too worried. But if it was he would have to introduce a complete reassessment to the tax rolls right now, to be completed before Nov.30th. His department just finished making up the annual assessment rolls. Two Rolls Necessary Sommerfeldt told council that In order to maintain at least some tax equity under this proposed new legislation it would be necessary to introduce the two roll system, i.e. one roll for school purposes and another for general purposes which would be "the actual value" of land and improvements in compliance with section 33 Q) of the Municipal Act. But he added that the legislation would create a roll completely without equity and which couldn't possibly be corrected by a few people attending the Court of Revision. As an example he mentioned a small plot of one acre in the district of Langley which in 1969 was valued at $2,400, and in 1970 at $4,000. "We have properties whose actual value increases by as much as 200 percent within Will Discuss Proposal With Rehabilitation Officer A scheme which would put Langley's more than 100 welfare recipients back into the working force as proposed last week by a local resident, George Copeman, will be the subject of discussions between the welfare committee of Langley district c…
note: Title changes in chronological order: Aldergrove Herald (1957-10-16 to 1958-02-20), Aldergrove News (1958-02-27 to 1964-04-30), Central Fraser Valley Echo (1964-05-06 to 1964-12-23), Central Fraser Valley Star (1967-01-17 to 1969-02-05), and Aldergrove Star (1969-02-12 to 1991-12-31). Presented to the Alder Grove Heritage Society by Kurt Langmann and Family, July 1, 2021.
has type: Newspapers
spatial: Aldergrove (B.C.)
is shown at: 10.14288/1.0420103
language: English
lat: 49.0851
long: -122.4707
provider: Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
publisher: Aldergrove and Fort Langley : Central Fraser Valley Star Publications
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source: Original Format: Alder Grove Heritage Society
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