A debate over North
Vancouver council’s method
of -assessing - ‘property.-taxes
Monday sparked':a heated .
argument Monday, almost:
the

method was ‘adopted. .
: Last November. t

‘property - taxes: based on the
full market value of the
property. This: was.done by
not debating the matter or
opting for’ one of the other.
two assessment choices.

Alderman Ernie Crist felt
this was improper and: put
forward a motion calling for
a public policy debate on the -
choice of assessment options
every year.

This proposal came under

attack | from’ a number of:

Nace
procedure and. had ‘not been.

given all the: ‘iiformation on.

the" ‘assessment options’ ‘Jast

the proper

a

. experier *s
various options “would. ‘have

was
“irresponsible and_ possibly
underhanded:-”

Mayor ‘Don Bell who -

insisted that Crist ‘had been

given the necessary in- |

formation, replied by saying -

“the: irresponsibility ‘is. yours |
Alderman Crist in. not.

reading all the information.”

In a memo to the District —
manager Bell said. “I would |
hope __ council, » haying °
adopted a policy, would -

follow it long ¢nough to
determine if a change is
knee

warranted and - not

will “have “had four years
xperience under Option."D’..

and; in view of the fact that
we are presently facing” an

unusual market th.respect-»
ass€ssment.

to run-away.
increases

for 1982.”

“He” said ‘the failure to”
-debate -the . matter

(assessing by market.: alue);,

So while Crist’s motion to

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