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How to appeal assessments

Dear Editor:

Because of enquiries made
to our committee in the past
few days regarding
assessment notices and the
meaning of such terms as
“actual value” and “assessed
value’, and also the lack of
information regarding the
appeal process, may we offer
your readers the following
information.

“Actual value” of
property, shown on the left
hand side of the assessment
notice, is the actual
evaluation made by the
assessment department,
which, according to the

Assessment Act would be
comparable to market value.
“Assessed value” shown in
the bottom right hand
comer, one for municipal
taxation purposes and the
other for school taxation
purposes.” Both are flower
than the “actual value’.
Therefore, in comparing
your last year’s figures with
this years, be sure to
Compare “actual value”
figures if you want to know
by how much your property
has increased in value. If you
feel it is too high you can
appeal, but make sure you
Say that you are apepaling

Emerald Park
Lodge defended

Dear Editor:

I was very concerned with
the blatant mistakes in Mr.
Gary Anderson's letter to
North Van City published
December 20.

If he had gone to the
concern of a little research
on the building, his letter
would not have been
necessary at all and I scold
the News also for publishing
such damaging and
erroneous errors.

First of all, I must com-
pliment the City for the
marvellous restoration that
has been done on Emerald
Park Lodge. If you haven't
seen it lately, go by and
marvel at this beautiful old
home situated in a com-
pletely refurbished park
named Hammersly, and at
what will become the North
Shore’s finest restaurant,
Emerald Park Restaurant.
The first mistake in Mr.
Anderson's letter is his
referring to the clean lines of
the rear. He is referring, of
course, to the lack of style
features but doesn't realize
there have been two ad-

ditions made to. ac-
commodate two new fire
stairwells as well as the
original addition — giving a

very cluttered and broken
surface which is not too
handsome, but necessary.
He says the front is “a
dog's breakfast”. If he knew
anything about architecture
or the history of _ this
building, he would have
found the house has been
restored to its “original
design and finish”, using the
exact turn-of-the-century
Victoria details it originally
had and this is the handsome
facade that is now restored

and not the rear. The
shingled walls are very
typical of most Victonan

houses and can be seen all
over this continent.

I agree the red chimney,
which had to be painted is a
little garish but the weather
will tone it down.

I too want to compliment
the workers for the
restoration to its original
design and configuration,
and look forward, as all the
North Shore will do. to its

finest restaurant, in the
park, Emerald Park
Restaurant.

From someone very in-
volved. .

Jack Watts
North Vancouver

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WINDOWS

the actual values, not the
assessed values, because the
assessment department has
no control as to what the
assessed values are for
taxation purposes. Your
municipal council decides
how much the assessed
values will be for raising
municipal taxes, and the
provincial government sets
the assessed value for school
purposes.

If you decide to appeal the
actual value, send in a letter
to the assessment office,
Suite 210 - 255 West Ist
Ave., North Vancouver by

January 20. All appeals go to
the Court of Revision, a
three-man board which
meets dumng February to
hear appeals. You would be
sent a notice notifying you of
the time and place of the
hearing. You may attend
yourself, appoint someone
to speak for you, or sendina
written submission. If you
want to compare your
property values with others
in your block or in any place
in your district, this in-
formation is available at the
assessment office.

Those

who would like

Blame school

trustees

Dear Editor:

Thank you for giving some
exposure to the exorbitant
school taxation in West
Vancouver.

The govt. school financing
formula is, or course, wrong
and .discriminatory but the
total charge to West Van-
couver is a drop in the
bucket when compared to
the overall school budget.

Let's put the blame where

it really belongs the
school trustees of West
Vancouver. They alone

approve the budget, are fully
aware of the rapid and
continued decline in school
enrolment, fully realise that
some of our schools are
almost bare of students and

do nothing to reduce the
exceptionally high = ad-
ministrative costs.

Their thoughts of WV

school separation are silly
and they know it but it does
serve as a useful smoke
screen and a_ convenient
diversion to mask their
extravagant expenditures
from the sleepy citizens of
our small community

Wakey, wakey, all of you

out there!

V .Day
West Vancouver

A7 - Sunday News, January 17, 1982

printed.

assistance at the Court of
Revision or with other in-
formation, our Committee
for Fair Assessments is
willing to lend a hand.

Betty Griffin
Chairman

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