, By ED YUDIN

‘ Herald Staff Writer

A step towards a more equitable taxation syste
will come to pass Saturday, when the Regional
District of Kitimat-Stikine is expected to give final
reading toa bylaw calling for a new cost sharing basis
for the Terrace arena and swimming pool. :

Currently taxpayers in Thornhill and other areas
outside Terrace pay approximately one third of the
facilities’ cost. The bylaw is proposing a straight
assessment system, which will mean a drop in taxes
for outlying residents, and a small increase for
Terrace residents.

Spokesmen for both the regional district and the
municipality are in agreement that the present one-

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third, two-thirds, arrangement places an unfair
burden on outlying taxpayers. “When that (the
present system) was put in, they felt that it was
equitable but because the assessment has changed,
the outside area that had only one quarter of the
assessment was paying one third,” explained
Regional District Director Alice Chen Wing, one of the
prime movers of the bylaw.

“In other words, they were paying a higher mili rate
for the same service of the arena and swimming
pool,’? Chen-Wing said.

Chen-Wing argued that ‘‘it is illegal to charge one
person one price and another person another price for
the same service.”'

Alan Soutar, the chairman of the Terrace parks and

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Frank Howard, the MLA
for Skeena and New
Democratic Party house
leader, says the system for
selecting the province chief
electoral officer should be
changed.

Howard says the process
for choosing the successor lo
the recently retired Ken
Morton should be
“democratized.” The choice
should not be left to the
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recreation committee, admitted ‘‘we know there is a
problem with cost-sharing of recreational facilities.”
“It seems outside areas are paying more than they
should,” he stated.” Council has unanimously said
there must be a fair and equitable arrangement.”
Soutar pointed out it still had to be determined what
exactly a fair and equitable system was. The bylaw
which goes to fourth reading this weekend calls for the
regional district and the Terrace council to negotiate a

’ three-year contract, with a fair assessment rate to be

determined every year,

The success of those contract negotiations could
depend on other factors such as the upcoming library
referendum in Thornhill, according to Keith Norman
the municipal treasurer: Currently Thornhill does not

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pay any assessment towards it.

"The feeling of council is that when you talk about
cost sharing of recreational facilities that means not
just one or two, but all facilities including the arena,
swimming pool, the library and parks,” said Soutar.

There seems to be some disagreement as to whether
local taxpayers will benefit, if Thornhill votes ta
support the library. Soutar claimed more funds would
be forthcoming from Victoria if the tax base for the
library is expanded. However, Chen-Wing noted that
at the moment one dollar for every Terrace taxpayer
is granted to the library, and two dollars is awarded
for outlying residents. If the referendum passes, the
two dollar ‘grant’ would be chopped in half.

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of Burns Lake

Announces another
ANTIQUE and TOOL AUCTION
Friday, October 19th at 7:30 pm
and Saturday, October 20th at 1:00 pm

Cols collection to be sold Friday, 9pm sharp.

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Two plancs
Two plano benches

Rockers Including press back Dot

Sunday

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China cabinet
- Wardrobes ‘
Secretarial drop front china cabinet
Oak drop leaf table
Marble top fern table
Occasional chalr and fable
Conductor chair
Hell stands
' Two swivel chests
Coat racks
Chrome sets - washers - dryers
Fridges, 1 new freight damaged
Staves
What Not Stands
Old grandtather chalr
9x12 Axminster rugs
Oak twist leg table
Old mantel clock
Old gold acale
Fireplace compliment sets
Brass lamp - hanging lamps
Stereo seta — rolls of rope
Capper coal bucket ‘
Brass spitoonsa
New microwave oven
Tools of all kinds
Vices - anvils: pullers - socket sets
44" drive - Ya" drive - V2 HP.
Grinders - jacks - wranch sets

Sale held at SEARS AUCTION MARKET
Highway 14 East
next to Motel
Phone 635-7824 after Wednesday or
498-7312 — Burns Lake

12 noon - 4