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FRASER VALLEY HOSQUITO CONTROL BOARD

ei__Basic_ assessment, to rember Municipalities

it is generally acknowledged that the Lower Mainland Mosquito
Control Roard program is a Worthwhile service to the people
of the Lower Maintand especially in yoars of very high water
and the resulting greater need for aerial spraying.

While it is generally agreed rhat ground control is preferable
to aerial spraying the incidence of high water: rendering many
of the areas imiccossable Jimits the around control program,

Therefore it hecomes necessary to prosram aerial spraying as
an insurance to achieve optinum control of the mosquito pest.

It is also necessary to make provision for the administration
of the Lower ‘“ainland Mosquito Control Program and ideally to

Make allowance far Studying alternative methods of inosquito

control.

Over the past years their has been some resistance indicated
to the basis of assessment of Costes toe the menber municd pile
ities.

The formula used has been the calculation of a minimun gallonage
with thd cost of each of these basic gallons containing an added
amount Co cover the cost of administration.

The extra gajlons required by an area wonld then be provided at
& reduced rate, .

The inequity of this formula becomes apparent when areas use a
-iInlnus gatlonage but do not reeeive a credit and other areas use
a plus gallonase at a lower price per Aalton than the cost of
the basic gation.

It is difficult to arrive at an equitahde £ornula,
Consideration may be fiver to assessment on a per capita basis
but this would not be fair to the areas sueh as Burnaby and
Surrey ete, ,

Neither is the formula based on assessed values Acceptable.

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