Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Fort Upset With MPAC But Will Pay Its Bill

Fort Frances will be paying its bill, but is standing behind other municipalities in seeking changes to how the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation does its job.

Town council has approved a lengthy resolution calling on the province to hold MPAC accountable for its decisions.

Mayor Roy Avis says there's been a little movement by the province to hear from communities impacted.

He'll be joining others for a meeting in Toronto on Monday to outline their concerns to the Deputy Finance Minister.

Some communities, who are suffering huge drops in assessment to large industries, are withholding money owed to MPAC in their demands for change.