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NO TAX On All In-stock Area Rugs NO TAX On All Installed Wall-to-Wall Carpeting CLEARANCE PRICING: 12.3mm AC3 Laminate CLEARANCE PRICING: Engineered Hardwood END OF SUMMER SPECIAL: Solid Red/White Oak Prices Expire September 20/2013 Unbeatable Prices, Quality, Service & Reputation! -- Over 20 years experience! 3 Adamson Street, Norval (Corner of Winston Churchill & HWY 7 -- 905.873.7955 -- www.carpetpalace.ca Thursday, August 29, 2013 Halton Hills' award-winning newspaper serving Acton & Georgetown 64 Pages 50 Cents (+HST) INSIDE Spotlight... on bus orientation day Pg. 19 Back to school 8-page section Wheels.ca 8-page section Price hike coming for licences Online at www.theifp.ca Visit us at www.theifp.ca The average Halton Hills resident could be looking at a tax hike of nearly $110 next year. Town staff presented its starting point for the 2014 operating and capital budgets at council on Monday night. Based on the average Halton Hills home assessed at $400,000, local taxpayers may have to pay $108 more than this year. That's a $27 per $100,000 of assessed value of home increase. Total taxes per $100,000 of assess- ment including the Town ($403), Region ($382) and education ($221) is $1,006. That's a 2.8 per cent increase over 2013 taxes. Bro- ken down, Town taxes may go up 5 per cent ($19 per $100,000 of assessment), Region tax- es could rise 2.2 per cent ($8) and education taxes remain unchanged. Town Treasurer and Director of Corporate Services Ed DeSousa said, in his presentation to Budget Committee, Halton Hills is in the middle of the pack when its taxes are com- pared to surrounding municipalities. Staff will now work on a more detailed 2014 budget, following Budget Committee's direction. The $11.873 million capital budget will be presented to the Committee Novem- ber 13-14, and the $37.019 million operating budget, January 20-21. All meetings are open to the public. Tax hike of $110 a possibility for next year Crazy about CornFest The annual Mexican Fiesta and CornFest was held at Andrews' Scenic Acres Sunday to honour Mexican workers across Halton who toil on area farms. (Left) Two-year-old Teresa Hornowska- Sanchez enjoys some of the fresh picked corn while (below) Emilia Santos, 21 months, enjoys some time on an old tractor under the watchful eye of mom Edna. Photos by Jon Borgstrom By CYNTHIA GAMBLE Staff Writer See FINANCIAL, pg. 9 REFINANCING? PURCHASING? BOB WOODS, Broker (905) 877-1490 360 Guelph St., Georgetown 2 YEAR Fixed FSCO #10259 Division of 1490845 Ont. Ltd. 2.69%