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Ry y & iS 5 g £ 8 8 F = F 2 5 2 = 2 = A 2 Fs & r 2 2 i] Nol Goi 7\ a >) 7 .\ Bee SOURCE FLOORING arr LONG X 8" WIDE Cel el SD ad KITCHENER *MON-SAT NEWS FEEDBACK SOUGHT ON POTENTIAL VACANT HOMES TAX Halton Region is asking the public to provide input a potential vacant homes tax Residents are invited to vember or attend an online public meeting on Wed- nesday, Nov. 23 from 6:30 to 7 "Finding a home can be challenging for individu- and families who wan\ to ‘tive in our growing com unity," ion Revional Ghatt 8 said i th news release. "One way we're addressing this issue is by studying how a va- cant homes tax could help increase housing supply. If you currently own or rent ahome in Halton, or if you hope to do so one day, I en- courage you to take our survey or attend a virtual public meeting to tell us what you think.” Only unoccupied Graham Paine/Metroland Have your say on a potential vacant homes tax. homes in Halton would be affected by the tax. The cost would be based ona percentage of the home's urrent value assessment. According to the region, this type of tax is common- ly implemented with high housing prices and a low supply of homes for sale or rent. The input will help in- form key features of a po- tential vacant homes tax, including how longa home must be vacant before it is taxed, taxation level, how to identify vacant homes and exemptions, as well as the overall level of public support, the region said. ‘o learn more about the potential vacant homes tax, go to halton.ca. FORMER HALTON POLICE CHIEF PASSES Halton police has bid farewell to its former com- gional Police Service Chief ied at Bur- into 's Joseph Brant Hos- mim was an incredible leader," said Halton police chief Stephen Tanner, in a Tweet he shared of a photo of the two of them in the 1980s. "My first chief, a and sind | to to many 1a sain re- mained wath the force until his retirement in 1994. He was known as a pio- neer leader whose contribu- tions shaj ie Halton ser- vice and the policing profes- sion as a whole. Halton police photo Former Halton Police Chief James Harding. “We will miss him great- ly," said Halton police in an email. "Our hearts and thoughts are with the Har- ing family."