Page 14, Whltby Free Prosa. WochiosdaY, Januusy 24,199m Norassess-ýv V.mu ent of downtown properties By Mike Kowalski LoalJ merchants will not soon be joinlng their downtown Oshawa counterparta in reaplng the benefits oflower assessment rates. As the result of a meent evaluation of curront rates in downtewn Whitby and Brooklln, Town officii will not b. seelcing a roassessment of commercial properties ln the two locations. Town councilors are satisfied wlth the findingé of the rovlow Offering ail insolvency services including personal & corporate bankruptcies OSHAWA 122 Albert St. 721-7506 AJAX: 50 Commercial Ave. 619-1473 COBOURG: 72 King St. W. 372-4744 Saturday & evening appointmnents available. FREE initial consultation. I a *t= ICAE 220 Dundas St. W. #102 (Dundas-Centre Medical Building) Wýhitby - LiN 2M3 430-4822 Evonlngs & Saturdays Emergencies & New Patients Welcome M which was undertaken by the Ontarlo finance ministry's regional assesment office. However, Whitby merchants dreaming of a tax reduction similiar te the avorage 25 per cut won by downtown Oshawa business owners last year, have had their droams shattered by the asseusent offloe's review. lIn a letter te Town officials, regional assesement commissioner Merv Bowen states that JAMES R. YANCH DENTAL FACTS Tooth Sensitiv 'ity Tolh sensitivity is oten referred ta as the Icommon cold ot dentistry. Many people experience sensitivity to temperature changes. This discamtart can be an eariy detector ot both minor and major dental problemrs. Enamel, the hardest structure in the body covers the tooth. tl acts ta insulate the tooth against temperature changes and pratect the inner sater part of the taath, the dentin. Your teeth can becomne sensitive to temperature change if the enamel is wom away by grinding, toothbrush abrasion or fractures in the enamel. Sensitivity can also occur tram improper brushing and if plaque or tartar are allawed t0 build up around the tooth. This exposes the root surtace af the taath. which is usually covered with gum tissue making the tooth very sensitive ta temperature change. Sensitive teeth can alsa be a sign that a filling sl bse, tractured or leaking or that the nerve is intected or intiamed tram decay. It is quite normal ta have a sensitive baoth after a cleaning, illing, root canal or crown pracedure. If yaur teeth are sensitive, natify yaur dentist who can suggest an apprapriate treaiment. #0wholesale changes" in Whitby's assessment rates are not warranted at this time. Bowen notes that the circumnstanoes which prompted a loworing of rates in downtewn Oshawa. were "signiflcantly difl'eront" than Whitby's situation. Last November, council asked Bowon's office te prepare: a report on commnercial assessment ra in the central core and Broolin. Council's request was prompted by a rullng which slashed property taxes for more than 270 downtown Oshawa businesses. 1 Dopending on proimity te the intersection of Fjng and Simcoe *Secure locked containers at no-extra cost *Bonded drivers *100% of paper is recycled* *Certif icate of destruction *Volume discounts available year-end, clean-outs CALI N10 (905) 427-3605 (Derrick) WASTE SYSTEMS streets, reductions ranged from a low of 2.5 per cent to a whopping 52 per cent, The assessment offioe's ruling avoided a maso tax appeal the Downtown Oshawa Board of Management had been planning for 1996. In his letter, Bowen states that the Oshawa land values had ranged from $1,000 to $100 per foot frontage or a ratio of 10-1, but have since been a4justed to reflect values of $300 to $100 or 3-1. In Wbitby , land values are highest at the intersecton of Brock and Dundas streets at $85 per foot- and thon gradually decline te $37 per foot in the Dundas-Thickson Road area for a ratio of 2.2-1. The smm rate of decline applies' as one goos west from the four corners. Brooklin, meanwhile, has ~ Durham Counselng Services Individual. Group'and Marital Counselling 18 YOUR RELA TIONSHIP FEELING THE STRAIN? HAVE YOU STOPPED COMMUNICATING? YOU CAN LEARN' HO W TO REKINDLE THA T FLA ME! Cal today for help front qui- professionial. conifidential, noiýjidgemieita1 cotinsellor. Diane Cassidy (905) 666-153 304 Dundas Street West, Whitby a commercial land rate of $25 per foot. 'Itfs omforting to know they are not out of lino," north ward councIllor Don Mitchell told bis colloagues last week. Mitchell, councril's budget chief for the second straight year, had. movodthe resolution seeking the assosement review. In a subsequent interview, Bowen said Oshawa's situation cannet be appliod, te Whitby. "In Oshawa -It was as high as $1,000. Twenty, 25,years-ago that was okay bocause downtown .Oshawa was the flagahlp for Durham ]Reglon," ho explained. "Downtown Wbitby moms te b.e holding its rolationship a little botter. le~s (central core) still pretty active." Howevor, how much longer tho currnt "ystem romains in place is anyone's guoss, Bowen admltted. Correction In an article in the- Jan. 10 edition of The Free 'Presa, it was incorrecly stated that Pat Perkins told Town operations comxnittoe Jan. 8 that; she would tell residents in the nert municipal election that, she-was flot'allowed te address committe4. It should, have been stated that Perkins was refering te the last municipal election (she ran for mayor) and te, the general Issue of openness and accesslbllity. KooL Kmz, indoor Playground/Paârty Facity Kide resties? Have energy to bum? Brlng your childaged.2 to 7 esoId toapry C have open parties onStrdYan Sunday momînga fromg930. il. 30. $50 Prtld rneterhsali av eWTY MALI Plesecai fr or doala. 438-164 w w -..Mmmmmmmmmlb- 19 R ýPRI j