Tax crunch
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- Amalgamator
- - January 18th, 2010 at 13:32:33
The naysayers don't mind paying for six dysfunctional municipal administrations, lets streamline the municipal administration and governance ie ONE and take the savings and get rid of the deed transfer tax.
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- george
- - January 18th, 2010 at 13:27:53
Such a targeted group of people with a tax seems to be very unfair! Why it was concieved and adopted was even more unfair.
The tax was the brain child of the people who wanted the Wellness center to be built mostly by the buisness community and subserviant organizations related to the particular group of people.
In light of all the additional costs to the purchase of a home or the construction of one you would think the powers to be would see how harmful this tax would be to the overal econmy.
A home is the single biggest sense of indebtness any peoson will incur when it comes to a necessity of life, being shelter. anything which will raise the cost of housing in this area will deter people from locating here as we already have enough obstacles to overcome to make this area attractive to people to come here or to stay here as we at the present time have a declining population which will in the near future depress the value of realestate. time for the powers to be to put on their thinking caps and reevaluate the situation.
I have noticed the town of westville on second reading I believe stated the deed transfer tax will go into general revenue unlike the other municipal units in the county. Just remember civic leaders for each action is an equal and opposite reaction. -
- william
- - January 18th, 2010 at 13:20:11
Just more of our money taken from us and given to politicians to misuse.
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- george
- - January 18th, 2010 at 13:13:37
I know the tax is widely used to gain revenue but you have to look at each area as a seperate entity and do an evaluation in relation to the prosperity or lack thereof in difficult economic times. timing as they say is everything and now with families in the imediate area for the most part trying to survive now is not the time. The middle class around the world is shrinking and poverty is growing and the entire world is on the verge of economic collapse and the next little while is going to put the financial community in a very precarios position and it will not take much to offset any economic recovery. housing cost take up biggest chunk families income thus cutting down on discressionary spending which in turn keeps retailers in buissness going anf thus the manufacturing industry.
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- Willis
- - January 18th, 2010 at 13:10:23
let me get this straight,the deed transfer tax is supposed to be the ONLY tax dollar to fund this wellness center?
if so,and the entire county only sells 30 homes per month==360 homes per year==$360,000.00 payment per year towards a 12 plus million debt,,hummm,probably take the entire county 50 to 75 years to pay for this monstrosity of a thing.doesn't add up to me,especially considering a portion of said payments are to go to the upkeep/modernization of our out-patients department at the aberdeen ,kindly enlighten me with your thoughts/explanations,i am sure thousands of pictonians would love to have it explained. -
- NG
- - January 18th, 2010 at 13:06:25
THE GOVERMENT IS ALWAYS GOT THERE NOSE WHERE IT SHOULD NOT BE IN OUR POCKETS
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- Kenda
- - January 18th, 2010 at 13:01:59
Deed transfer tax are widely used, it is common practice. You make it sound like this is the only place that has instituted this. I am not sure where people think all the money comes from in the gov't. It comes down to this each and every time. People want to pay as little in taxes as possible (reasonable) but want the gov't to give them every single thing (unreasonable). It is way past time people face reality, all these many projects and programs cost alot of money. And it has to come from somewhere, that is simple as it comes.
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- Marie
- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:59:16
This is one more nail in the proverbial coffin
of Pictou County
My husband and i were both born and raised here now combined with the fact that their is no future aspects for us and our post secondary education is literally wasting away with no work
we cant continue on here - and only being recently married we've come to face the fact if we continue to stay here we'll never be able to afford to live or have children
good bye nova scotia -
- Bob
- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:56:39
...and some ppl. have thir noses up the poiticians ..you know what
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- just thinking
- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:47:07
the wellness hockey rink.is like a head ache it never seem's to go away.
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- Tax Payer
- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:36:18
Why are the real estate agents complaining now? This has been an ongoing discussion for MONTHS and pretty well all of the municipalities have gone for it. Why were they not at the local meeting expressing their opinions? Leaving it until decisions have been made makes it too bad for them.
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- Pat
- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:35:44
The Wellness Centre may be a great goal to work towards, but it's like putting the cart before the horse. We need to fix the issues with our existing health care system, existing education system, infrastructure and so on and so on. And quite frankly, how many new full-time well-paying jobs ($50,000 plus a year) have been created in Pictou County in the last 10 years? How many long-term large employers have moved to this area in the last 10 years? How many people have left this area in the last 10 years to find employment elsewhere? Do you really think a wellness centre will fix this? Seriously?
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- Glenn
- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:32:41
Please go this public opinion poll websitehttp://www.pictoucountyamalgamation.com/index.php?page=home to state your vote and opinion about pictou County Amalgmation
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- red
- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:31:16
I am in agreement with the new sports facility,but i dont agree with this type of funding.Its an unfair burden for the people in the real estate transaction.Someone might pay 1500 and never set foot in the place really not fair.Asmaller tax that is spread out amoung the people would be much better i think.
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- Andrew
- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:29:31
The value of having some of these state of the art facilities, will probably increase the value of your property, by about the same amount you are taxed, the county as a whole becomes a more desirable place for people/working professionals to live, and they bring their money and high paying jobs here, and spend money here, have families, money makes the world go around.. I mean really, Isn't it time for Pictou County to move forward,
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- Steve
- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:24:31
Nothing wrong with a transfer tax. Maybe if there was a fair way to determine property taxes it wouldnt be as much of an issue.
Taxes are part of life in a developed country. BE sensible. It's not like there are hot tub parties for the politicans with this money. -
- andrew
- - January 18th, 2010 at 12:02:25
Pat from N.S.... isn't a wellness center tied to health care, education and infrastructure, number one, health care, if people who live here, and people who move here, use the wellness center, doesn't that ease the burden on the health care system, by having fit, active people who aren't 40 pounds overweight?? education, If active parents, who get there kids active at a young age by taking them to a modern, diverse center for multitudes of activity, and a good percentage of them stay with active lives, isn't that educating our youth?? and infrastructure, well I mean who knows what project building this center could lead to next, maybe businesses et. la. will move to the area and set up shop because of the high end conveniences located here, this may help get some local roads fixed, maybe some new roads, maybe some new doctors, maybe an addition to the hospital?? look at some of the business that has come to the area lately, it is starting to grow here, we need to take advantage of these opportunities...
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- whatever
- - January 18th, 2010 at 11:55:32
I may be mistaken, but were we not one of the only regions in Nova Scotia to NOT have a Deed Transfer tax in place? If it works everywhere else in the province why not here... This facility is for the betterment of our community. I wish all the complainers out there would just suck it up and deal with it.... anytime someone tries make some progress in Pictou County, you people seem to come out of the wood work b**ching and complaining. Open your eyes and join us in the present day instead of living in the past... progress is good people!!
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- Glenn
- - January 18th, 2010 at 11:45:06
This 1% percent deed transfer Tax is suppose go towards the Wellness Centre, which I will be surprise if it goes forward. If this project doesn't go forward what will with these dollars??? It is true that other Communities have this tax, but here is the problem, it will now be more of a struggle for the people of Westville to sell their homes (2.11 per 100) now their is this new tax. I feel sorry for those on Angell Street trying to sell your home, good luck. The homeowners of Pictou and Trenton will have similar struggles. This Wellness Centre is a good idea for the community, but these 6 units should have become one first before this project was announce. Also, I was under the impression that their was suppose to be a convention Center built into this project. I did not notice it in the layout, what happen to the convention centre??? I suggest that this project be put on hold have these 6 units come together as one and then move forward with wellness centre. Also I am hearing that business leaders in the community want this project, well it's my opinion that these professionals should step up to the plate to make this happen.
