17-2007 - Establish a Property Tax Rebate Program for Veterans Clubhouses and Legion Halls in Essex County

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THE CORPORATION OF THE COUNTY OF ESSEX BY -LAW NUMBER 17 -2007 A BY -LAW TO ESTABLISH A PROPERTY TAX REBATE PROGRAM FOR VETERANS CLUBHOUSES AND LEGION HALLS IN ESSEX COUNTY WHEREAS subsection 361 (4) 1 of the Municipal Act 2001, S.Q. 2001, c.25 as amended allows a municipality to have a tax rebate program under section 361 which provides tax rebates to eligible charities, organizations that are similar to eligible charities, or a class of such organizations defined by the municipality, AND WHEREAS subsection 361 (4) 2 of the Municipal Act 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25 as amended, allows a municipality to have a tax rebate program under section 361 which provides for rebates to eligible charities or similar organizations for taxes on property that is in any class of real property prescribed under the Assessment Act, NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the Corporation of the County of Essex enacts as follows: 1. In this by -law: Clubhouse means lands or buildings used as a clubhouse for veterans of the naval, military or air forces of Canada, Great Britain or Her Majesty's allies; Eligible Organization means an organization providing a Clubhouse, which organization is listed in Column I of Section 2 hereof; Taxes mean property taxes for municipal and school purposes levied for the year on the real property Iisted in Column II of Section 2 and payable by the Eligible Organization. Corporation means a lower tier municipality within the County of Essex. Treasurer means the Treasurer of the Corporation in which the subject property is located. 2. Provided that an Eligible Organization meets the qualifications set out in Section 3, an annual tax rebate in the amount of 100 per cent of the taxes payable by the Eligible Organization listed in Column I for the land occupied by it and used for the purposes of a Clubhouse at the location Iisted in Column II, shall be provided to the Eligible Organization for the years 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. Column I Royal Canadian Legion Branch 84 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 188 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 188 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 188 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 157 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 594 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 261 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 241 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 399 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 201 Royal Canadian Legion Branch 338 Column II (3706110000008000000) (37I1160000097000000) (3711160000097050000) ( ( (3734310000003000000) ( (3751900000128000000) (3751340000002000000) (3754130000016000000) (3754950000031000000) 14 Orange Street, Leamington 162 Lansdowne Avenue, Kingsville Lansdowne Avenue, Kingsville I45 Division Rd S, Kingsville 281 Dalhousie Street, Amherstburg 2635 Talbot Road, LaSalle 12326 Lanoue Street, Tecumseh 6420 Main Street, Comber 504 Notre Dame, Belle River 103 Talbot Street North, Essex 37 McAffee Street, Harrow