Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - July 22, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free july a5 staff set for get flood of assessment appeals trickles in by Aldo Santin City Hall reporter a crush of property owners rushed to meet yesterdays deadline for appealing their 1998 property assessment but officials said the numbers Are still below what was about property owners have filed appeals in the past three weeks at the Board of revision office on Assiniboine Avenue Down considerably from the appeals that were the fewer appeals has a lot to do with the pre View process we put in said City assessor Mike weve literally dealt with tens of thou Sands of property owners were Given extensive opportunities to sort out their problems before yesterdays Appeal even longtime assessment department critic Al Golden said he was impressed with the work in the past three for the first time in its the assessment department has taken the time to Deal with complaints without forcing property owners to go through the Appeal Golden vital there is no question they Are moving in the right Golden said that while the department appears More willing to lower the values of Over assessed the City is losing millions of dollars in taxes because under assessed properties Are escaping until the assessment department can carry out an accurate their work is Only half assessment notices were sent to owners of about properties across the City during the first week of the notices stated what City believes your property is that value is used to calculate the amount of property taxes imposed by the the province and the local school if the value is too it Means youre paying More than your share of Ive been waiting for three years to do this and in not going to miss my Appeal said John a Stella Avenue Wisbech appealed his Homes assessment yester As Well As that of his rental i bought a two bedroom rental property in 1995 for had it appraised last year at but my assessment is Wisbech Wisbech was one of about people who showed up at the Board of revision office Randy chairman of the Board of Revi said appeals were filed in the last time a citywide assessment was he said his staff were prepared to handle upwards of appeals and he anticipates finishing by the Board is a quasi judicial body that hears its members Are appointed by the City but it acts independently of the City and its assessment Gibbons said the first Appeal hearing dates begin adding there wont be Many excuses accepted for if someone is ill or out of the Well accommodate Gibbons but if there Only at the cottage or just not the hear ing will go roses 12 88 with Coli 2 weeks Only until 2 10 jumbo Salmon 2 jumbo Pickerel 2 cooked Tiger req Imlej fish Market 596 Dufferin 5893474 i Recycle for yourself and the kids i Canadian j association i diabetes canad1enne i association i do dial Etc t doctors making House Calls pm phone 7864444 not for life threatening emergencies services covered by Misc t bring this Coupon in for 3 great 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that the Library needs More attention by people who Are willing to spend More time on said Abe chairman of the Library Board and co chair Man of the latest Public panel that reviewed the Anhang said he is pleased with the audit find adding that not Only does the Library get a stamp of the audit repeated Many of the concerns the Library Board has Anhang said the Library Board has been lob 20 branches across City hmm some facts about the Winnipeg Public Library 1997 budget including for salaries and benefits million for supplies and services million for material purchases million for funding million provincial million City other a a a there Are 20 branches throughout the City the system has 340 staff 163 full time and 177 in there were registered borrowers and three million being councillors for greater responsibility in the management of the Stephens said the audit departments review looked at All aspects of the Library Stephens said Many of the audits recommendations originated with the Library staff and adding it appears they Are eager to improve the system As if the Library int allowed to act on the recommendations that have been the report says its in danger of losing the High level of support it has earned in the comm the audit noted that 91 per cent of users surveyed said they were satisfied with the Library Stephens said one of the few criticisms of the Library is one that is shared by other civic they have so Many ideas but there is no priority assigned to any of them or anyone to ensure they get carried Stephens included in the audit departments recommendations the Library should develop a More focused Mission prioritize its initiatives and develop a business plan to ensure they Are carried efforts should be made to increase Rev reduce expenditures and improve ser vice savings should be reinvested in the Library system to support increased staffing and material three new positions should be created to oversee Security manage the introduction of new technology and to oversee the expansion of the Library Volunteer Portage or talks continuing talks were continuing yesterday in an Effort to reopen the emergency Ward at Portage District Gen eral the cites family doctors withdrew emergency Ward ser vices at Midnight on Friday after rejecting a pay package endorsed by 80 per cent of the provinces Rural As Long As the talks Are going theres always said Manitoba medical association spokeswoman Debbie last 80 per cent of Rural doctors voted to accept a Deal which injects million of new Money into Rural Hospi tals for emergency under the new agreement with the hours of the Portage hospitals emergency room would be extended to 168 hours a up from 84 hours a the Portage doctors like those in Brandon have said they cant continue to work 80 hours a week and be expected to cover the emergency Ward 24 hours a even though they would be paid an emergency patients from Portage Are being sent to health sciences Centre during the fast going Marlboro 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