Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 26, 1997, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free september a9 trustees Eye four per cent Mill rate hike by Nick Martin education reporter smoke and flames Rise from grand Forks Security building on april 19 just after City was a Chance to build from ground up by Kevin Rollason City Hall reporter grand Forks mayor Pat Owens says her fellow citizens have been through fire and but they will Bounce Back to build a better City than Owens told the annual meeting of the Winnipeg chamber of Commerce that with the loss of much of the cites downtown due to it has a clean slate with which to renew the i would give anything to not have had the Owens said yesterday after her but our downtown was not in great shape before the i really believe we will be greater after this is All we Are a City that has the Chance to build from the ground not too Many cities get that oppor if you Call it an Owens said there Are proposals to have a skating Centre and an Art Centre where downtown buildings used to on april 19 the red River burst through the cites flooding hundreds of Homes and businesses and forcing the evacuation of peo two weeks the Rivers Crest passed through but because of the flood Way very few properties in the City were Owens said a Winnipeg acres International has already estimated a flood Way on the West Side of grand Forks would Cost More than East grand Forks does not want a she and for our we have to be realistic of what will protect us and what we can in a perfect world we would have a but i dont think Well have Owens said Shell never forget the phone Call she received at Home from City engineers saying the worst was cites saturated dikes were beginning to give the mayor said in a matter of hours her City was flooded and 11 buildings in the downtown were going up in Owens also said about proper ties received flood she said in the months since the 90 per cent of the cites Busi Nesses Are up and running As Owens said 200 new Homes Are being built with up to another 600 going up by she said displaced families will be living in 400 trailers through the Owens said As Many As 600 Homes Are being demolished either because they can never be repaired or to make Way for the cites future flood Protection successful appeals of the assessment on commercial prop erties have Winnipeg school Divi Sion trustees looking at a four per cent Mill rate increase next year just to maintain the present level of four per cent is hol theline based on our knowledge of the current assessment Board chairwoman Anita Neville said the division estimates the cites assessment base within the Winnipeg school division boundaries will fall million from last years assess ment to maintain current budget the Mill rate would have to be resulting in a four per cent increase for on the divisions average Home with a Market value of school taxes would increase by to the Divi Sion Neville emphasized the division Only has information from the City up to the end of it could fall much Between now and when the assessment Rolls she said 45 per cent of the divisions assessment base is from commercial most of the decrease is due to successful assessment particularly Large commercial properties such As a dotage place and the Richard son Neville the division has asked the City and the province to meet As soon As Possi ble to discuss the Impact of the assess ment situation and look for possible she we have to Deal with the Issue before the crisis is upon Neville said the divisions assess ment base has fallen million since businesses Are closing and there has been a string of significant assess ment while Little new construction or investment has she Neville declined to discuss ongoing but said All the divisions employee contracts expire during the 199798 fiscal the estimate of a four per cent increase in taxes is based on no additional personnel and no salary the budget must be passed by March Garden Gate correction notice the 97 Jimmy so featured in today automotive showcase should read As the valued not we apologize for any inconvenience to our valued 97 Viper its Rda rebate All he 1998 ram Quad cab now in Stock stratus 22d 24w air Power mirrors Power door dual 2 Vav air dual tilt 7 passenger carpeted 14 console 5 s 299 299 reduced to Clear 10 to Footo from Down 30 Low taxes planning today for tomorrow Call today for your complimentary brochures on cemetery and funeral pre planning Chapel Lawn memorial gardens 4000 Portage Winnipeg 9828100 now youre talking visions has the phone you want at the guaranteed lowest prices in Winnipeg freehand free kit with every dpc650 Motorola dpc6500uular on touch dealing one Turbo dial key memory protect multiple key answer Dat capable dpc650 ass flu a vow wee visions 953 James Mew Mem ;