tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post8812443458363215111..comments2024-03-28T04:21:13.806-07:00Comments on North Coast Review: Port related issues require Provincial input and guidance to dial down the rhetoricUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-90346018458577942482023-03-27T11:32:03.677-07:002023-03-27T11:32:03.677-07:00“Dipping into legacy fund” is the answer to how th...“Dipping into legacy fund” is the answer to how the city has reduced our team burden. <br /><br />Thanks to the millions in tax and lease revenue from Watson, pembina is shouldering a relatively high burden compared to capped port industry.<br /><br />No pembina = 100% higher tax rates <br /><br />No mill demolition = 90k per month cost to taxpayers Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-23868539364219175352023-03-27T09:09:45.288-07:002023-03-27T09:09:45.288-07:00Notice income does not equal profit. I might ask w...Notice income does not equal profit. I might ask what steps the city has taken in the last eight plus years to reduce the tax burden. <br />The only step the city took with consistency is dipping into Legacy Fund.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-38588491590079515202023-03-25T11:22:10.474-07:002023-03-25T11:22:10.474-07:00The Port PILT parasite: living and growing in its ...The Port PILT parasite: living and growing in its host and benefitting by deriving more money at the other's expense.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-19808715212658384302023-03-25T11:14:44.694-07:002023-03-25T11:14:44.694-07:00“Living beyond our means” ?? More like living belo...“Living beyond our means” ?? More like living below our means.<br /><br />It’s unacceptable for a port complex making $60 billion a year in trade to then turn around and ask its host community with only a $23 million tax budget to increase on everyone else by more than 4%.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-58547199417006449202023-03-24T23:24:58.251-07:002023-03-24T23:24:58.251-07:00There’s a difference between a legal “right” and a...There’s a difference between a legal “right” and a responsibility.<br /><br />The port is owned by Canadian taxpayers, Rupertites are Canadians. It’s not in the community’s best jnterest for them to artificially devalue their properties over and over at our expense Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-55721104647691919242023-03-24T12:52:19.707-07:002023-03-24T12:52:19.707-07:00There is a process in place and it is the ports ri...There is a process in place and it is the ports right to appeal. God forbid that council calls out the government like they go after the port. Might affect the grants.<br />It is easy to point fingers rather then acknowledge some of the cost overruns is living beyond our means. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3877493408875483921.post-10640236528594472182023-03-24T10:04:32.442-07:002023-03-24T10:04:32.442-07:00While I completely agree with your premise that mo...While I completely agree with your premise that more provincial / federal leadership is required here, there’s some important context to note:<br /><br />It has been local port executives who made the choice to appeal their land assessment every single year since at least 2013.<br /><br />It was local port executives who committed in 2016 to help find a solution to the port tax cap, but then advocated for expanding the cap. <br /><br />No provincial or federal intervention could/would have prevented the actions of the PRPA leadership. <br /><br />So here’s hoping when Premier David Eby stepped in to get everyone to the table that they can find some sort of workable solution.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com