WHEREAS S.357 and S.358 of the Municipal Act provides a process for property owners to apply for a cancellation, reduction and refund of taxes under specific circumstances including but not limited to a change in the use of a property, demolition or fire, the property being substantially unusable for a period of at least 3 months or a gross and manifest error in the preparation of the assessment roll;
AND WHEREAS in the opinion of staff, the 27 write-offs (Appeal No. 2019-01 to 2019-27) meet the criteria set out in the Municipal Act;
AND WHEREAS the total of the applications amount to $16,315.77, with the municipal share being $9,867.26;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT Council approve the applications as provided.