By Debbi Christinck, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, The Eganville Leader Eganville – Bonnechere Valley could be facing a loss of $18,000 in taxation revenue annually if an application by the Ontario Aboriginal Housing Support Services Corporation is successful. “I am worried about it,” CAO Annette Gilchrist said last Tuesday during council. “I am worried they are going to win and we are going to lose this assessment.” She explained this application is province-wide and is being fought by other municipalities across Ontario. There is a big impact in many larger municipalities and the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC) is also involved in presenting the impacts on municipalities. Locally it would impact 51 properties in the County of Renfrew for a taxation impact of $36,000 to the county. In BV it…
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