2014 2015 2.3% Property 2015 $0.60 Levy Hike 2.3% Hike + In SteadProperties' Property Property Frontage Frontage As A % Of Levy% Of 1.37% TaxStreet Location Tax City Tax Hike In Feet Levy Hike 2014 P.Tax 2014 P. Tax On Property

Enniskillen Ave. in West Kildonan (assessed value $213,000) 1,281.71 $29.48 46.0 $27.60 2.15% 4.45% $17.56Lusted St. in N. Point Douglas (assessed value $104,000) 625.81 $14.39 34.0 $20.40 3.26% 5.56% $8.57Disraeli St. in N. Point Douglas (assessed value $94,900) 571.05 $13.13 33.0 $19.80 3.47% 5.77% $7.82Chalmers Ave. in Elmwood (assessed value $161,000) 968.80 $22.28 33.0 $19.80 2.04% 4.34% $13.27Martin Ave. in Elmwood (assessed value $107,000) 643.86 $14.81 37.0 $22.20 3.45% 5.75% $8.82

Prince Rupert Ave. in East Kildonan (assessed value $163,000) 980.84 $22.56 50.0 $30.00 3.06% 5.36% $13.44Algonquin Ave. in Algonquin Estates (assessed value $514,000) 3,092.94 $71.14 70.0 $42.00 1.36% 3.66% $42.37Newman Ave. E. in Transcona (assessed value $226,000) 1,359.93 $31.28 49.0 $29.40 2.16% 4.46% $18.63Amber Trail in Amber Trails (assessed value $572,900) 3,441.95 $79.16 67.0 $40.20 1.17% 3.47% $47.15Horace St. St. in Old St. Boniface (assessed value $214,000) 1,287.72 $29.62 33.0 $19.80 1.54% 3.84% $17.64Guay Ave. in Old St. Vital (assessed value $173,000) 1,041.01 $23.94 50.0 $30.00 2.88% 5.18% $14.26Kavanagh St. in Old St. Boniface (assessed value $158,000) 950.75 $21.87 41.0 $24.60 2.59% 4.89% $13.03Lake Lawn Drive in South Dale (assessed value $401,000) 2,412.98 $55.50 72.0 $43.20 1.79% 4.09% $33.06Moccasin Bay in River Crest (assessed value $256,000) 1,540.45 $35.43 55.0 $33.00 2.14% 4.44% $21.10

City of Winnipeg Tax Fairness EvaluationBased On Increases Above 2014 Property Tax & Frontage Levy

"Tax fairness is based on ability to pay, just like buying a home for your family." -- Ross Eadie

2014 2015 2.3% Property 2015 $0.60 Levy Hike 2.3% Hike + In SteadProperties' Property Property Frontage Frontage As A % Of Levy% Of 1.37% TaxStreet Location Tax City Tax Hike In Feet Levy Hike 2014 P.Tax 2014 P. Tax On Property

City of Winnipeg Tax Fairness EvaluationBased On Increases Above 2014 Property Tax & Frontage Levy

"Tax fairness is based on ability to pay, just like buying a home for your family." -- Ross Eadie

Alexander Ave. in Brooklands (assessed value $107,000) 643.86 $14.81 50.0 $30.00 4.66% 6.96% $8.82Pacific Ave. in Weston (assessed value $117,000) 704.04 $16.19 33.0 $19.80 2.81% 5.11% $9.65Beverley St. in the West End (assessed value $115,000) 692.00 $15.92 33.0 $19.80 2.86% 5.16% $9.48Simcoe St. in the West End (assessed value $109,000) 655.90 $15.09 33.0 $19.80 3.02% 5.32% $8.99Garwood Ave. in Fort Rouge (assessed value $176,000) 1,059.06 $24.36 25.0 $15.00 1.42% 3.72% $14.51Park Blvd. in Tuxedo (assessed value $880,000) 5,295.31 $121.79 90.0 $54.00 1.02% 3.32% $72.55

Georgetown Drive in Whyte Ridge (assessed value $751,000) 4,519.07 $103.94 62.0 $37.20 0.82% 3.12% $61.91

Ridgedale Crescent in Charleswood (assessed value $1,182,000) 7,112.57 $163.59 108.0 $64.80 0.91% 3.21% $97.44

Princeton Blvd. in Charleswood (assessed value $162,000) 974.82 $22.42 75.0 $45.00 4.62% 6.92% $13.36

People buy their homes based on their ability to pay. A frontage levy is unfair to lower income residents than a property tax based on the value of a home/property. This 2015 proposal to increase the frontage levy by $0.60 is equivalent to a 1.37% property tax increase over a propertys 2014 property tax. So, 1.37% times the City of Winnipegs 2014 property tax revenue equals $6.7 million. The problem with the $0.60 frontage levy is the fact lower value properties would be paying less money with the extra 1.37% property tax increase.

The table above demonstrates this problem for lower income families. For example one can see that a home valued at $94,900.00 on Disraeli Street in North Point Douglas is going to pay the equivalent of a 5.77% property tax increase. If the Mayors budget people increased the proposed 2015 property tax increase of 2.3% by 1.37%, this property on Disraeli would be paying a $7.82 increase instead of a frontage levy increase of $19.80. Therefore, I submit to the Mayor: he should ignore his untenable election promise of a 2.3% property tax increase, and have his budget people support a 3.67% property tax increase to uphold tax fairness.

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