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THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF MACDONALD, MEREDITH &
ABERDEEN ADDITIONAL
BY-LAW #26-2272
Being a by-law to set and levy tax rates and to further provide for penalty and
interest in default of payment thereof for 2026.
WHEREAS Section 312 of The Municipal Act 2001, as amended, provides that the
Council of a local municipality shall pass a by-law to levy a separate tax rate on the
assessment in each property class, and;
WHEREAS Section 307 and 308 of the said Act require tax rates to be established in the
same proportion to tax ratios, and;
WHEREAS the sum required for general municipal expenses purposes is estimated at
$2,495,000.00.
WHEREAS certain education rates are provided in various regulations, and commercial
and industrial education amounts have been requisitioned by the Province,
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Macdonald,
Meredith & Aberdeen Additional enacts as follows:
1. The estimate of $2,495,000.00 for general municipal purposes falling due within
the year 2026 is hereby adopted.
2. That the tax rates for 2026 for municipal and education purposes be hereby set as
follows,
Class Municipal Rate Education Rate Total Rate
Residential 0.01492084 0.00153000 0.01645084
New Multi-Residential 0.01492084 0.00153000 0.01645084
Multi-Residentiat 0.01884204 0.00153000 0.02037204
Commercial Occupied 0.01752751 0.00880000 0.02632751
Commercial Vacant/Excess Land 0.01226926 0.00880000 0.02 106926
Industrial Occupied 0.01641292 0.00880000 0.02521292
Industrial Vacant/Excess Land 0.01066840 0.00880000 0.01946840
Landfill 0.01730246 0.00880000 0.02610246
Pipelines 0.01468957 0.00880000 0.02348957
Farm 0.00373021 0.09038250 0.00411271
Managed Forest 0.00373021 0.00038250 0.00411271
Aggregate Extraction 0.01641292 0.00511000 0.02 152292
WT 51.76 ac 75,66 42,49 118.15
3. THAT all taxes shall become due and payable in 2 installments as follows:
50% of the final levy shall become due and payable on the 17" day of August
2026;
AND THAT 50% of the final levy shall become due and payable on the 15" day
of October 2026.
4. On all taxes of the levy, which are in default a penalty of 1.25 per cent shall be
added and thereafter a penalty of 1.25 per cent per month will be added on the
first day of each and every month the default continues, until December 31°,
2025.
5. On all taxes in default on January 1*', 2027, interest shall be added at the rate of
1.25 per cent per month for each month or fraction thereof in which the default
continues.
6. Penalties and interest added in default shall become due and payable and shall
be collected as if the same had originally been imposed and formed part of
such unpaid tax levy.
7. THAT taxes are payable to the Township of Macdonald, Meredith &
Aberdeen Additional, at the Municipal Office 208 Church St., Echo Bay, ON
POS 1C0.
READ a first and second time this 16" day of June 2026.
READ a third and final time and passed in open Council this 16" day of June 2026.
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