After attending the city council meeting on June 18 at which the Vacancy Tax Report was presented, I felt it was important to make a few observations. The report was presented from the very start with apologies for the many “assumptions” contained within. Assumptions regarding every aspect of the information presented. The proposed taxes generated, the number of new residents, the number of homes in the city, the new retail sales, the revenue generated to the city, the percentage of compliance, the costs of administration, etc.
