September 20, 2016 Single-Family up 6.2% Over 3 Years an Apple for Park(Ing) Day City Could Get ‘Clobbered’ by New Valuation Roll’S Effect on Agglo Portion: Trent
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WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT Weekly. Vol. 10 No. 9c We are Westmount September 20, 2016 Single-family up 6.2% over 3 years An apple for Park(ing) Day City could get ‘clobbered’ by new valuation roll’s effect on agglo portion: Trent By LAurEEn SwEEnEy The new roll for the island of Montreal is based on increases in market values over Westmount could get “clobbered” in its a three-year period ended July 1, 2015. share of agglomeration costs under the These show Westmount’s overall increase new triennial property valuation roll for of 7.2 percent to be the steepest of all mu - Photo: Martin C. Barry 2017, 2018 and 2019, Mayor Peter Trent nicipalities and well above the 5.9 percent said last week. It was deposited September reported for the island. 14. “The big concern I have is how [the new roll] will affect our agglomeration appor - tionment,” Trent said. “Time will tell.” As part of the Westmount’s participation in Park(ing) Day September 16, representatives from the city Westmount Page p. 16 His concerns hold true even under a version of the roll received by the city of as well as from local community groups took over parking spots with tables at five different locations to Westmount for taxation promote environmentalism. On Victoria Ave. just south of Sherbrooke St., the city’s environmental Letters p. 20 coordinator, Marina Peter, left, and communications coordinator, Maureen Lafrenière, middle, were assessment that in - continued on p. 18 On the Shelves p. 12 giving out information on some of Westmount’s environmental programs, when along came Rachelle Hauser and her two-and-a-half year-old daughter, Kaie, who accepted an apple they offered. Social Notes by V. 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Real Estate Agency/Independently owned & operated *Individual Broker for Re/Max Quebec WESTMOUNT INDEPENDENT – September 20, 2016 – 3 M On-site Prince Albert Park INTRODUCING POOL MAGNIFICENT meeting outlines ‘splash pad’ plan to residents WESTMOUNT TURN-KEY 42 ACRE COUNTRY ESTATE WESTMOUNT MASTERPIECE By LAurEEn SwEEnEy She also said it was important to note Sunfilled property, renovated A-Z. 5 BR Manor, 3 BR Guest House, Large Magnificent 8,000SF Mansion, 8 BR, the splash pad will consist of a series of wa - Gourmet eat-in Kitchen. $1,795.000 Barns, Pool, 1 acre Pond. $1,295,000 6BATH, 5 Fireplaces. $2,900,000 With work already under way to install a ter jets and not a lot of brightly coloured ex - splash pad in Prince Albert Park, a num - trusions or “toys” as seen in some parks. It TURN-KEY POOL INTRODUCING ber of residents turned out at an on-site was chosen to fit in with the scale and ap - public information session September 13 pearance of the small park. to ask questions and hear details of the Excavation for the drainage system and plan. pumps was being done at the time. “We’re The main concerns expressed by resi - working from the ground up,” Gerbrandt dents were aesthetics, the future of the said. That means construction of a new skating rink for younger kids and whether pathway will be among the last items. the recently reconstructed street would be The work began the week of September dug out yet again, explained city horticul - 5 and is expected to be finished by at least FORT DE LA MONTAGNE SUPERB COUNTRY ESTATE PLATEAU GEM – AVE. LAVAL turist Jayme Gerbrandt the next day. the end of October. Completely renovated 1,710 sq.ft. condo. Magnificent 6 BR home, 2.3 manicured Magnificent large stone house with None of the existing amenities or fea - Gerbrandt and Public Works project Stunning Kitchen, Garage. $679,000 acres, salt water pool. 3 Garages. $625,000 2separate Bachelor Apts. $1,095,000 tures of the park will be lost, she said (see manager Michel Gagné attended the meet - story June 28, p. 1). Gerbrandt reiterated ing along with councillors Cynthia Lul - that both the small rink and the hockey ham and Rosalind Davis, who spearheaded rink will be accommodated as usual. As the session. well, underground infrastructure required Gerbrandt estimated some 30 citizens was put in place during the road work (see attended. story August 9, p. 4). 403 11/-/4/4 Charles [email protected] Pearo Ph.D. Real Estate Broker [email protected] groupe sutton –centre ouest inc. 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They remained in the park them out. for about a week before a city worker took Do so-called donated or abandoned toys them away. belong in a city playground? ‘Unfortunate’, Smith says The toys, she said, included typical sand A great place to live, in a perfect location. The question arose last week after Pub - “It’s unfortunate the toys had to be taken buckets, shovels and trucks of the type of - lic Works received complaints about toys out and that it had to come to that,” District ten left behind in other sandboxes. “They found “strewn around” the small 5 councillor Christina Smith told the In - were older, sturdy plastic toys that did not Somerville Park and removed them for dependent . seem to be rusted or sharp. The kids had reasons of “aesthetics and safety,” depart - “Certainly it was a very nice gesture by so much fun with them [that] they didn’t ment director Patrick Raggo confirmed Jacqueline. But I do support the city’s re - want to leave the park!” last week.