Comments on: Mattamy Homes – some don’t jump on your profit bandwagen http://oakvillehomes.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/mattamy-homes-some-dont-jump-on-your-profit-bandwagen/ Just another WordPress.com weblog Fri, 01 Jan 2010 02:43:10 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: harold hekuba http://oakvillehomes.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/mattamy-homes-some-dont-jump-on-your-profit-bandwagen/#comment-388 harold hekuba Sun, 12 Jul 2009 22:29:51 +0000 http://oakvillehomes.wordpress.com/?p=795#comment-388 My goodness. Only an employee of a major corporation would have the gall to ask Halton taxpayers to subsidise their construction sites by building infrastructure with general taxes, to make it easier to sell their products. Simply, home buyers must pay for what they buy, not me or my neighbours in Halton. We already pay high taxes. In these difficult economic time, we MUST make these corporations pay for the infrastructure needed by their construction sites. Halton Regional politicians must know that great pressure will be brought down on you by these corporations. Please know that the real voters of Halton do not want higher taxes just to give higher profits to these corporations. Make them pay for the infrastructure they require! My goodness. Only an employee of a major corporation would have the gall to ask Halton taxpayers to subsidise their construction sites by building infrastructure with general taxes, to make it easier to sell their products.

Simply, home buyers must pay for what they buy, not me or my neighbours in Halton. We already pay high taxes. In these difficult economic time, we MUST make these corporations pay for the infrastructure needed by their construction sites.

Halton Regional politicians must know that great pressure will be brought down on you by these corporations. Please know that the real voters of Halton do not want higher taxes just to give higher profits to these corporations. Make them pay for the infrastructure they require!

]]> By: Gary Gregoris http://oakvillehomes.wordpress.com/2009/07/09/mattamy-homes-some-dont-jump-on-your-profit-bandwagen/#comment-375 Gary Gregoris Thu, 09 Jul 2009 17:57:59 +0000 http://oakvillehomes.wordpress.com/?p=795#comment-375 We agree, times have changed. Since Council contemplated this increase in November 2008, the real impact of the recession and job losses have become apparent. We all know the world has changed since then and it's incumbent on the Halton Council to use up-to-date information to see if this increase will make sense. We'd prefer that Halton Regional Council vote against this increase on July 15. But at a minimum, the increase must be deferred until there can be meaningful consultation on this increase. Mattamy Homes has been building homes in the Halton region for over 30 years and we have always understood the need to pay our fair share and will continue to do so. As I wrote here yesterday, we're asking taxpayers to help us STOP the tax. If we truly wanted taxpayers to pay the additional tax, we wouldn't be taking such action. You have framed Council's proposed tax as a fair and reasonable, but the truth is that imposing $8,000 on every new home regardless of its value, lower income and first-time buyers are unfairly penalized. The claim that an additional $8,000 tax on new homes is required to pay for new infrastructure is unreasonable. Plenty of municipalities have great roads and sewers and don't have the highest new home taxes in North America. Gary Gregoris VP - Mattamy Homes We agree, times have changed.

Since Council contemplated this increase in November 2008, the real impact of the recession and job losses have become apparent. We all know the world has changed since then and it’s incumbent on the Halton Council to use up-to-date information to see if this increase will make sense.

We’d prefer that Halton Regional Council vote against this increase on July 15. But at a minimum, the increase must be deferred until there can be meaningful consultation on this increase.

Mattamy Homes has been building homes in the Halton region for over 30 years and we have always understood the need to pay our fair share and will continue to do so.

As I wrote here yesterday, we’re asking taxpayers to help us STOP the tax. If we truly wanted taxpayers to pay the additional tax, we wouldn’t be taking such action. You have framed Council’s proposed tax as a fair and reasonable, but the truth is that imposing $8,000 on every new home regardless of its value, lower income and first-time buyers are unfairly penalized. The claim that an additional $8,000 tax on new homes is required to pay for new infrastructure is unreasonable. Plenty of municipalities have great roads and sewers and don’t have the highest new home taxes in North America.

Gary Gregoris
VP – Mattamy Homes

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