MUNICIPAL INFORMATION
COUNCIL MEETINGS-Council meetings are held in the Municipal
office on the first and third Tuesdays of each month at 7:30 p.m.
Should you wish to be included on the
agenda for any meeting, please contact the Clerk, Mark Becker, in advance for a
scheduled time, along with providing a
written submission detailing the nature of the request to Council for inclusion
in the agenda package prior to 12:00 noon on the Thursday before the meeting of
the Council.
COMPLAINTS -Please be advised that the Township
requires all complaints to be submitted to the Clerk of the municipality in
writing at which time it will be addressed.
TAX DEPARTMENT
Interim Tax Due Dates: March 31st & June 30th
Final Tax Due Dates: September
30th and November 30th
Tax payments can be made in person at the
municipal office, by regular mail or at the CIBC Goderich Branch only.
Post dated cheques are also accepted for your convenience.
Pre-Authorized Payment is now available! To set this up, please fill out
our Pre-Authorized Payment Application form
(view form), along with a VOID cheque to the Municipal Office and we will
look after the rest! This will allow the municipality to withdraw funds
from your account automatically on the due date.
Telephone/Internet banking is available through most major banking
institutions. Interac/debit card services are now available at the
municipal office for your convenience. We do not accept credit card
payments.
If you require a receipt, please enclose a
stamped, self addressed envelope. Please make cheques payable to the
Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh.
Tax payments must be received by the due date. An after hours mail
box/drop box is located outside the municipal office.
Failure to receive a tax notice does not
exempt you from the payment of the taxes, nor penalty and interest.
ASSESSMENT INFORMATION-Assessment of all properties is handled by
the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation (MPAC.)
Property owners who believe their
assessment value is incorrect can ask for a Request for Reconsideration from
MPAC at any time throughout the year. If satisfaction is not reached
between the two parties, a formal appeal can be made to the Assessment Review
Board (ARB). The deadline for this type of appeal is March 31st each year.
You may contact the Goderich MPAC office by
phone at 519-524-5874, by fax at
519-524-5271, by e-mail at www.mpac.ca, or by
mail at 57 Napier Street, P.O. Box 190, Goderich, Ontario N7A 3Z2
LANDFILL SITES:
Ashfield Landfill
Mid-Huron
Landfill
2013 GARBAGE/RECYCLING
SCHEDULE
ANIMAL CONTROL
The Animal Control Officer is Robert
Trick-1-519-523-4387
Dog Tags can be purchased at the Municipal Office.
If you require a kennel license, please
contact Robert Trick.
If you no longer have a
dog, please inform the Township office by calling Cathy at 524-4669 so that
we may amend our records.
If
your dog tag has not been purchased on or before
March 28, 2013 a penalty
of $10.00 will be charged in addition to the license fee.
2013 DOG TAG FEE
SCHEDULE
a. Neutered
Male or Spayed Female Dog ……………............................$15.00
b.
Second and each additional
Male/Female Dog Neutered or
Spayed..$20.00
c. Male
/ Female
Dog…….............................................................$20.00
d.
Second and each additional
Male/Female Dog..............................$20.00
e.
Pitbull and Pitbull
Cross………………………………...............................$100.00
f. Boarding
and/or Breeding Kennel License…………...........................$100.00
Tags are issued for current year and the
onus is on the dog owner to renew it at the beginning of the next year.
**
Note: There will not be
personnel going door to door selling tags this year. **
Dog Tag Form
CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES
The Township of
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh sends Congratulatory Messages for 90th
and 100th Birthday Celebrations and 50th and 60th
Wedding Anniversaries. These are sent only to residents of the Township of
Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh.
Please note certificates
should be requested at least 4 weeks in advance and a copy of the recipient’s
birth certificate or marriage certificate will be required.
Please click here
to view form.
Please contact Cathy
Gibson, Administrative Assistant.
