Grants to Municipalities
WHEREAS the majority of municipalities in the North have experienced a significant decline in their assessment, primarily due to the crisis in the forest industry, and
WHEREAS the current OMPF and the Mitigation Fund are important aspects of the financial integrity of Northern Municipalities, and
WHEREAS it is essential that the two programs remain in place for Northern Municipalities, and
WHEREAS the Northern Communities Grant, currently providing $235 per household is inadequate to meet the needs of our municipal governments,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that NOMA requests that the Government of Ontario
1. Retain the OMPF and Mitigation Fund, and
2. Increase the Northern Communities Grant by $75 per household, and
FURTHER BE IT RESOLVED THAT this resolution be sent to the following:
Premier of Ontario
Minister of Finance for Ontario
Minister of Municipal Affairs for Ontario
Area MPPs
Adopted April 2010
