Public Works Department - the Township of Lanark Highlands

Finance DepartmentMPACMunicipal Property Assessment CorporationEvery municipality in Ontario is a member of MPAC, a non-sharecapital, not-for-profit corporation whose main responsibility is toprovide its customers - property owners, tenants, municipalities,and government and business stakeholders - with consistent andaccurate property assessments.MPAC administers a uniform, province-wide property assessmentsystem based on current value assessment in accordance with theprovisions of the Assessment Act. It provides municipalities witha range of services, including the preparation of annual assessmentrolls used by municipalities to calculate property taxes.AboutMyPropertyAboutMyProperty is a secure, online service that provides propertytaxpayers with convenient access to property assessmentinformation. Through AboutMyProperty, property taxpayerscan access property assessment information, site information,lot size and recent sales information on their own property andsimilar properties – free of charge.Contact informationIn addition to the reports available through AboutMyProperty,property taxpayers can call MPAC at 1-866-296-MPAC (6722)To connect to the Municipal Property Assessment Corporation(MPAC) to look up your property assessment details visit:www.mpac.ca.False AlarmsWhat is a False Alarm?A false alarm is a Security Alarm Occurrencewhere there is no evidence that an unauthorizedentry or unlawful act has been attemptedor made into, on or in respect of a building,structure or premises.A false alarm includes, but is not limited to:i) the activation of an alarm during its testing without priorauthorizationii) an alarm activated by mechanical failure, malfunction orfaulty equipment;iii) an alarm activated by atmospheric conditions, vibrationsor power failure;iv) an alarm activated by user error$100 PenaltyWhen an “unreasonable number” of False Alarms have occurred,a Cautionary Notice will be issued. More than three False Alarmsreceived from a residential or business unit within a twelvemonth period is deemed an “unreasonable number”.Where there is a further False Alarm within one (1) year of theissuance of a Cautionary Notice, a Secondary Notice will beissued. The Secondary Notice will advise the Owner that theirpremises will receive a low priority response for 14 days if thereis an alarm.If a further False Alarm occurs at any time following the issuanceof a Secondary Notice, a Suspension Notice will be issued.The Suspension Notice will remain in effect until the reliability ofthe alarm can be demonstrated to the satisfaction of the OntarioProvincial Police and a $100 Fee for this and each subsequentFalse Alarm occurrence will be issued.www.lanarkhighlands.ca Highland Voice 2011Celebratingan 80 th /90 th Birthdayor 50 th WeddingAnniversary???Let us knowso we can helphonour the occasion!!!DID YOU KNOW?Electronics can be recycled at allLanark Highlands waste sites – no tipping fees apply!Detailed information about what is accepted isavailable at http://www.lanarkhighlands.ca/Watch for addition of new materials in 2011.KEEP IT GREEN – RECYCLING WORKS!The Bear Wise Program teaches people about black bears aswell as things they must do to keep bears away from urban andsemi urban areas. For more information about how to preventencounters or to learn more about black bears, please visithttp://www.mnr.gov.on.ca/en/Business/Bearwise/.7