Interim Tax Relief for Resort Owners

WHEREAS property assessments have risen astronomically in recent years for owners of small resorts; AND WHEREAS the recent economic downturn has further reduced an already seasonal business operation for owners of small resorts, creating an imbalance between property taxes due and income received: THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that UBCM lobby the Surveyor of Taxes to provide interim tax relief for small resort owners, wherein resorts would be taxed proportionally to the time they are in operation 6 months per year max or 50 of the current tax.