Council approves Legion tax exemption

Peachland Legion.

by Dave Preston

The Peachland Legion will get some financial assistance from the municipality next year.

Earlier this year the Legion approached council and asked for a tax exemption on its Second Street property.

The district conducted a survey and found that 74 per cent of 23 municipalities gave some form of permissive tax exemption to their Legions.

Peachland council gave approval Tuesday for a property tax exemption for the Legion in the amount of $2,166.

Other organizations and churches will also benefit from tax exemptions, including:

• Peachland United Church;
• St. Margaret’s Anglican Church;
• Peachland Baptist Church;
• Peachland Wellenss Centre;
• Peachland Riding Club;
• Peachland Community Policing Office;
• Peachland Chamber of Commerce;
• Peachland and District Retirement Society;
• Maple Springs Bible Camp;
• The Nature Trust of BC.

In total, the organizations will receive the benefit of $28,893 in tax exemptions, which equates to 0.8 per cent of general tax revenue or about $10.05 per average single family dwelling.