City councillors will vote on the “tax reform” proposal as soon as this coming Tuesday. The proposal will profoundly affect tens of thousands of property tax bills in HRM, so it’s entirely appropriate to ask: How will councillors’ votes affect their own property bills? The list below shows what “tax reform” does to the city portion of councillor’s tax bills. Provincial and supplemental education charges are not included, as they will remain the same. “N-A” reflects that some councillors don’t have a residence in their name. I haven’t yet figured out the change for Steve Streatch’s Middle Musquodoboit house, because the calculations are complicated by his farming operation. Probably, his city tax would rise $100-$200. ‑TB
| Councillor | District | Neighbourhood | Market Assessment | Current City taxes | Taxes under reform proposal | Change | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Kelly | Mayor | Bedford | $213,600 | $1,813 | $1,383 | -$430 | |
| Steve Streatch | District 1 | Middle Musquodoboit | Not available at this time | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Barry Dalrymple | District 2 | Wellington | $173,800 | $1,267 | $1,100 | -$167 | |
| David Hendsbee | District 3 | Westphal | $222,800 | $1,728 | $1,383 | -$345 | |
| Lorelei Nicoll | District 4 | Cole Harbour | $293,800 | $2,102 | $1,383 | -$719 | |
| Gloria McCluskey | District 5 | North Dartmouth | $153,900 | $1,217 | $1,316 | +$99 | |
| Darren Fisher | District 6 | Dartmouth | $165,300 | $1,323 | $1,383 | +$60 | |
| Bill Karsten | District 7 | Forest Hills | $233,500 | $1,863 | $1,383 | -$480 | |
| Jackie Barkhouse | District 8 | Eastern Passage | $164,000 | $1,182 | $1,383 | +$201 GREATEST TAX INCREASE | |
| Jim Smith | District 9 | No property in his name | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Mary Wile | District 10 | No property in his name | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Jerry Blumenthal | District 11 | No property in his name | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Dawn Sloane | District 12 | Central Halifax | $239,400 | $1,594 | $1,316 | -$278 | |
| Sue Uteck | District 13 | South end Halifax | $464,300 | $3,753 | $1,316 | -$2,437 GREATEST TAX DECREASE | |
| Jennifer Watts | District 14 | Connaught | $322,700 | $2,550 | $1,316 | -$1,234 | |
| Russell Walker | District 15 | Fairview | $169,400 | $1,363 | $1,335 | -$28 | |
| Debbie Hum | District 16 | Wentworth | $414,900 | $3,132 | $1,383 | -$1,749 | |
| Linda Mosher | District 17 | Cowie Hill? | $250,000 | $2,084 | $1,383 | -$701 | |
| Stephen Adams | District 18 | No property in his name | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Brad Johns | District 19 | No property in his name | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
| Bob Harvey | District 20 | Sackville | $239,400 | $1,824 | $1,383 | -$441 | |
| Tim Outhit | District 21 | Bedford | $357,500 | $2,743 | $1,383 | -$1,360 | |
| Reg Rankin | District 22 | Timberlea | $236,300 | $1,892 | $1,383 | -$509 | |
| Peter Lund | District 23 | Tantallon | $507,200 | $2,482 | $880 | -$1,602 |
