I am writing on behalf of the Fox Lake Association to express our concern about the proposal to increase in taxes for all area taxpayers in order to fund the building of and maintenance of the water/sewer treatment facilities in Huntsville and the District of Muskoka.

The full-time residents and seasonal residents of Fox Lake see no reason why taxes on their properties should be increased to cover services used exclusively by the town’s residents.

The Fox Lake Association strongly encourages its members to maintain proper septic systems and wells as well as shoreline vegetation so that water quality in Fox Lake does not deteriorate. All related expenses are born by each of the association’s members alone.

Owners of town properties, who have water/sewer services, do not subsidize rural and waterfront property owners’ costs for private wells and septic systems. Why should the town expect financial assistance from taxpayers with no access to the town’s water/sewer services?  

The Fox Lake Association believes that increasing taxes to all area taxpayers for purposes of covering costs associated with infrastructure improvements, which exclusively benefit the town’s residents, is unacceptable.

We encourage the mayor and his council to seek other ways of accessing money to refurbish sewage/water systems in the Town of Huntsville and the District of Muskoka. The Fox Lake Association is opposed to such tax increases and through elected representatives will lobby to rescind any such proposals.

Sincerely, on behalf of the Fox Lake Association Membership,

Jim Watson,
Huntsville