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TODD MEETS DB CHAIRMEN

"ONDAY,

1991

BETTERMENT, WITH DISTRICT

AS PART OF THE PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROCESS ON PLANNING REFORMS, THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE ON COMPENSATION AND MR JOHN TODD, TODAY (MONDAY) HELD A DISCUSSION SESSION BOARD CHAIRMEN.

CONVENED BY THE CITY AND THE MEETING, ADMINISTRATION AT ITS HEADQUARTERS, WAS ATTENDED BY THEIR REPRESENTATIVES OF 10 DISTRICT BOARDS.

CLEAR SOME

THE OF MR TODD MADE PLANNING COMPENSATION PAYMENTS AND A LISTENED TO VIEWS ON RELATED ISSUES.

NEW THE

TERRITORIES CHAIRMEN OR

ARGUMENTS FOR PLANNING BETTERMENT LEVY, AND

AND

AGAINST

HE STRESSED THAT THE TWO ISSUES COULD BE QUITE

INDEPENDENT

OF

BACH OTHER.

HE SAID.

"IT IS PERFECTLY POSSIBLE TO IMPLEMENT ONE WITHOUT THE

COMMITTEE OBVIOUSLY

HOWEVER, IN A GENERAL SENSE, THE LOOK AT THE AFFORDABILITY TO THE TAXPAYERS AS OWNER AND DEVELOPER, AND PROPOSE A FAIR SYSTEM.

OTHER,

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HAD ΤΟ WELL AS THE PROPERTY

MR TODD ALSO

THE ARGUMENTS BOTH ON EMPHASISED THAT COMPENSATION AND BETTERMENT WERE FINELY BALANCED.

POSITION

SEEMED GENERALLY CLEAR, THAT WHILE THE LEGAL

FOR PROPERTY RIGHTS WERE EXAMPLE COMPENSATION ONLY HAD TO BE GIVEN WHEN

LEGISLATION OVERRODE TOTALLY REMOVED, AND THAT EXISTING AND PROPOSED

GIVEN BY THE GOVERNMENT AS PROVISIONS IN LEASES EVEN IF THEY WERE

NOT SO LANDLORD, NEVERTHELESS THE MORAL AND POLITICAL QUESTIONS WERE CLEAR.

THIS WAS WHY IT WAS VERY USEFUL TO HEAR DISTRICT BOARD CHAIRMEN.

FROM GROUPS SUCH AS

MODIFICATION

FEES,

WAS CLEAR THE SIMILARLY, ON THE BETTERMENT SIDE, ALTHOUGH IT

FORMS OF QUASI-BETTERMENT, GOVERNMENT WAS ALREADY TAKING IN VARIOUS

THERE WAS STILL A GAP BETWEEN SUCH AS LEASE

OF DEVELOPMENT

A

AND BETTER-PLANNED

OF PROFIT

TAXPAYERS' EXPENDITURE ON THE

MORE LIVABLE ENVIRONMENT, AND THE UNTAXED WINDFALL ELEMENT GAINED BY SOME FROM SUCH EXPENDITURE.

"THERE MIGHT BE A NEED TO TRY TO EVEN OUT THE

SAID, TODD

MR

BURDEN AS WELL "ALTHOUGH OF

NO COURSE

AS WELL

AS RATIONALISE THE SYSTEM, ARRANGEMENTS WITH RESPECT TO TAX CAN EVER BE COMPLETELY FAIR AS PRACTICABLE, LET ALONE POPULAR.'

HE SAID THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE WOULD

COME UP WITH A SYSTEM

WHICH WAS

CLEAR

FAIR AND AFFORDABLE BY ALL SIDES.

BE HAPPY IF THEY COULD AND EFFECTIVE AS WELL AS

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