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The FCC asked for a refund of property taxes dating back to 2016 and the cancellation of 2021 taxes, totalling $42,815. A tax exemption request was also made for the Wheaton-Penney Family Childcare Centre and Legacy Counselling Centre, which are both located at the church.
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The property was exempt from municipal taxes until 2016 when counselling and childcare services began. At the time, 10 per cent of the property became taxable.
The church was told by the municipality that both operations could apply for tax exemptions. The municipality’s financial services department says a refund or cancellation cannot be fairly determined without an application, which they told council was never submitted.