THUNDER BAY -- The city says Sandy Beach campers are wrong on their numbers and wrong to tell the public letting them stay would help this year's budget.
The Sandy Beach Leaseholders, which represents 26 camps that were told by the city in November that their leases will expire in 2016, said letting them stay would save the city $3.8 million over the next decade. They also claim that the loss will hit taxpayers in the city.
Offers were made to campers Monday for early buyouts.
"They are not accurate overall and in no way do the buyout offers or the loss of future rents affect the 2015 tax supported budget or property taxes,” said city manager Tim Commisso.
“The claim that this decision could somehow benefit the 2015 tax supported budget or that this will negatively impact existing taxpayers is definitely not the case.”
