City implements relief for its not-for-profit tenants

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City implements relief for its not-for-profit tenants

4/22/2020 10:00 AM

Vaughan provides rent deferral for three months in response to COVID-19

The City of Vaughan recognizes the economic hardships placed on its not-for-profit tenants due to ongoing City building closures during the global COVID-19 pandemic. During a recent special Council meeting, Mayor Maurizio Bevilacqua and Members of Council approved the deferral of rent for its not-for-profit tenants. This is a three-month rent deferral from April to June 2020.

This is the latest in a series of measures introduced by the City to provide relief to the community and help ease the financial burden caused by COVID-19. Other implemented measures include waiving the late penalty charge on interim tax bills, cancelling the planned 2020 water and wastewater rate increases and deferring of the annual stormwater charge.

Tax credits

The City of Vaughan extended the deadline to apply for the Elderly Home-Owners Tax Assistance (PDF) program to May 15. The Elderly Home-Owners Tax Assistance program is a tax credit in the amount of $377 provided by the City to elderly homeowners who qualify. The City also continues to operate its Seniors, Low-Income Seniors and Low-Income Disabled Persons Property Tax Deferral program (PDF). The deadline for this program remains Sept. 30.

As well, interim tax bill payments for the March 26, April 27 and May 27 due dates will not be subject to any late payment fee or interest until June 1. Further extensions may be granted thereafter. More information is available at vaughan.ca/PropertyTax.

Water and wastewater charge

During the City’s first-ever electronic-participation Council meeting held on March 30, Vaughan Council voted to defer the annual stormwater charge for 60 days and to cancel the planned 2020 water and wastewater rate increases. This will help provide immediate relief to citizens and businesses. Additional details are available at vaughan.ca/water.

Waste collection

With more people staying home and practising physical distancing as a result of COVID-19, the City of Vaughan is reinstating leaf and yard waste collection in response to community needs. Pick up began the week of April 21 and will be collected every second week on the same day as regularly scheduled garbage pickups. Depending on the service area, collection will begin the week of April 21 (yellow zone) or April 28 (blue zone).

Due to volume, collection may be slower than usual – residents are encouraged to leave leaf and yard waste out into the following day if it is not picked up. Visit vaughan.ca/waste for leaf and yard waste program details and requirements.

The City asks that large or bulky items, such as furniture, be held and not placed outside for pickup to help collectors manage the additional garbage volumes during this time.

Many other City services continue to be offered online or via telephone, including the Service Vaughan reporting tool at vaughan.ca/ServiceVaughan, Vaughan Public Libraries’ online resources, virtual fitness classes and online Vaughan Playschool activities through Recreation Services, the recently launched online corporate art gallery, Art Integration Collection and the Economic and Cultural Development department front-line services.

Those who feel unwell and believe they have symptoms related to COVID-19 should contact York Region Public Health at 1-800-361-5653 or Telehealth Ontario at 1-866-797-0000. For additional information and resources on COVID-19, visit York Region's website at york.ca/COVID19.

For more information about City matters, please call Access Vaughan at 905-832-2281 or visit vaughan.ca.

To receive the City’s latest COVID-19 updates as they happen, sign up for the City Update eNewsletter at vaughan.ca/CityUpdate and follow the City’s Twitter, Facebook and Instagram channels.

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