As the President of the Amherstburg, Malden and Anderdon Sportsmen’s Association I am writing to voice my concerns about the new proposed business license bylaw.
I am sending this to let you know, I am not in favor of paying a fee to the town for the purpose of having a not-for-profit club or business in the Town of Amherstbug.
As a business we already pay taxes to the municipality for services such as fire protection and inspections, garbage pickup, and many other services a tax base covers.
We as a club who serve the public are subjected to inspection by the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit, the Liquor Control Board, fire department and we have our fire suppression system inspected annually.
The town requires us to have our backflow for potable water tested every year at our cost.
We are required to carry various insurances for our club to operate on an annual basis at a cost of over $22,000.
Might I add that the AMA Sportsmen are 100 percent not-for-profit. This added new business fee will affect our and other businesses in the municipality by adding extra unnecessary costs.
I feel this is just another money grab by the town administration to either legitimize a position or to recoup funds for an already over spent budget.
In closing, most businesses in the Town of Amherstburg are running on a narrow profit margin, and do not need extra costs added for things they already pay for by way of taxes.
—Rodney Ferriss
President
AMA Sportsmen’s Association
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