Federal panel to hear arguments in Halifax’s Citadel Hill tax dispute
Posted Jul 3, 2013 06:15:11 PM.
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The Halifax Regional Municipality says its battle with Ottawa over the value of Citadel Hill is headed to a federal dispute panel.
The amount of taxes the federal government owes the city for the national historic site has yet to be settled, more than a year after Canada’s top court ruled in favour of Halifax.
Halifax spokeswoman Tiffany Chase says the dates for the hearing should be known in the next few weeks.
She says sending the matter to a dispute panel was part of the Supreme Court of Canada decision last June.
Chase says since then, the two sides have been in discussions but have not been able to come to an agreement.
The city says the property value of Citadel Hill was reassessed this year at $25.8 million.
During the court case, Ottawa argued it was only worth $10 because it has no commercial value.
