Property tax made simple

It means hiring hundreds of people, then training them on how to valuate a property before they could venture out on the job.

In order to speed up the process, I suggest this formula: if in 2009 property owners were paying between $100 and $499 in building tax a year, they would now pay 300 percent more, which means they would pay between $300 and $1,497 a year.

This exercise could be further used for those owners who were paying a higher annual tax in 2009. Their taxes could now be increased by charging them at a lower percentage rate.

GERARD DUVAL Petit Valley