SOUTHERN CORTES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION I

October 11 2017

Director Noba Anderson Strathcona Regional Board Strathcona Regional District 301-990 Cedar Street Campbell River, B.C. V9W 7Z8

Dear Director Anderson and the Strathcona Regional District Board

Please accept this letter as a formal request by the Board of the SCCA, a Federally Registered Charity incorporated under the BC Societies Act, for a Service Tax in support of our Community Center.

The SCCA Board recently passed a motion that: The SCCA request fixed and capped annual Core Support of 46,000.00 indexed to inflation. Core Support defined as follows: Expenses for electricity, heating, garbage collection, telephone, fax, internet, property taxes, insurance, management payroll, janitorial payroll and maintenance.

The residents of Cortes Island indicated strong support for the proposed Service Tax referendum, with 458 signatures, including 293 landowners and 84 Whaletown residents.

Therefore, the SCCA Board of Directors hereby requests that the SRD resurrect the draft service establishment bylaw #75 from 2010 and advance a modified version thereof, to a referendum allowing the citizen's democratic rights to determine taxation in support of our Community Centers.

Respectfully submitted, Julian Ayers, SCCA President, on behalf of the SCCA Board of Directors and SCCA members

SOUTHERN CORTES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 983 Beasley Road Mansons Landing BC VOP 1 K0 250-935-0015 email: mansonshall@gmail.com

MANSONS COMMUNITY

CENTERA Federally-registered Charity incorporated under the BC

Societies Act. Serving Cortes Island since 1956.

View from Sutil Point Road

View from Beasley Road

New Entryway and Post Office Roof

View from Playschool Yard

New Playschool Deck and Siding

Renovated Playschool, new windows

Renovated Playschool

Renovated Main Kitchen

Renovated Main Kitchen

Renovated Main Kitchen

New Post Office

Renovated Yoga Studio

Renovated Pioneer Room

SCCA Thrift Store

Renovated Hall Office

Renovated Hall Kitchenette

Renovated Hall Kitchenette

Christmas Market

Hall Music Lessons

Summer Friday Market

Summer Friday Market

Cortes Day Nail Sail and Bail

Cortes Day Parade