Sarnia's mayor has written to Ontario Housing Minister Steve Clark, asking for a further freeze on market value assessment in 2021.
Mike Bradley said now is not the time to be adding financial burdens on property owners and small businesses.
"We have a long way to go in 2021 to deal with COVID in the business community and civic government community," said Bradley. "This is not the time to be bringing in increases on market value to homeowners and to businesses. They just can't support that right now."
Mayor Bradley said the next 30 days will be critical for small businesses.
"With the latest actions by the Ford government, the lockdown, the next 30 days is going to be very difficult for small businesses, restaurants and all of those out there that have managed to hang on through this past year. I think this would be the wrong move at the wrong time if they were to continue to move forward and implement market value."
Bradley's request to delay the four-year review this year was granted by the province.
