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KamLakepropertyownerstogetbreakontaxbillsPoliticsMunicipal9TuesdayJuly222014ByJACKDANYLCHUKKamLakepropertyown-erswonameasureofrelieffromunprecedentedtaxincreasesthataveraged34percentandmayseetheirtaxbillsdrop.Afteraweekendmeet-ingMayorMarkHeyckcityadministratorDen-nisKefalasandCarlBirdcorporateservicesdirectorsaidtheywillaskcounciltoapplycashfromthecitys3.4-millioncontingencyfundtotakesomeofthestingoutofthetaxbite.Hard-pressedpropertyownersinthemixedin-dustrial-residentialneigh-bourhoodwillalsobegivenextratimetosettletheirtaxbillswithnopenaltyorinterestontheunpaidbalance.AndtherecouldbeaseparatemillrateforKamLaketodistributethetaxbillmorebroadlyandpre-ventfuturetaxshocks.Anxiousandangryoverincreasesthatmanyex-pectedwouldbearoundthreepercentfollowingthefirstpropertyassess-mentsince2006morethan100propertyandbusinessownerscrowdedintotheboardroomatcityhalltoventtheirconcerns.Apartfromthetaxhikethemostvexingquestionsweremoneyspentonex-tendingtaxholidaystoprospectivebuyersintheEnglebusinessdistrictandlandscapingOldAir-portRd.whileKamLakestillhasunpavedstreetsandnosidewalks.Weretreatedlikeacashcowattaxtimebutwerehave-notswhenitcomestoservicessaidJimPook.ThatsmymoneyyoureusingtodevelopotherareassaidGordOlsonownerofPolarTechpointingtothenearbyEnglebusinessdistrict.Wereaskingforthesametreatment.KefalasagreedthatKamLakehasbeenforgottenandneglectedwhenitcomestoprovidingservicesbutsaidtherootcauseofthecitysrevenueissuerestswiththeterritorialgovernment.Accordingtotheterrito-rialgovernmentsfundingformulathecityisentitledto17millionayearbutre-ceivesonly13millionandisalsoshort-changedonitsshareofthegastaxKefalassaid.Theissuehasbeenraisedfrequentlywiththegovern-mentandcityMLAsKe-falassaidbutwerestillghtingthatbattle.Thatstherealitywehavetodealwith.CityspringstrademarktraponartistsWildcatt-shirtPoliticsMunicipalByJACKDANYLCHUKNickMacIntoshwaslookingforawaytopro-motehisartwhenhepouncedononeofYellow-knifesbest-knowniconstheWildcatCafandputitonat-shirt.ButimagesofthecafpopulatedwithmicediningoncheesewerebarelyontheshelfattheNorthernVisitorsCentreandtheairportgiftshopbeforethecityenforceditsregisteredtrademarkontheWildcatanddemandedthatMacIntoshsurrendertheshirts.Therewasnosugges-tionofnegotiationIwasjusttoldtoturnthemoverorfacelegalactionsaidMacIntoshapainterwhosedayjobtakeshimtotheNorthSlaveCorrectionalCentre.KerryPenneythecitysdirectorofcorporateser-vicestoldTheJournalinanemailthatYellowkniferegisteredtheWildcatCaftrademarkin2011toprotectitsinterestsbeforestartingahalf-milliondollarrenovationofthehistoricbuilding.AnyonewhowantstousetheWildcatnameandimageshouldconsultthecityPen-neywrote.Whetheraspecicpic-tureinfringesonthecitystrademarkwillbedecidedonacasebycasebasisPenneysaid.Thecitywillneedtoconsideravarietyoffactorsincludingthelike-lihoodofconsumercon-fusionthattheproductoriginatedfromthecityastrademarkowner.Noonefactorisdeter-minativeofthelikelihoodofconfusionbutratherallrelevantfactorsmustbecon-sideredandweighedbycitystaffbeforethecitycanmakesuchadecision.MacIntoshhasbeenpaint-ingfor20yearsandthiswasntthersttimeheusedthecafasasubject.Thet-shirtimageisbasedonanearlierpaintingthathesoldtoFranHurcombaYellowknifephotographer.Onlythreeofthe105t-shirtsmadeitintocirculation.YellowknifefilmmakerPabloSaravanjadefiantlyposedinhis.TheimagewaspostedtoFacebookwherethecitysactionwasroundlycondemnedasthepublicral-liedtotheartistsside.CouncillorAdrianBellsympathizedwiththelostopportunitytoselltheshirtslastweekendatFolkontheRocksandsaidthathewouldasktohavetheissueaddedtotheagendafortheJuly28councilmeeting.MikeVaydikchairmanofthecitysheritagecommitteechallengedcityadministra-torsbysellingaphotooftheWildcat.WaltHumphriesknownforaseriesofsatiri-caldrawingsofYellowknifescoffedattheideaofartistsseekingpermissiontode-pictthecityandanyofitsbuildings.MacIntoshsaidhewasunawareofthecitystrade-markontheWildcatmadethreeyearsagoortheneedtoseekpermissiontousetheimagebutthinksthecitysresponsewasunreasonableandfearsitmightalsobewasteful.Thet-shirtwasawayformetoadvertisemyartanditsbeeneffectiveifnotex-actlyinthewayIintendedMacIntoshsaid.Ionlyhopetheshirtsarentjustthrownaway.Thatwouldbeawaste.Penneywrotethatthet-shirtsarebeingheldinstorage.PhotoJackDanylchukPhotoJackDanylchukMayorMarkHeyckmakesapointwithKamLakepropertyownersataweekendmeetingtodiscussanunexpectedtaxincreasethataveraged34percentacrossthemixedindustrialandresidentialdistrict.Theincreasewhichcameasashocktoangrypropertyownersmaybelessenedthroughafundingre-allocation.PaulinaLambertwearsoneofonlythreet-shirtscreatedbyNickMacIntoshrightsoldbeforeYellowknifecityofcialswarnedtheYellowknifeartistthathehadusedtheirtrademarkwithoutpermissionanddemandedthatheturnhisremainingstockovertothem.