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The HCCC is asserting sovereignty on land bought by the Haudenosaunee Confederacy Chief’s Council on Townline Road in Norfolk County that was put up for sale due to non-payment of taxes. It actually qualified for a tax sale in 2019, but
a large sign placed on the land by the HCCC declares it was never surrendered and taxes were never paid on it. The HCCC bought the parcel at 1594 Concession 2 in Townsend in 2015 for $310,000 through its numbered corporation, 2438543 Ontario Inc. Located on Indian Line (also referred to as Townline Road, intersecting with Mohawk Road), the 39-acre property has an assessed
value of $334,000. It is zoned agricultural and hazard land. The county was asking for a minimum tender of $44,201 as recently as November 2023 and, according to a Simcoe Reformer article, the property had accumulated tax arrears of around $33,000. The HCCC, through its administrative arm, the Haudenosaunee Development Institute, had already placed notices
in local newspapers in 2021 warning that, “prospective purchasers are hereby notified that the HCCC will not allow any non-Haudenosaunee use, occupation or possession of the subject property and will take all necessary steps to protect Haudenosaunee use, occupation and possession.” The tax sale has since been cancelled. The sign is not new but similar signs are popping up on land acquired
by the HCCC. The property listing, now inactive, on taxalehub.ca is rife with legal warnings regarding “buyer beware” to whomever buys the property. The Two Row Times contacted the HDI’s spokesperson, Aaron Detlor, for further comment on the property and other similar properties acquired by the HCCC, but did not hear back by press time.
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