Is it too much to ask the Mayor and his deputy to pull their heads out of the sand and see what's happening around them.
In the words of Western Bay's Mayor, they need to 'grow some balls” but keep our rates at last year's level or (and this would make them popular) reduce them by 5 per cent.
People and businesses are being hard hit by the Covid 19 lockdown and the consequences will last for some time.
While the Mayor keeps blaming previous councils for underspending on infrastructure and overspending on frivolous projects, he still leads the council and must deal with historic debt.
A year spent looking for other ways to improve traffic movement (and there are other ways), could save large amounts of money.
Dan Russell, Welcome Bay
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SUBMIT ON RATES
Posted on 02-04-2020 23:04 | By Ron
Submissions are open on the annual plan until April 23rd. Make sure you have your say draft_consultation_annualplan2019-20.pdf
My Rates
Posted on 07-04-2020 17:11 | By Rob Croser
Lets face it, times and have sure changed in just a few short months, and the effect on everyones lives is yet to be fully realised, but the one thing that we do know is that most people will suffer a degree of financial hardship with some never being able to fully recover from that. I voted for you Mayor Powell, and now I want you and your Council to stand up and recognise the plight of your constituents and show us all that you can run this city for a year without a rates increase. It will be tough, but I believe you are a smart man and you will get it done. I for one, will only be paying what I paid last year and I hope many other ratepayers will join me. Rob Croser
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