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All this fuss - why should we care? It is just the Council.Here are my 6 reasons why we should care:1. if your rates bill goes up by 10% next year and that could be avoided - what else could you buy - it is after all your money - is that fair?2. if your rates have been levied illegally (see Clive 'Legal Eagle' Boonham's posting here and his Kaipara Concerns website here) and you have paid ...
The world for WorkBoot got pretty interesting last week. I thought I was was helping my fellow Councillors muck out the yard. Evidently not. WorkBoot's shovel is not wanted – see my letters (see the full post for the links to the letters) setting out the latest events in the KDC and the steps I am taking. I need your feedback and if possible some help with mentors. For me a $40 mill ...
It was a huge relief (excuse the bad pun) to me that the confusion over toilet pan charges resolved in the ratepayers favour at Wednesday’s Council meeting. The proposed rates resolution just didn't make sense. The first change from last year was that a “one off uniform targeted rate” in 2010/11 of $7974.39 was re-worded to a “uniform targeted rate” in 2011/12 of $8397.00. As this ...