If the only option for Singleton Council to continue into the future is with a combined 45% rate rise, then they should be amalgamated.
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Julie Boyd
10 years ago
Once the increase is allowed "just for the four years" it won't be reduced after this time frame and rates will go up again
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Angela Lee
10 years ago
CPI is OK This rise highlights they cannot manage the money they get, easier just to raise more to hide they cannot control a set budget
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Graeme O'Brien
10 years ago
What a joke and this council has been judged as fit for the future!
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Darren Jackson
10 years ago
How dare they fleece us for more money when we are doing it tough!
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Anonymous
10 years ago
It would be understandable to increase rays based on the years CPI, Hoeven this type of increase is i unacceptable
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Karen Patton
10 years ago
There is no need for an increase this large
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Dennis Mitchell
10 years ago
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Business has had to tighten their belts with the savage downturn, I and others have had to do the same since losing our jobs, council should do likewise. Look at alternatives, look at working smarter.
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Anonymous
10 years ago
How can this increase be a good idea...... Locals are experiencing enough financial hardship as it is and our council want to make it even harder.
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Damon Hooker
10 years ago
9.75% is too extreme. I'd be happy with 5% for 3 years and then back to cpi. Encourage more rates for big businesses such as mining and supermarkets.
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Michelle schofield
10 years ago
It's expensive enough to live in singleton let alone them putting the rates up
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pam michell
10 years ago
No to rate rise. Too dear now .
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Anonymous
10 years ago
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Really, after the overblown wreck of a 'town upgrade' that nobody wanted except the councillors and the contractor? How wonderful to pay even more for the joy of dodging the potholes in the roads, and the suicidal intersection at Whittingham.
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Nathan Collyer
10 years ago
Singleton council you are kidding. You can't see you are living beyond your means and then expect residents to cop 9.75%. What is to stop you mismanaging that as well?
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mark ferrie
10 years ago
Build a bypass..Singleton traffic is a joke.
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George Tlaskal
10 years ago
The extravagant spending on Singleton John St. does not justify this rate rise!
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Kassandra hunter
10 years ago
How ridiculous, with all the job losses in this area how many people are going to loose their houses too. Very disappointing!
This council is not fit for anything!
If the only option for Singleton Council to continue into the future is with a combined 45% rate rise, then they should be amalgamated.
Once the increase is allowed "just for the four years" it won't be reduced after this time frame and rates will go up again
CPI is OK This rise highlights they cannot manage the money they get, easier just to raise more to hide they cannot control a set budget
What a joke and this council has been judged as fit for the future!
How dare they fleece us for more money when we are doing it tough!
It would be understandable to increase rays based on the years CPI, Hoeven this type of increase is i unacceptable
There is no need for an increase this large
Business has had to tighten their belts with the savage downturn, I and others have had to do the same since losing our jobs, council should do likewise. Look at alternatives, look at working smarter.
How can this increase be a good idea...... Locals are experiencing enough financial hardship as it is and our council want to make it even harder.
9.75% is too extreme. I'd be happy with 5% for 3 years and then back to cpi. Encourage more rates for big businesses such as mining and supermarkets.
It's expensive enough to live in singleton let alone them putting the rates up
No to rate rise. Too dear now .
Really, after the overblown wreck of a 'town upgrade' that nobody wanted except the councillors and the contractor? How wonderful to pay even more for the joy of dodging the potholes in the roads, and the suicidal intersection at Whittingham.
Singleton council you are kidding. You can't see you are living beyond your means and then expect residents to cop 9.75%. What is to stop you mismanaging that as well?
Build a bypass..Singleton traffic is a joke.
The extravagant spending on Singleton John St. does not justify this rate rise!
How ridiculous, with all the job losses in this area how many people are going to loose their houses too. Very disappointing!
Don't agree with this rise
I strongly disagree with this rise.