Just read in the NSW Telegraph today that the Labor Premier has given the nod to lifting the land rate pegging which has stopped local councils going mad with rate rises to fund wish lists for mates and friends, I think they call it paying the piper. If the world was fair place and fairies lived in the bottom of my garden ICAC should be looking into council's dealings with developers right across the state .
Repealin the rate pegging legislation doesn't sound like a big deal but remember all those caravan parks and camping areas we pay dearly for now also pay rates so look out for fee hikes.
It happens with every Labor Government they spend all the tax dollars on the non essential wish lists and then want to pass off their responsibilities to local councils ( You and I Mr & Mrs rate payer ) to provide what should come from state and federal taxes.
Many local councils are required to provide low cost housing , meals on wheels and a host of other state and federal responsibilities without any help from Maquarie street or the lodge .
Wouldn't be a problem if the process of allocating the rate dollars was an open affair for all to see and the council's core responsibilities of roads rubbish and water came first. We have a $42 million 600 seat entertainment center under construction that less than 0.03 % of the rate payers wanted in the first place . The council got the axe we got an administrator but the building is going up along with the price
drongo & wendy said
08:28 AM Oct 29, 2008
gawd u think the NSW gov. is a power gone crazy, our VIC.gov. is running a multi million dollar water pipe line from a near dry GOULBURN river that feeds our food bowl, to boost MELBS. water supply. i wonder if its just the votes in MELB. against the more scattered votes of country people. this all should add up to more imported vegies and fruit Well done MR BRUMBY looks like the only good brumby is one ya put a saddle on.
strewth did i say that
dave06 said
10:49 AM Oct 29, 2008
where's me bex!!!! knew I shouldnt have got up today!
Wombat 280 said
10:54 PM Oct 29, 2008
drongo & wendy wrote:
gawd u think the NSW gov. is a power gone crazy, our VIC.gov. is running a multi million dollar water pipe line from a near dry GOULBURN river that feeds our food bowl, to boost MELBS. water supply. i wonder if its just the votes in MELB. against the more scattered votes of country people. this all should add up to more imported vegies and fruit Well done MR BRUMBY looks like the only good brumby is one ya put a saddle on.
strewth did i say that
On the subject of water here in Port Macquarie we can wash our cars and boats anytime but can water the gardens on the odds and evens system.
When council introduced the level 4 water restrictions, that's no watering between 1000 - 1600 and only allowed hand held hose watering of gardens between 1600 -1800 the water usage went up as all the oldies went out every night and watered for the full 2 hours regardless if the garden needed it or not .
I personally have grave concerns about the processes put forward, by the infamous and yet to be clearly identified experts, to harvest storm water and the measures to be undertaken to stop seepage from irrigation channels . Once you take that water out of the natural watering regime then something else has to suffer down the line, like the ground water table , river flows , creeks and wetlands all essential to our continued survival . The world started off with X amount of water and there is absolutely no way to make anymore , what we started with is all there is folks . Seeing this the driest place on earth maybe we should have put more effort into developing drought tolerant food and manufacturing crops rather than putting all the eggs in the irrigation basket . Why would anyone in this country grow cotton for the sake of naming a water hungry manufacturing crop.
Repealin the rate pegging legislation doesn't sound like a big deal but remember all those caravan parks and camping areas we pay dearly for now also pay rates so look out for fee hikes.
It happens with every Labor Government they spend all the tax dollars on the non essential wish lists and then want to pass off their responsibilities to local councils ( You and I Mr & Mrs rate payer ) to provide what should come from state and federal taxes.
Many local councils are required to provide low cost housing , meals on wheels and a host of other state and federal responsibilities without any help from Maquarie street or the lodge .
Wouldn't be a problem if the process of allocating the rate dollars was an open affair for all to see and the council's core responsibilities of roads rubbish and water came first. We have a $42 million 600 seat entertainment center under construction that less than 0.03 % of the rate payers wanted in the first place . The council got the axe we got an administrator but the building is going up along with the price
strewth did i say that
When council introduced the level 4 water restrictions, that's no watering between 1000 - 1600 and only allowed hand held hose watering of gardens between 1600 -1800 the water usage went up as all the oldies went out every night and watered for the full 2 hours regardless if the garden needed it or not .
I personally have grave concerns about the processes put forward, by the infamous and yet to be clearly identified experts, to harvest storm water and the measures to be undertaken to stop seepage from irrigation channels . Once you take that water out of the natural watering regime then something else has to suffer down the line, like the ground water table , river flows , creeks and wetlands all essential to our continued survival . The world started off with X amount of water and there is absolutely no way to make anymore , what we started with is all there is folks . Seeing this the driest place on earth maybe we should have put more effort into developing drought tolerant food and manufacturing crops rather than putting all the eggs in the irrigation basket . Why would anyone in this country grow cotton for the sake of naming a water hungry manufacturing crop.