Details are becoming clearer. Water will move out of Council's direct control from July 1. We can expect about a 10% increase in prices in the first 12 months. The current quota system for residential properties will stay in place for the first 12 months. So for townies you will still get the 300,000 litre quota for the 09/10 year.
We as a family are looking at ways of cutting our water use. A tough task for us. We have installed a low flush toilet and have also installed a small rain tank for garden use.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Monday, April 20, 2009
The Taste of the North West
With Muralfest and the Taste of the North West on in the park there
were people everywhere.
March and April are big event months in Sheffield. I am glad I live
here.
Mergers
Relax. Council Amalgamations are off the cards. Mergers are now in.
Reading a local government magazine recently I noticed the shift. No mention of council amalgamations anymore with mergers being the replacement word.
So would a merger be a good thing for Kentish? What benefits would it bring ratepayers? Would your rates go down?
This is such a big topic and I am sure I will write more about it as the months unfold. A comment or two for now:
If we are forced to merge then the population of the new municipality would increase but the number of councillors would remain the same. It would most likely be harder to get the ear of a councillor.
If a council shows they have money in the bank, assets that are not in decline and councillors are working well together why should they be forced to merge?
The push for any mergers will probably come from the State Government. I am sure they would prefer to deal with a handful of councils and not 29.
Anyway I have many more thoughts on mergers or amalgamations or whatever other word of choice. More to come on this one.
Reading a local government magazine recently I noticed the shift. No mention of council amalgamations anymore with mergers being the replacement word.
So would a merger be a good thing for Kentish? What benefits would it bring ratepayers? Would your rates go down?
This is such a big topic and I am sure I will write more about it as the months unfold. A comment or two for now:
If we are forced to merge then the population of the new municipality would increase but the number of councillors would remain the same. It would most likely be harder to get the ear of a councillor.
If a council shows they have money in the bank, assets that are not in decline and councillors are working well together why should they be forced to merge?
The push for any mergers will probably come from the State Government. I am sure they would prefer to deal with a handful of councils and not 29.
Anyway I have many more thoughts on mergers or amalgamations or whatever other word of choice. More to come on this one.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
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