Submission Details

Our Approach to Rates and Debt

What do you think we should do?

Proposed option: Accept that our rates need a significant increase in the year ahead to manage the significant increase in costs set out in the Consultation Document?

Do you have any comments?

Although an increase is necessary I do not agree with all the options put forward in the plan. *Applications of rates are inconsistant. Property next door #77 has a value half of mine, 680k vs 1260 k. His section is nearly the same size and his house is twice the size of #71. This general rates for # 77 are half as much as #71- this is not right. *Pool inspection for properties below a certain age should be exempt from pool inspection costs. A new pool that has compliance is hardly not going to be compliant after 3 yrs. *Dog regos; instead of increasing dog registration council should be clamping down on unregistered dogs for increase revenue *Increasing microchipping fees will only disincentivise people from microchipping their dogs.

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