Blardy Rates !!!
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Topic: Blardy Rates !!!
Posted By: kebakat
Subject: Blardy Rates !!!
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 2:21pm
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I read the annual plan submission thing that arrived in the paper today and it's made me really annoyed and mad!!
They want to put the rates up by 12%.. so much for the 7-8% they said they wanted. Makes me angry knowing what stupid crap they spend a lot of money on. I know very well that our Council does spend money on good things too but they also take on way too many big projects and spend too much on them.. the clock tower was a waste of money, painting the council building in blardy ugly colours, spending millions on te manawa is just dumb, extending the runway for what?.. yes I could go on for ages.. For the first time I am actually going to put in a submission! *rant over.. for now* |
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 2:29pm
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Ooohhh are you, I think they are going to be wasting our money with what they want to do to the esplanade too. Rant away, I haven't read it yet, so may join you soon. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 6:28pm
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*is gonna read up and put in a submission too* It's ridiculous, goes up by 10% every single year which is ludicrous! And then they buy stupid rusting sculptures!!! *bangs head against wall* I am glad they upgraded the Square but honestly, haven't we done enough for a break for a while? -------------  |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 6:44pm
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Yup I'm glad they upgraded the square but they still do so much stupid stuff and overspend in crazy areas. They want to upgrade Arena (2 I think) as well as Te Manawa and the esplanade. Whats wrong with doing one at a time?
Or they could try doing maintenance on things under roads BEFORE they reseal it rather than reseal, rip it back up and reseal it again |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 6:46pm
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Ohh yes the road is driving me nuts. Linton and College st were done last year and they are ripping it up again and just sealing it again They should not touch the railroad in the esplanade either it is so much better now. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
.Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 6:47pm
| Botanical road is pretty bad too. There's constant roadworks going on there. They seem to rip something up then fix it then a few months later they are ripping up the same part again. |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 7:00pm
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Don't get me started on there, I have counted in about 4 places 3 times in the past year they have ripped it up done something sealed it and repeated that a few times. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 11:46pm
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12%!!!!!!????!!!! Thats HUGE!! And that isn't even what your personal increase will be. That will most likely be even higher. You should all submit. Its the only way that the Council will do something about it. Good luck. I hope you get heard and they drop it. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 29 March 2008 at 11:51pm
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I just got the paper out of the box and saw that there is a 7% increase 12% increase or a 15% increase. I saw how much out rates will probably go up by and OMG we will not be able to afford them ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
. So going to read it fully tomorrow and will probably write in too.Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 12:09am
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Are your rates based on your capital value? Cos if they are then that will effect the overall increase to. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 12:12am
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Can't remember off the top of my head sorry, I'll have a look and let you know in the morning. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 12:15am
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well it will only effect it if its gone up in the last year. Can't remember if you guys get re-valued annually or not...
Too late for this kinda talk LOL ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 12:23am
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No every 3 years I think we get done. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 8:31am
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Properties were re-valued last year with Council I think.
They won't get the 15% increase - too many people will be against that, they also won't want the 7% one because they wont get to splurge our money on stupid projects. They want the 12% one.. I'm sooo getting everyone I know who owns a house to submit. |
Posted By: caliandjack
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 9:56am
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Re-val is every 3 years, Manawatu got done last year, and Palmy is due for another one this year.
Palmy rates are heaps lower than Manawatu, you've got 60,000 rate payers versus 14,000. Ours are going up 8% too so is horizons. ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">   [/url] Angel June 2012 |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 9:58pm
Remember that Palmy rate payers have to pay Horizons as well 
Right so I have just filed my first ever rate submission. I'm not holding my breath though! If anyone wants a copy as a starting point, just PM me (not that it's fantastic but it might help with thinking it thru!) ------------- |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 30 March 2008 at 11:02pm
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Yes please Teresa that would be great. I so don't know how we are going to afford them this year. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |