Blacktown City Council Rate Hikes Proposal - Mount Druitt - St Marys Standard

Yes, it is not a  Local Government election year, yet our newly elected  "Chewing-Gum" Mayor, Stephen Bali's proposal to raise business and rate payers rates by 5.3 percent.

This maybe to pay the the Opening Of The Mount Druitt Pool and keep it afloat.

Courtesy  of Mount Druitt - St Marys Standard:

BLACKTOWN City Council will ask the NSW Government for the right to raise business and residential rates from the 2014/15 financial year.

The proposed increase is to help fund renewing infrastructure such as roads, footpaths, bridges, drainage and storm water assets, parks and playing fields, and council buildings such as libraries and community centres.
Under the proposal, residential rates will increase by 5.3 per cent for the 2014/15 financial year, an additional 3 per cent more than the announced rate rise allowed of 2.3 per cent.