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Special Rate Variation
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Like many councils in New South Wales, Blue Mountains City Council is facing significant challenges in continuing to provide the current level of services, facilities and infrastructure across the 27 towns and villages that make up our City. This is primarily due to the fact that costs have been increasing faster than the ability of the Council to generate revenue.
Council proposes to seek a Special Variation to rates above the limit set by the State Government (which is 2.6% next year). This will enable the Council to increase much needed funding for the upgrading of ageing facilities and infrastructure across the 27 towns and villages that make up our City. The additional funds will also be used to increase our emergency and bushfire management response.
The proposed Special Variation to rates is a part of the Council’s response to resourcing the Sustainable Blue Mountains 2025. For more information on this and other draft Plans that are also on public exhibition see www.bluemountainshaveyoursay.com.au/integrated-planning-for-services or see link at the top right of this page.
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What do you think about the projects that the extra revenue will be spent on if the Special Variation is approved?
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by bmccadmin 9 Apr 2010, 8:46am | 1331 views
What do you think about the Council’s proposal to meet these challenges?
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That is:
- Special Variation to rates.
- Reviewing the level of services and facilities provided to the community.
- Continuing to build of the efforts of the Council over the last 5 years to become more efficient, innovative and cost effective
- Continuing to look at alternative ways to raise revenue
by bmccadmin 9 Apr 2010, 8:46am | 3243 views
Should the Council decrease, maintain or increase the existing level of built assets and infrastructure?
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by bmccadmin 9 Apr 2010, 8:45am | 1256 views
What do you think about the current level and range of services and facilities provided by the Council?
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by bmccadmin 9 Apr 2010, 8:45am | 1705 views
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bmccteam2
Project Coordinator (Blue Mountains City Council)
