The residents were interviewed on A Current Affair on Wednesday 1 September - watch the video.
The Geelong Council Minutes of 27 July 2010 ( in pdf format) show that the Council agreed to the following:
That Council having declared a special charge on 11 March, 2008 for the purposes of defraying the expenses in relation to the construction of Duke Street between Wyndham Street and Newcombe Street, Granville Street, Palmerston Street and High Street, Drysdale (Appendix 13-2 – Plan) in accordance with Section 163 of the Local Government Act 1989 (the Act) resolves that:
1) the special charges as declared be varied in accordance with actual costs incurred on the project as required by Section 166 of the Act as shown in Schedule A – Appendix 13-1;
2) the General Manager of Corporate Services is authorised to levy and recover the special charges by sending notices to the persons who are liable to pay in accordance with Section 166 of the Act and the Regulations; and
3) in accordance with Section 172, the rate of interest which is payable on the special charges which have not been paid by the specified date is set at Council’s overdraft rate, reviewed every three months (provided that it shall not exceed the rate fixed by the Governor in Council by Order for the purposes of Section 172 2A in which case the rate of interest shall be the maximum rate fixed by the Governor in Council by Order for the purposes of the Section). The interest is to be calculated from the date the special charge is due, with a six months interest free period, providing those persons who choose to pay by instalments adhere to their repayment plan.
See my previous article for more information.
Hi Cheryl
ReplyDeleteNo luck in watching the video after 3 attempts; I saw the end of the item on the night.
It is unfair that CoGG continues to demand that people in Drysdale & Clifton Springs pay for infrastructure that is provided elsewhere via the rates.
Your readers might like to know that the Drysdale & Clifton Springs Community Association (DCSCA) has raised this issue with the Affiliation of Bellarine Community Associations (ABCA) - the organization that represents community associations across the Bellarine.
The ABCA is already asking questions about the ratio between how much money the council receives from the Bellarine via rates and how much it spends here. For the residents of Duke Street, Palmerston Street, etc., that ratio is clearly tilted very much in favour of the council and against them.
A Current Affair is running a following up segment tonight at 6.30pm about Council's in general forcing ratepayers to put in footpaths that they don't want nor need. Hopefully they will post this one online also.
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