The Surf Coast Shire is hell-bent on levying a diabolical 'Special Rate' scheme to force Aireys Inlet residents to come up with $3000, $10,000, $20,000 and even $48000 in one case for sealing roads that residents do not want.
Apart from the environmental insensitivity of the whole idea, how can anyone ever budget again if councils decide to use this mechanism to get money?
Will councils become as addicted to this way of fund-raising as other governments are to Pokies revenue?
How could council afford to spend $15 million on its own new office building, but not afford to do any road maintenance works?
Special Rate Schemes MUST be challenged.
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