Councillor Darryl Betteridge thinks we should all be happy with the recent rate rise because we get such good stuff from all this money. Anyone who thinks differently is just trotting out a soapbox because they want to get elected. I'm happy to trot out my soapbox and ask hard questions about how our rates are spent.
What will Councillor Betteridge say next year and the year after when we are hit with similar rises while the Council debt continues to climb? Will he ask questions of the Executive to see if there are alternatives or will he work actively for the ratepayers of Albury so that we get value for money and increased efficiency.
Perhaps Councillor Betteridge and the other Councillors should ask why, amongst 34 comparable Councils in NSW, we have the 3rd highest rates in all categories and the 4th highest number of full-time equivalent employees. Maybe there are good reasons but one should surely be asking questions like this.
If I am elected I will be asking these sorts of questions. If that's not what I'm supposed to do as a Councillor then someone needs to set me straight now.
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