special rate variation

Rates rise needs to stay: Council

Central Coast Council has flagged a growing gap between recurring income and expenditure. In its long-term financial plan, which estimates the growth in income and expenditure for the next 10…


Three meetings in two weeks

The Council has scheduled three meetings in 13 days despite planning to reduce down to one meeting a month to save money. Council held a meeting on January 25 with…


Council should focus on productivity

Forum – Our community is justifiably angry that Central Coast Council (CCC) has been granted a 15 per cent Special Rate Variation (SRV) to fund its own mismanagement. A whopping…


Special rate variations continue forever

Forum – The burden of a special rate variation will continue long after liability for Central Coast Council debt is paid down. Pre amalgamation in 2013-2016, Wyong ratepayers also had…