We might be more accepting of rates rise … if we got the truth
Forum – An open letter to Central Coast Council Acting CEO Rik Hart. I refer to your letter of January 13 concerning a possible increase in Council rates. It appears…
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Termination payment ridiculously high
Forum – I read in disbelief the explanation by the Central Coast Council Administrator given for the $380,000 termination payment to the former Chief Executive Officer, Gary Murphy. (Chronicle p4…
Ratepayers should only pay for what they use
Forum – I refer to letters from Evan Deas and Joy Cooper about the Council’s bankruptcy matters in Central Coast News, January 15. These reveal there is both lack of…
Whither those ‘additional benefits’?
Forum – Concerning the Central Coast rate increase feedback on Yourvoiceourcoast, even though the survey has been reissued, it still has a deep flaw that undermines the statistical integrity of…
Where were their masks?
Forum – I note (an article) in the December 24 edition of Community Coast News. The article indicates that the Member for Robertson Lucy Wicks and the Communications Minister rode…
Upgrade needed for Tascott Station too
Forum – I agree with Robert Findley (CCN276) that ramps on the eastern and western side of Point Clare Station are more affordable and practical than lifts as there are…
Gobsmacked by response to ratepayers
I was absolutely gobsmacked by the response to Central Coast ratepayers by the Administrator, Dick Persson. His remarks are nothing more than a disgusting show of arrogance towards the ratepayers….
We need more detail
Forum – Central Coast Council seems content on shifting the blame for its poor financial performance on the unlawful accessing of funds from the Restricted Fund. In a letter to…
Not happy with rate rise or cut services
Forum – Firstly, let me express my displeasure at the 15 percent rate hike. If this has been brought about by somebody taking their eye off the ball, the question…
Why do we have to pay for someone else’s deeds
Forum – I thank Rik Hart and Dick Persson for their contribution to the Central Coast residents’ financial concerns and reiterate that the situation is not the residents’ making and…
Hardly shareholders … just unhappy customers
Forum – I refer to the article in Coast Community News issue 276, where Central Coast Administrator, Dick Persson states under the heading “Financial recovery process begins”, that :as ratepayers…
What’s the point of planning controls that don’t need to be adhered to?
Forum – Tout change, tout c’est la meme chose. The ink isn’t even dry on our brand-spanking-new Development Control Plan, and approval has been given to a non-conforming development at…
Rates rise unacceptable while council executives remain
Forum – Whilst ratepayers can understand Administrator Dick Persson’s explanations for the need for ratepayers to pay more in via rate increases to cover Central Coast Council debt, our minds…
Come clean or risk business confidence in council
Forum – So, fellow Central Coast ratepayers, this seems to be where we are at right now. The Government-appointed Administrator and his appointed Acting CEO do not think the currently…
Australia Day … is it?
Forum – May I ask that you read this letter in its entirety before proceeding to judgement. Firstly, all four of my grandparents were of British Caucasian origin, so I…
Storm water pipes a source of waste
Forum – A significant contribution to the pollution of Ettalong Beach is via the four storm water pipes between Ferry Rd and Picnic Pde. The storm water pipes have no…
Ratepayers should not bear burden
Forum – When I began getting my rates notices, I noticed I was paying for non-existent storm water drainage. I went to the Council and they said “Oh that’s for…
The bride was rushed to the altar
Forum – I appreciate that a great deal of work has gone into the draft Local Environment Plan (LEP) and Development Control Plan (DCP) and the consideration of submissions to…
We are not alone!
Forum – Irrespective of who or what Party the Central Coast community voted for in September 2017 to comprise the newly amalgamated Council, we are surely entitled to know the…
Council’s behaviour is like a re-enactment of “Utopia” from the ABC
Forum – Acting CEO of Central Coast Council, Rik Hart, provided a letter to explain the proposed action to remedy the comical situation created by elected councillors and senior Council…