Poll: Rates hole - how should Hamilton City Council deal with it?
Mayor Andrew King has floated a 16.5% rates rise, saying it's time to bite the bullet and get the city's books in shape. Not doing so is the equivalent of putting our heads in the sand, he said.
So, what do you think the council should do?
NOTE: The fourth option, originally "Keep their heads in the sand", has been reworded to a more neutral tone. There were 51 votes at that time.
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41.6% Cut services and all unnecessary spending
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8.8% Increase rates to get the city's books in shape
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26.1% Cut some services and lower the rates rise
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23.5% Keep rates increases within the normal range
Mayor’s use of poo emoji costs ratepayers over $4k
South Waikato mayor Gary Petley will make a public apology, and has sworn off social media after admitting he got it wrong when an online dispute turned sour.
A code of conduct complaint was made by Putāruru ward councillor Zed Latinovic in January after Petley reacted to comments made about council expenditure on Facebook by using the ‘poo emoji’.
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