Amadeus Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 1 hour ago, majkul said: What's the point of a rate setting meeting, when you all know already how high the hike is gonna be? Hard to turn down a free lunch? There is no free lunch. It's procedure and nothing is decided until we vote on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted January 27, 2023 Author Share Posted January 27, 2023 Castletown Commissioners are landing their rate payers with a 14% increase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 SLAP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 22 minutes ago, 0bserver said: Castletown Commissioners are landing their rate payers with a 14% increase. Well the pay rises plus pension costs will account for a fair proportion but 14% seems excessive https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/castletown-commissioners-raises-its-rates/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreyWolf Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 Wow, they must be chipping in for the Peggy. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 46 minutes ago, GreyWolf said: Wow, they must be chipping in for the Peggy. They should be as they want the thing back!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
forestboy Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 26 minutes ago, Banker said: They should be as they want the thing back!! Commissioners and Tony Brown might want it but don’t think the general population is that bothered. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted January 27, 2023 Share Posted January 27, 2023 They should do a Viking burial enactment with it a gallon of petrol would be the way to go. They could do it on November the 5th , cheaper than fireworks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Maybe they're going to take over the closed bogs from the DOI? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebean Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 Commissioners wail that the cost of everything has gone up, so they must pass the increase on to ratepayers. Some of us ratepayers have also seen the cost of just about everything go up as well and have no way of increasing revenue. I guess I’ll have to keep making cut backs for everyone else. Then Douglas ratepayers say we should have an all-island rate so that people like me who hardly ever visit the place (and when they do it’s just to give money to a Douglas business, which helps them pay their rates) can pay for services and amenities we never use. I might have some sympathy if rates were means-tested, but they are not. It’s not called a Rates Demand for nothing, I suppose. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Thomas Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 3 hours ago, joebean said: Then Douglas ratepayers say we should have an all-island rate so that people like me who hardly ever visit the place (and when they do it’s just to give money to a Douglas business, which helps them pay their rates) can pay for services and amenities we never use. Braddan Commissioners has more commercial rateable value than Douglas Council I believe. I would post link to written answer to I think Juan Watterson Tynwald written question about this in September 2022, but Tynwald website is proving difficult. Is that fair? Is that rational for making the best use of ratepayers funds? Similar disparities elsewhere. For instance Malew has more much more rateable value than Castletown and each of the Ports, as does Arbory and Rushen. Bride does rather well in the north etc.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Thomas Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 On 1/28/2023 at 6:02 AM, Non-Believer said: Maybe they're going to take over the closed bogs from the DOI? Positive discussions are taking place. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offshoremanxman Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 13 minutes ago, Chris Thomas said: Braddan Commissioners has more commercial rateable value than Douglas Council I believe. Braddan ratepayers are going to get caned soon anyway the minute they’re paying for that leisure complex at Ballamona. The rises will be significant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebean Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 On 1/29/2023 at 11:25 AM, Chris Thomas said: Braddan Commissioners has more commercial rateable value than Douglas Council I believe. I would post link to written answer to I think Juan Watterson Tynwald written question about this in September 2022, but Tynwald website is proving difficult. Is that fair? Is that rational for making the best use of ratepayers funds? Similar disparities elsewhere. For instance Malew has more much more rateable value than Castletown and each of the Ports, as does Arbory and Rushen. Bride does rather well in the north etc.. Ok thanks for that Chris. What am I supposed to conclude from that and the all-island rate? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 Onchan rates up by 27p...once again, refuse disposal charges cited. When is somebody going to start querying the incinerator charges? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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