LIKE many ratepayers in the City of Joondalup, I have just received the latest rates notice for 2016/2017.
Again, it has increased above the cost of living indices.
I am starting to wonder if the good mayor and some/all of the council members are aware there is a crisis with federal and state finances?
Get in front of tomorrow's news for FREE
Journalism for the curious Australian across politics, business, culture and opinion.
READ NOWWhen families are struggling to make ends meet, they cut down on unnecessary expenditure and commitments. I suggest to council that it does the same.
A prize example of nice and not necessary expenditure would be the Joondalup Performing Arts and Cultural Facility.
This has a $11.3 million budget to “advance” the project. What about stopping this now and “retreating” until the overall financial climate improves?
Council members are elected to look after our interests, not to approve unnecessary and at this stage, grandiose projects.
Can they please show some leadership here?
JOHN BLAKEY, Hillarys.