I laughed and cried along with John Sloane (NDL, December 24 and Jan 1).
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We pay over $1600 in rates for a one bedroom unit, and like Mr Sloane received a threatening letter from some clown in Sydney the day after it had been paid.
Another priceless gem from the brains trust at TRC.
But if Mr Sloane is bleeding now he may want to stay close to a medical facility because we are all about to get it in the neck.
Following the two secret meetings at which the ridiculous report on the state of Dungowan Dam was discussed, Dungowan Water Users asked for a copy of the minutes to find out the real facts and were told it was none of their business.
An official Freedom of Information request met with the same reply.
Now, when ratepayer-elected councillors start to think council business has nothing to do with the people they are supposed to be representing, it’s a sure bet a dead rodent is not far away.
With the abattoir long gone, sale yards, town hall car park, new Woolies site given away, velodrome and garbage collection to name but a few, TRC is obviously looking at what else can be flogged off.
What about water services?
Think about it. Sell the lot and the dam, pesky landholders and whinging ratepayers become someone else’s problem, along with how to supply more water for a growing town and who cares how much it costs the end user.
Remember PCCC?
Imagine the cash that can now be spent on Peel St.
I doubt the sale price will be in Australian dollars and the people who dammed the Yangtze River shouldn’t have too much trouble with Dungowan Creek.
Don’t be surprised to see a Chery ute with a dragon on board in this year’s parade, or am I the only one who thinks this is all starting to smell.
Can someone do a title search on Ray Walsh House or did it slip under the radar?
Gary Somerville
Ogunbil