City of Launceston.
The Examiner (P13 16/10/10) reports that Ald Jeremy Ball has rushed through a motion for Monday’s meeting promoting financial support to keep Youth on Paterson financially viable for 12 months whilst it sources other funding options.
There is NOTHING on Council’s website providing any information in relation to this motion. The Tasmanian Ratepayers Association DOES NOT SUPPORT Local Government funding for this purpose. Responsibility for this area of community activity is within the realm of State and Federal Governments.
Whilst we agree that Youth on Paterson provides a valuable and worthy service to the community, we do not understand from the press article – being the only information made available – why the previous funding arrangements have not been continued, and why, since this has apparently been known since June 2010, that it is being presented without notice.
Launceston Ratepayers are already funding activities and services to residents that live beyond the municipal boundaries of the City, and many ratepayers are struggling to pay the present rates and costs of other essential living services.
There is no provision in Council’s budget for this activity.
Yours sincerely,
Lionel Morrell
President
Tasmanian Ratepayers Association Inc.
Tel 0428 137 050
EXAMINER ARTICLE: Fears for youth centre future 16 Oct 10 | THE Launceston City Council will be asked to help finance the Youth on Paterson centre to prevent its imminent closure. Alderman Jeremy Ball rushed through a last-minute motion for the agenda for Monday's council meeting, seeking council ... read more here
The Examiner (P13 16/10/10) reports that Ald Jeremy Ball has rushed through a motion for Monday’s meeting promoting financial support to keep Youth on Paterson financially viable for 12 months whilst it sources other funding options.
There is NOTHING on Council’s website providing any information in relation to this motion. The Tasmanian Ratepayers Association DOES NOT SUPPORT Local Government funding for this purpose. Responsibility for this area of community activity is within the realm of State and Federal Governments.
Whilst we agree that Youth on Paterson provides a valuable and worthy service to the community, we do not understand from the press article – being the only information made available – why the previous funding arrangements have not been continued, and why, since this has apparently been known since June 2010, that it is being presented without notice.
Launceston Ratepayers are already funding activities and services to residents that live beyond the municipal boundaries of the City, and many ratepayers are struggling to pay the present rates and costs of other essential living services.
There is no provision in Council’s budget for this activity.
Should Alderman wish to support charitable activities of this kind, then they are free to do so and can choose to apply their aldermanic and mayoral allowances to that purpose.
Please do not provide financial support to this activity.Yours sincerely,
Lionel Morrell
President
Tasmanian Ratepayers Association Inc.
Tel 0428 137 050
EXAMINER ARTICLE: Fears for youth centre future 16 Oct 10 | THE Launceston City Council will be asked to help finance the Youth on Paterson centre to prevent its imminent closure. Alderman Jeremy Ball rushed through a last-minute motion for the agenda for Monday's council meeting, seeking council ... read more here
1 comment:
Well, well Ald. Ball is at it again. He is exercising his feather fluffing muscles on any cause that is likely win press attention but is less likely to win aldermanic support. In this case it shouldn’t!
If as rumour has it Ald. Ball in contemplating making an independent run for Launceston in the upper house, well we all need to get used to Ald Ball picking up on like issues. However we need not expect him to be there at the end fighting for the cause even though its support is flagging and failing to win press attention.
By then he’ll be off somewhere else fighting for some other cause and you can take bets o that.
To be fair Ald. Ball is a very busy Alderman and it is extraordinarily hard to get his attention. So if he chooses to fight for causes that win press attention it is understandable. Possibly this critique is far too hard and if I’m wrong I would be pleased to hear from anyone with a different take on the situation.
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