It is worthy of note that the youth center is an initiative of Northern Tasmania Development, itself a creature of Launceston City Council. So what we have is Launceston City Council, thorough its proxies, initiating and supporting non core activities which would never have got up had they gone to the floor of Council in the first place.
Northern Tasmania Development was initially established to encourage and assist economic development in the northern region, but given its poor performance in doing that, it has taken on community development and a grabbag of other 'busy work' activities as well. Council should ensure no more Launceston ratepayers funds go to the youth center, and while it is at it, also discontinue funding of Northern Tasmania Development.
If Launceston City Council ratepayers are to ever constrain the extraordinary, and largely unaccountable, expenditures on their behalf there needs to a paradigm shift embraced by Council Officers and the Aldermen alike. Do not hold your breath waiting.
Northern Tasmania Development was initially established to encourage and assist economic development in the northern region, but given its poor performance in doing that, it has taken on community development and a grabbag of other 'busy work' activities as well. Council should ensure no more Launceston ratepayers funds go to the youth center, and while it is at it, also discontinue funding of Northern Tasmania Development.
If Launceston City Council ratepayers are to ever constrain the extraordinary, and largely unaccountable, expenditures on their behalf there needs to a paradigm shift embraced by Council Officers and the Aldermen alike. Do not hold your breath waiting.
Witney Small
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It seems that Ald Ball says that he has put up approximately 20 motions since he has been on Council. Given that each motion is costing the ratepayers approximately $4,000. Ratepayers might want to consider the cost effectiveness of that as a performance indicator. One wonders how the mayor would shape up under this kind of scrutiny. The mind boggles.
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