ARE THERE ANY SAVINGS FROM COUNCIL MERGERS?
Save Our Councils Coalition (SOCC) today launched a report called ‘A Sea of Red Ink’ showing that the Government’s forced council amalgamations are a financial failure
For Northern Beaches Council, the forced merger proposal posited a surplus of $16.1m for 2018-2019 but its operational plan for the year shows $8.7m - a shortfall of $7.4m.
That compares to a combined surplus for Pittwater, Warringah and Manly Councils in 2014 of $14.2 million - and for 2018-2019 that would have been $8.8m. .
LAUNCH OF COUNCIL AMALGAMATIONS
A SEA OF RED INK
7 March 2019
A SEA OF RED INK
7 March 2019
The following spoke at the launch under the Tree of Knowledge behind Parliament House in Sydney.
Brian Halstead President of Save Our Councils Coalition (SOCC) https://youtu.be/6oISiqvT2Bo
Shaoquett Moselmane MLC Labor Party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_pc61eY_UM
Robert Borsak MLC Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party https://youtu.be/VmWDcS7uCT0
Jacquie Tuck on behalf of David Shoebridge MLC The Greens https://youtu.be/jRo6re4ghTE
Richard Quinn former Mayor and Independent candidate for Lane Cove https://youtu.be/xQFXXSksnGs
Carolyn Corrigan Mayor and Independent candidate for North Shore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0jEDzQGQSg
Robert Borsak MLC Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party – Quote
“ This process was corrupt from the start and being corrupt from the start you cannot end up with a good solution that is not corrupt at the end”.
Brian Halstead President of Save Our Councils Coalition (SOCC) https://youtu.be/6oISiqvT2Bo
Shaoquett Moselmane MLC Labor Party https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_pc61eY_UM
Robert Borsak MLC Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party https://youtu.be/VmWDcS7uCT0
Jacquie Tuck on behalf of David Shoebridge MLC The Greens https://youtu.be/jRo6re4ghTE
Richard Quinn former Mayor and Independent candidate for Lane Cove https://youtu.be/xQFXXSksnGs
Carolyn Corrigan Mayor and Independent candidate for North Shore https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0jEDzQGQSg
Robert Borsak MLC Shooters, Fishers and Farmers Party – Quote
“ This process was corrupt from the start and being corrupt from the start you cannot end up with a good solution that is not corrupt at the end”.
Posted 8 March 2019
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