Donald Trumps Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Time for the abolition of local authorities 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dilligaf Posted April 7, 2020 Author Share Posted April 7, 2020 Just now, Donald Trumps said: Time for the abolition of local authorities It is starting to look that way now they think they are running the island. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 (edited) Incredible as all local authorities and especially government should be on hold or even a stop on lots of these pie in the sky projects till the financial effects of this current situation is known. We are going to be strapped for cash big time and ideally should be a long hard look at staffing levels firstly to reduce that overblown CS and government staff expenditure . We just can't afford it before and we certainly won't after this corona virus expenditure and fallouts from it . Edited April 7, 2020 by Numbnuts 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 The timing of this announcement is insensitive and crass. This is not the time to spend public money in this way. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uhtred Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Braddan Commissioners have been a basket case for 40 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
On The Bus Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 20 minutes ago, Uhtred said: Braddan Commissioners have been a basket case for 40 years. As have Douglas, as have Port St. Mary, as have Port Erin, as have Ramsey Town Commissioners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxberry Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 No, Ramsey were good for a time - no rates rises and no vanity projects. Now it's all gone to shite. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 (edited) Ramsey Commissioners had no rates rises for a number of years, simply because they ignored inflation and necessity for their own political popularity ends. Eventually it caught up with them and they were obliged to dump it all on their ratepayers in one go in a 10% hike. Followed by a further 3% this year. It wasn't down to prudent management. Don't worry, they have their own aspirational project too, in the new sports hall that planning is applied for, on the campervan site at the north end of the Mooragh. Edited April 8, 2020 by Non-Believer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 8 hours ago, Derek Flint said: The timing of this announcement is insensitive and crass. This is not the time to spend public money in this way. I think it looks good, what's missing is the business case / financial information. Without the real information it's not possible to reach an informed decision. Now is exactly the time to look at capital projects, and they are not planning to spend public money. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 14 minutes ago, GD4ELI said: I think it looks good, what's missing is the business case / financial information. Without the real information it's not possible to reach an informed decision. Now is exactly the time to look at capital projects, and they are not planning to spend public money. How do you work out “they are not planning to spend public money”? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 1 minute ago, Derek Flint said: How do you work out “they are not planning to spend public money”? Because it'll be borrowed? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 1 minute ago, GD4ELI said: Because it'll be borrowed? And who will be funding the loan? a £7m debt has to be serviced. They aren’t going to cover that on the rent 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 2 minutes ago, Derek Flint said: And who will be funding the loan? a £7m debt has to be serviced. They aren’t going to cover that on the rent So, Please pay attention to my previous post where I stated what's missing is the business case / financial information. Rent will obviously cover part, long term interest rates are currently low. You've decided that it's a bad idea without having seen the essential information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 23 minutes ago, GD4ELI said: So, Please pay attention to my previous post where I stated what's missing is the business case / financial information. Rent will obviously cover part, long term interest rates are currently low. You've decided that it's a bad idea without having seen the essential information. I decided it was a bad idea with the financial information that the Island is at a pivotal point in its history, especially in financial terms and this is the very last point in time where a parish council should be considering spaffing seven million of what is indeed public money on a project that doesn’t fulfill a critical need. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 Admittedly non of my business but why not a PFI of some sort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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