ellanvannin2010 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 30 minutes ago, 0bserver said: Why are we continuing with this nonsense of so many local authorities. The answer of one all-island council is screaming at us in the face. The cost of disposing of 1kg of rubbish from Port Erin should be identical to disposing of 1kg of rubbish from Ramsey. A street cleaner in Castletown should be earning the same hourly rate as a street cleaner in Peel. No local authority on the island should be carrying on with this sort of hierarchy End this madness and give us an all-island rate so we are all contributing fairly to services. There is little wrong with the small rural efficient authorities, it is the larger ones that have a grandiose view of themselves that seem to cause the problems 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 2 minutes ago, Two-lane said: Last year's accounts for Evesham (population about 24,000,) town council showed staff costs of £361,819. Last year's accounts for Ramsey (population about 8,000) town council showed staff costs of £906,800. Big difference between the duties of an English council and a Manx council. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellanvannin2010 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Ramsey is on it's third town hall and counting in my lifetime 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, ellanvannin2010 said: There is little wrong with the small rural efficient authorities, it is the larger ones that have a grandiose view of themselves that seem to cause the problems The system as a whole is broken and needs to be fixed. The idea that we all live within easily defined parish bubbles is also flawed. We should all contribute equally to services across the island. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ellanvannin2010 Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 3 minutes ago, 0bserver said: The system as a whole is broken and needs to be fixed. The idea that we all live within easily defined parish bubbles is also flawed. We should all contribute equally to services across the island. Get rid of the extravagant larger authorities then. If we need any LAs at all that is. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted January 28, 2022 Author Share Posted January 28, 2022 18 minutes ago, Banker said: Absolutely scandalous, Ramsey have big management structures as well! Those numbers have grown in the last 6 years.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 29 minutes ago, ellanvannin2010 said: Ramsey is on it's third town hall and counting in my lifetime Only because the 2nd one was a disaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 Douglas Town Council is the biggest Authority and seems to be useless at managing its finances perhaps some of the smaller authorities could give them a few tips. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris Johnson Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 51 minutes ago, Two-lane said: Last year's accounts for Evesham (population about 24,000,) town council showed staff costs of £361,819. Last year's accounts for Ramsey (population about 8,000) town council showed staff costs of £906,800. WOW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 1 hour ago, ellanvannin2010 said: Get rid of the extravagant larger authorities then. If we need any LAs at all that is. Get rid of all of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Banker Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 1 hour ago, hissingsid said: Douglas Town Council is the biggest Authority and seems to be useless at managing its finances perhaps some of the smaller authorities could give them a few tips. It seems to have mirrored itself as n IOMG, lots of managers, lots of costs not a lot of output Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 4 hours ago, GD4ELI said: Big difference between the duties of an English council and a Manx council. OK. On a scale of 0 to 10 in terms of value for money, where would you put £1,000,000 a year to run Ramsey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Flint Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 (edited) On 1/28/2022 at 11:15 AM, GD4ELI said: I'll be paying £2,400 council tax (after a 25% reduction for single occupancy) for a 3 bedroom bungalow in a nice location. So stop complaining... This is true. With water I’m paying about 3 grand a year, and just like in Ramsey, I get little more than my bins emptied. The issue in Ramsey is that it CAN be much better. It is small enough to run properly. Maybe Tim Cowin will bring a new broom. Edited January 30, 2022 by Derek Flint Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD4ELI Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 11 minutes ago, Derek Flint said: This is true. With water I’m paying about 3 grand a year, and just like in Ramsey, I get little more than my bins emptied. The issue in Ramsey is that it CAN be much better. It is small enough to run properly. Maybe Tim Colin will bring a new broom. In Cornwall a lot goes towards care for the elderly, road maintenace etc. This is a very good page: For every £100 we spend | Cornwall Council Draft Budget 2022/23 | Let's Talk Cornwall 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilp Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 Are the rates you're paying well managed and directed where most needed, are the locals getting value for their money? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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