The long term plan lays out, among others things, Council’s intentions
regarding rates and spending. It is proposing to increase its rate take from
$65m today to $119m in 10 years. To the average householder paying $1,500 in
rates, that means they will be paying close to $3,000 in 10 years time - and a renter about $30 a week more in rent. The
increases average out at an annual rate of 6.3%, or about three times the rate
of inflation.
