Excessive farm values
• Some of my best friends are men but at times I wonder about their collective mentality ! I refer to the discussions of the Ruapehu District Council as reported in the Ruapehu Bulletin, 29 October, and to the comments of my friend Councillor Bob Peck in particular: "Rural people always complain about their rates but they never object to their (higher) valuation". These excessively high re-evaluations (sic) seem to be based on the sale of just two top-dollar properties in the ward. It was only a short time ago that council was talking of rating relief for hard hit business people in the community. Join the club! Farm incomes have been reduced for a long time and it is predicted that 5000 more farmers will go to the wall in the next two years if present economic conditions continue. Who in their right minds are happy to see rates or any other costs go up when their incomes go down. If, or rather, when the rating increases occur, will we get more and improved services or will there be pay increases for you know who?
June
Bates,
Ohakune
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Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 14, Issue 662, 12 November 1996, Page 4
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190Excessive farm values Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 14, Issue 662, 12 November 1996, Page 4
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