Rates Rebellion Promises To Reset Rates After
Election
Speaking to an audience of 150 ratepayers and
residents in Orewa this afternoon, Rebellion spokesman David
Thornton, responding to a question, said RatesRebellion
would be fielding candidates at the Auckland Regional
Council elections in October.
If enough RatesRebellion
candidates were elected, and if the ARC kept its present
rating policies, David Thornton promised that;-
"RatesRebellion councillors would reset the rates to bring
back a fair and equitable rating system for all ratepayers -
residential, business and rural"
Mr Thornton told his
audience, "Last year the ARC, in response to the Rates
Rebellion campaign, said it could not reset the rates unless
there was a significant change of circumstances. A
RatesRebellion victory at the polls would be a significant
change of circumstances and would allow us to reset rates as
permitted in the legislation"
The next RatesRebellion
meeting will be on 18th April in Glenfield.
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