Money-hungry council fines overdue rates

In a bid to crack down on overdue rates and recoup some of the costs, the council voted on Tuesday night to introduce a $24 overdue notice fee.

Councils are careless, money hungry and out of ratepayer's control.

Almost a lifetime ago, local councils won the right to sell up people who did not pay their rates.

Before that change in the law, a property owner was safe from being dispossessed of his land.

The government had to wait in line to claim the money owed from the deceased estate.

I guess borrowings and misgovernance are taking a toll on ratepayer's fiscal well-being.

Email, 27 May 2011 Edward James, Umina