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Keith Platt keith@mpne ws.com.au plan around MORNINGTO natural envirothe themes of N Penins nment and a healthy cillors have townships ula Shire well-p adopted counincrease $67.6m); (budgeted net cost lanned a 1.75 as a robust of 2022/23 part of their $273per cent rate verse econo , innova budget. tive million The rate ing, health my ($4.7m); and, and diby the statehike is the maxim ($37.7m). y and connected a flourishcommunity cent higher government and um allowed The capita CEO Johnthan last year. is 0.25 per more than l works budge t ment’s rate Baker said the $96.2m halved, dropping has been governcap in 2021/2 from “in economic terms of coming 2 year, includ to $47.6m in the outcome”. trends, it’s not current grants. ing govern a great ment “With this Spending year’s than half increase a big hit, on capital works of with roads has taken (CPI) rise the consumer being less $24m to price index $8m; recrea dropping from quarter, of 5.1 per cent facilities for it means going from tion and leisure our revenu the March in real terms, the comin $14m to $3.6m in tion to the ” he stated in e has shrunk streets g year; parks, his “chall capes open “This presen enging budge introducstructures $2.9m from $9.5mspace and t”. ts a signifi in delive $385,000. drop from last year’s ; marine cant ring vices, which essential comm challenge $2.6m to While incom unity generally or higher e from rates has risen increase ser.” at CPI by Individual the previo $6.4m to $206.4and charges proper charged and subsidus 2021/22 budge 82m from at 1 Januar ty rates will be t, ies will which saw y 2022 $8.6m. Emplo drop from grants (CIV) of a capital impro valuations $14m to yee costs, gest expen ved value residential se for 2022/2 the second bigthe shire nearly $10m rise by an properties across cent. average less than 3, are $79.7m, year. of 33.7 per in the previo The highes us Despite dential propert increases were sessions, two pre-budget training a Port Phillip ties on the southefor resipublic (and halt was called ing Point and Western Port, rn end of on online) budge during the Leo, Rye, Tuesday includt delibe Tootgarook, 7 June so Merric meet in councillors rations Blairgowrie ks Beach, camera Beach. to better could to procee and Balnar understand ring ments d with the The lowest how debate growth . in Tueron and amend g, Hastin in values were The trainin Mornington. gs, Somer cancellation g sessions follow ville and Both Baker of the schedu ed the budge t meetin Marsh stresse and the mayor g (“Diffe led 31 May delays to “new ground d the “succe Cr Anthony budget meetinrences over ss” of the 7/6/22). ” that g” The News involve the public had been broken The adopte budget outcom in determ to mornpen.vic d 2022/23 budge ining the Marsh said e. .gov.au/budge t is at the budge continue t t aimed delivering the 2021/2 to “Bein 5 counc Marsh to g mayor block il freeze rates” s moves by and box rates to rise” “Beach Page 7
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