howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
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Paul Watkins- Location: Dover
- Registered: 9 Nov 2011
- Posts: 2,226
#2
It is also wrong on car parking charges.
Premium car parks i.e. Stembrook, Dover, Middle St. Deal are not increasing . They are being held at current rates . We recognise the current difficulties of Town Centres.
There are some adjustments to peripheral car parks & the low rate parks remain the same.
Watty
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,931
#3
Tabloid press springs to mind
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I try to be neutral and polite but it is hard and getting even more difficult at times.
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Guest 651- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 5,673
#4
Was going to post this as a topic myself, seems a very back understanding of council finances in the papers today, to start with uncollected council tax is always going to happen - people move away, die, go awol, don't have money to pay. It is all budgetted for an included within the calculations and there is little that can be done about a lot of it...
Been nice knowing you :)
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
#5
I believe it was a mistake - or misunderstanding on the reporter's behalf.
PaulW is right (of course), I was always jumping up and down about car-parking charges, but now feel (several years later) that DDC hav been very thoughtful /
careful, on their approach this year.
There is a scheme that could be introduced that would reduce/alleviate the cost of parking to the shopper, but it needs someone to co-ordinate it - hence my continued stance on a Town Centre Manager type of person.
Dover District Council must be one of the leanest and most efficient councils in Kent.
Roger
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
#6
Agreed Roger. On all points.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
#7
Thank You Peter
Guest 698- Registered: 28 May 2010
- Posts: 8,664
#8
Doesn't mean that there aren't serious issues still to be addressed.
I'm an optimist. But I'm an optimist who takes my raincoat - Harold Wilson
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
- Posts: 10,540
#9
I agree Peter, many serious issues.
Roger
