By Nick Hluszko, Mayoral candidate
Vote for me and I will tighten council’s belt and stop wasting money on low value/low priority projects to ensure that rates are kept to an absolute minimum while delivering the basic services the community needs and deserves.
Over the past few weeks, I have found that most Noosa ratepayers are against council spending time and money on pet councillor projects and state issues.
What the community has been telling me is that council needs to urgently re-focus on its core services, such as:
• Fixing roads and parking issues.
• Solving traffic congestion.
• Rebuilding and maintaining boat ramps.
• Maintaining parks, gardens and children’s playgrounds.
• Maintaining and improving community sports/reactional facilities.
• Weed removal and maintenance.
• Street and footpath cleaning.
Feedback is that council has forgotten its main purpose is to provide these services and has lost the ability to manage the budget to get things done.
Small business support was also an important issue when it came to what Noosa Council should be helping with. Fixing the basics like transport and parking will also help our small businesses.
Other feedback is that council customer services is poor despite rate increases. Most said they found it harder to pay their rates bills this year, which is not surprising with rates up 26 per cent in the past three years.
If elected, I am committed to getting back to basics and fixing these issues for all of Noosa Shire’s communities.
I want to see the lowest rates at a time when so many are struggling with increased cost of living.
I will provide the strong leadership and financial management experience needed to better manage the council budget to get things done.
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