There are so many more important issues going on in Northumberland that deserve their attention, though when it comes to the equalisation of council tax rates, the argument that it has been fairly done is a joke.
Surely if my mathematics lessons s
erve me right, using the medium or maybe the average would be a correct equalisation rather than using the highest rate and stacking the highest increase on one particular area.
Finally, on that subject I would like to say that I, for one, applaud the Blyth Valley Borough Council for keeping its council
tax increases to a minimum to help its residents.
Bearing in mind the current financial state of the country and in particular the north east, it's the very least the local authority could do for its residents.
As a very proud but now ex-Blyth Valley Council employee (as from April 1, 2009) I know that I and my colleagues worked incredibly hard to make sure services were kept as efficient as possible and allowing for rates to be kept low at the same time as providing an excellent service.
That worker dedication and loyalty should have passed into the new authority but I doubt anyone can show loyalty to an organisation that has treated staff and residents the way it has, and now is blaming any problem on the previous authority.
What will Northumberland County Council say after the next few years when this great county and its communities are on their knees through high charges, waste and poor management?
Right now I would say councillors in glass houses shouldn't throw stones.
J DAWSON
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