Our rates are too high, and Hobsons Bay City Council is all too ready to spend. I am running to cap rates and stop waste, either to freeze rate rises or at least keep rate rises below inflation. I’m not afraid to say no to council staff or activist groups that are all too eager to use our hard-earned money for their pet interests that may not align with ratepayers’ expectations of how rates should be allocated. I will support local businesses by voting to cut red tape that blocks development and enforces costs on businesses. Red tape reduces jobs and blocks the creation of new businesses. I will push for transparency, limiting the establishment of commercial-in-confidence deals and ending secret meetings to bring all decision-making into the public forum of council meetings. I will always listen to ratepayers, but I’ll also say no when I don’t agree. I’m endorsed by the Libertarian Party, but I will put ratepayers first. I’m running to cap rates and cut waste. Vote for me if you want your rates to be put to the best use for all residents and ratepayers. Lower rates. Greater transparency. Back to basics.
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