Thank you from Thanet council leader but for what?
Festive Rubbish !
Festive Rubbish !
Commentating on the thousands of local residents who've not had their bins emptied for two weeks, Sandy (Thanet is beautiful) Ezekiel is quoted in today's Isle of Thanet Gazette as follows '' I would like to thank all the residents living in those parts of Thanet, which were affected by the festive rubbish collection changes for their support over this busy time'' what?
Now I am probably amongst the few who have been unaware of the popular support for our local councils suspension of refuse collection during the Christmas period, presumably their have been mass demonstrations of support and affection for the local council outside their offices in Margate with joyous locals presenting bouquets of flowers to officials inside.
To think I had been under the delusion that residents of Thanet shared my annoyance that the council could not come up with a plan to deal with piles of rotting rubbish their most basic function.
Whilst contemplating the council's inability to deal with the basic public health issues I am probably also the only one considering the council's poor financial performance as once again we are informed of yet another inflation-busting increase of 4.5% to our council tax bills this year.
Admittedly Christmas is only once a year but it is every year so you would imagine the council could come up with a plan to deal with household waste.
Chris This administration and others before it for whatever reason do not have the inclination to try and make the council more efficient.
ReplyDeleteThere appear to be hundreds of functionaries employed by the council who presumably will be getting pay increases this year as every year without any improved productivity, if our local councils were businesses there would long ago have been a riot by the shareholders.
I just feel that it is time that Sandy Ezekiel show some leadership and look at ever escalating costs and perhaps took a machete the council's administration.
As an outsider it looks as if the local Tory group spend more time back-stabbing and plotting against each other than serving the community.
Chris Thanks for the enlightenment assuming what your saying is correct, then maybe your glorious leader Sandy (Thanet is beautiful) Ezekiel could do himself some favour by rather than endlessly referring to cafe society and public events that Thanet council has subsidised for the benefit of the public. Maybe were he to concentrate on publicising the nuts and bolts of his administration people might just look on him with a little more respect.
ReplyDeletePersonally I'm yet to be convinced, as an example, I understand from the council, it employees 80 people just to deal with housing benefit.
Also I am told that some councillors themselves are paid by the public purse so presumably the more inefficient the council the more they can justify charging Joe public for the privilege of their services.
Still I am sure you can disabuse me, as you know I don't allow facts to get in the way of a good argument.