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Letters / Harassed by rate rises

MY sincere apologies if this sounds rude, but I speak on behalf of the entire ACT community who is devastated and shocked by the continuous increases in rates well above the CPI.

quillRates must decrease not increase as they are a complete waste of money for ACT residents. Infrastructure projects like light rail, while essential, should not be funded by an additional burden on already struggling families.

I would like to point out that residents are willing to pay stamp duty as it is one off while ridiculous rates are a constant harassment. Labor will push the ACT into recession due to ridiculous increases in parking, rego and licences in addition to rates.

My family and friends were ACT Labor supporters but will never vote for them again and will always vote for the ACT Liberals due to nonsense rates.

Sue Jones, via email

ACT economy ‘ruined’

PUBLIC servants have had 0% raise in two years, yet insane ACT Labor has loaded them with an unbelievable 10 per cent rates increase.

This defies all logic and understanding of problems of ACT residents.

Many of my friends and I earn around $2000 a month and will have to sell our houses as we can’t waste a month’s salary on rubbish and pathetic rates.

Please vote against ACT Labor who have already ruined the ACT economy.

Mark Taylor, via email

Widen those paths

IN his column last week, Robert Macklin mentioned the Barr Government’s decision to allocate $23 million for bike and walking paths.

A good decision but, please, make them wide enough to cater for all users!!

Regularly on weekends there are “near misses” in terms of accidents between walkers and cyclists using the pathway from Commonwealth Bridge, through Yarralumla to Westbourne Woods.

The pathway does have a white line to separate the two-way traffic but the path simply is not wide enough. Please don’t replicate this narrow width in any new paths constructed and, if funds permit, widen this popular pathway as a matter of urgency.

Bill Bowron, via e-mail

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