NORTH PERTH COUNCIL HAS TWO FACES

IT WAS ANNOUNCED THIS WEEK THAT THE MUNICIPALITY OF NORTH PERTH IS GIVING THE RECREATION COMMITTEE, WHO ARE TRYING TO GET A NEW REC COMPLEX IN NORTH PERTH, THE GO AHEAD BY GIVING THEM MONEY IN THE AMOUNT OF $4 MILLION DOLLARS, TO HELP MAKE THIS REC COMPLEX A REALITY. THE FULL COST IS ESTIMATED TO BE$11.3 MILLION DOLLARS. THEY WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE THE PROCESS AND WITHIN A FEW YEARS THE TAXPAYERS OF NORTH PERTH WILL HAVE A NEW FACILITY AND A NEW HIGHER TAX BILL TO GO WITH IT.
THE SHOCKER OF THIS IS THAT MANY ON THE PREIVOUS COUNCIL WHO WERE FOR THE REC COMPLEX, INCLUDING THE PREVIOUS MAYOR, WERE ALL VOTED OUT BY THE TAX PAYERS OF NORTH PERTH.
THE OTHER BIG SHOCKER IS THAT MANY NOW SITTING COUNCIL MEMBERS AND MAYOR WERE VOTED IN BY THE TAXPAYERS OF NORTH PERTH BECAUSE MANY WERE AGAINST THE REC COMPLEX.
IT HAS BEEN NO SHOCKER TO ME THAT IT WOULD COME TO THIS AS COUNCIL HAS BEEN QUIETLY GIVING THIS COMMITTEE MONEY FOR CONSULTANTS, SURVEYS AND HAVE BEEN FORMING COMMITTEES WITH OUT THE TAXPAYER KNOWING. AND HAVE ALL ALONG KNEW THAT THIS WOULD GO THROUGH EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE VOTED IN BECAUSE THEY AND TAXPAYERS WERE AGAINST IT.
NEVER CEASES TO MAZZ ME THAT A VOTED OFFICIAL CAN SAY ONE THING AND DOES ANOTHER AND TO HECK WITH WHAT THE TAXPAYER WANTS.