Have your say on Council’s Budget

Have your say on Council's Budget

Council's new initiative, the Budget Allocator is now open for a consultation period.

It is your chance to have a say on how Council shapes future service levels and Council's Mayor Tanya Milligan wants to know what you think.

The initiative is designed to seek residents' views and values on their preferred levels of service such as the frequency of mowing parks or grading unsealed roads.

It is your opportunity to help shape Council's 2017-18 Levels of Service and Operational Budget, Mayor Milligan said.

Ensuring the community is consulted in formulating service levels and budgets continue to be a priority and this is just one method Council is employing.

It is important for residents to recognise there is a direct connection between levels of service, the budget and rates.

For example, if respondents want us to increase traffic and transport operations, then we'll undertake further consultations to explore whether that means increased maintenance on unsealed roads, more footpaths, more work on the urban road network or sealing gravel roads.

However, bearing in mind that increases there will need either a decrease elsewhere or an increase in rates, Mayor Milligan said.

The program was officially launched at the Gatton and Laidley shows earlier this year and is accessible online through the Budget Allocator web-based system.

The consultation period will continue until 30 November 2016. Have your say at http://budgetlvrc.budgetallocator.com/

For more information visit www.lvrc.qld.gov.au or contact Council on 1300 005 872.