Households hit
Budget chiefs are set to rake in a whopping total of £ 59.6 million from South Ayrshire households after a THREE per cent council tax hike. also came up with an alternative budget, which was snubbed by the ruling councillors.
Leader Bill McIntosh revealed £ 770,000 of new cuts and a raft of new investment over the next five years including:
Car r ick Academy wi l l get a makeover worth more than £ 7 million. Northfield Bowling Centre wi l l receive a £ 535,000 refurbishment. A further £ 3.45million will be spent on the roads.
Girvan Harbour jetty will undergo £ 300,000 worth of repairs.
And £ 1.26 million has been set aside to demolish Burns House.
The first council tax rise in a decade tops up the South Ayrshire Council coffers by an extra £ 1.7million. As well as being hit by the local authority increased charge residents with homes in band E to H will also endure Scottish Government imposed householder hikes.
Councillor McIntosh said he was “proud” of his last ever budget in charge and described his coin counting as “prudent” while slamming Scottish Government cuts.
He added: “Unfortunately, for some households, the relatively small increase agreed by the council today – which amounts to a rise of between 44p and £ 1.63 per week – is compounded by the national changes to the highest council tax bands, which we have no discretion to change.
“It’s never easy to balance