I Noticed Martin Kennedy did not compare Gawler council rates with the Barossa rates.
On a value of council rates of $500,000 I did a comparison Gawler rates are 0.00529, and multiplied by 500,000, this equals $2645.
Regional landscape is 0.00009244 , and this equates to $46.
Waste management is $232. When added all up, this gets you $2923.
Barossa rates are 0.00353, equalling $1765 when multiplied by 500,000.
Regional landscape is 0.00009542, which equals $47, and waste management is $176.
There is a fix charge of $380.
All added up, this results in $2368. So Gawler is $550 more expensive than the Barossa.
I suppose someone has to pay for the huge cost to redo the parking of the 100m of Commercial lane and other beautifications which have taken place in Gawler.
Nic Tesselaar, Kalbeeba
