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Originally Posted by h0ughy

Gee sounds like ostrich syndrome to me . Just by having an existing service improved does not mean that your rates automatically go up. The council rates the property on the land value and the classification of the property, then there are other levy's that are added including garbage, sewer, depending maybe even cultural. Rates only go up by revaluing land (and that’s done by the valuer generals department) and council applying for extra funding through increased levy's or CPi indexing. Its not automatic. So to think that if funding was successful that you would pay more is ridiculous. Go and get your current rates notice, and have a look at the breakdown of charges, if not ring the council and ask for one. You will be surprised.
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G'Day Houghy,
Your missing the whole point M8, someone has got to pay for sealing the road,Federal,State, or Local it all boils down to the Tax payer footing the bill and all because of stupidity!! and as Glen said it will only bring more undesirables to the property, also there is a lot of expensive equipment stored there,a unsealed road also keeps the so called "sports " type away,like the shooters, shooting anything that moves,(mostly horses and cattle) and as far as the house is concerned at the beginning of the road, most of the members going to the site always drive by it very slowly so as not to stir up the dust.
Cheers