Ed, I would like to remind the over 75% of Ratepayers in the Clarence Valley who said that “they would not support a Rate increase under any circumstances”, and who were totally ignored by the Clarence Valley Council, that next Saturday the 10th of August, is their opportunity to vote out those in the Council who totally ignored the wishes of its customers (us the ratepayers) and who cynically pushed ahead to have a massive rate increase ratified by IPART. My personal and independent investigations suggest that returning Councillor Andrew Baker and following his suggested how to vote card will achieve this aim, and if successful install a group of Councillors who understands the financial responsibilities of operating this Council and that large rate increases are unnecessary and harm the community the Council purports to support. Robert Finch, Yamba