BLACKPOOL COUNCIL - THE SHOCKING AND PATHETIC TRUTH

BLACKPOOL COUNCIL - THE SHOCKING AND PATHETIC TRUTH

92% OF VOTERS WANT BLACKPOOL COUNCIL'S JULIAN KEARSLEY SACKED

92% OF VOTERS WANT BLACKPOOL COUNCIL'S JULIAN KEARSLEY SACKED

BLACKPOOL'S GREATEST VISITOR ATTRACTION OF 2008

From out of town? Get directions to the sinking ship here

MARGARET KEREKJARTO - UN-ENDEARING SNOTTY, IGNORANT ATTITUDE

MARGARET KEREKJARTO - UN-ENDEARING SNOTTY, IGNORANT ATTITUDE
Note to MARGARET KEREKJARTO, JULIAN KEARSLEY and leaders of Blackpool Council.

The council tax payers of Blackpool have a right to voice opinion on service dished out by people they pay to employ. It's called free speech and it would be irresponsible of me not to bring your actions to the attention of other council tax payers on the Fylde coast.

The service you offer is short of pathetic. Who is manning the enquiry desks at the council offices in Blackpool?? Some 12 out of 15 desks left unoccupied in the busiest period the other day.

It seems Kearsley, Kerekjarto and the rest are pretty incompetent at doing their job so it seems logical for them to be relieved of their positions within the council.

CASH DOWN THE DRAIN?

Since when has Blackpool needed a celebrity to re-open a primary school? How much extra does it cost the Blackpool council tax payer?

Dame Kelly Holmes - Waste of money?

The figures don't lie - http://tpa.typepad.com/home/files/council_spending_uncovered_1_publicity_north_west_regional_table.pdf Blackpool publicity spending has shot up a staggering 420% in the last 10 years, is it any wonder?

I think it is time Blackpool council spent tax payers money on cleaning the town centre up rather than luvvying it up with celebs at our expense.

BLACKPOOL COUNCIL TAX RECOVERY - SEX DISCRIMINATION?

Sorry if the following doesn't make much sense. I'm typing in a furious mood.

As a Blackpool resident I am appalled by the way Blackpool Borough Council deals with it's council tax payers. I have just received a letter from the council to inform me that an outstanding payment was due from last year - first I've heard of it. Not only that, Julian Kearsley decided to contact my employer (without informing me) to recover the debt out of my wages.

First thing's first. My ex wife was claiming as a single occupier of the property we both owned and because I was paying the full mortgage it was agreed that she would pay the council tax. It should therefore be obvious to the council that my ex wife was living alone in the property and should - at the very least - be 50% responsible for the outstanding balance.

I contacted the council this afternoon and requested to speak to Julian Kearsley. As I suspected, Mr Kearsley was far too busy (poss hob-nobbing with celebs or just too self important) to speak to me and I was put through to a lady called Margaret Kerekjarto.

From the outset I was not impressed with Mrs Kerekjarto's snotty attitude. I told her that the council have caused me problems with my employer - not for the first time. Her attitude was pretty much tough, you are 50% responsible for the debt so we'll take the money however we wish. I was appalled with the attitude and response and I asked why they hadn't therefore taken 50% from my ex-wife. She responded again by saying we'll get the money from whoever we wish.

I told her I wasn't happy with this and I felt it was my duty to warn other Blackpool council tax payers of the actions taken by the council if they or their ex partner fail to pay their debts. Unfortunately it would seem the council would prefer to take the money off the gentleman rather than the lady - to me this smacks of sex discrimination.

Like I said earlier, this is the second time this has happened to me in the exact same circumstances. Last time I informed the council of my ex-wife's employers but again they have failed to take part payment from her when she is living alone at the property.

I called Mrs Kerekjarto again in the last few minutes to inform her of my actions and how I felt duty bound to inform other Blackpool residents of the council approach to debt recovery. She said she takes it as a threat and will report me - which incidentally sounds like a threat in itself. Let's face it, if she was happy with the council's actions then it wouldn't be a problem.

It's offensive to think that the money taken from my wages may possibly pay towards council leader's celebrity love-ins with Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen, Dame Kelly Holmes and the like.

Tuesday, 7 October 2008

Blackpool Zoo rehomes airport seized turtles

Blackpool Zoo has taken in 50 southern painted turtles, recently seized at customs at Manchester Airport.

The turtles were part of a larger consignment of reptiles which had been flown over from Florida, USA, and were intended for the pet market.

Although the turtles were declared, the importers were unaware that this species needed a license.

The turtles are as small as a 50 pence piece and are called southern painted turtles because of the markings on their backs.
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