| Underhill Park Mumbles 21:16 - Jul 10 with 778 views | Boundy |
I've just read that the sports hub in Underhill park is to close after 2 years of opening, it's very much a community project but run by a private company which doesn't allow it to claim rates relief so the bottom line is they owe the council 67k and the rateable business value is 100k per annum , who ever thought that it would generate enough income to pay it's way and who in the council set the rate for a facility which should be replicated elsewhere in the City but won't be. |  |
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| Underhill Park Mumbles on 07:33 - Jul 11 with 658 views | Togg |
There needs to be a bit of common sense here. The loss of a community hub will hurt the exact people who pay the council their own personal home rates. | | | |
| Underhill Park Mumbles on 08:23 - Jul 11 with 638 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
A facility that, in the past, the council would have run is being closed because of the costs imposed by the council. Of course, the purpose of the council is to serve the residents. |  |
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| Underhill Park Mumbles on 12:12 - Jul 11 with 554 views | Boundy |
| Underhill Park Mumbles on 08:23 - Jul 11 by JACKMANANDBOY |
A facility that, in the past, the council would have run is being closed because of the costs imposed by the council. Of course, the purpose of the council is to serve the residents. |
Its sad to see, it has a real community feel about the place and packed to the rafters every time I've visited to watch either football or rugby. I just wish facilities like this could be replicated on the east side of town which has very little in the way of 4g pitches etc. | |
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| Underhill Park Mumbles on 12:38 - Jul 11 with 532 views | grabsplatter |
The council didn't set the rate though.
The RV is set by the VOA which is part of the Civil Service.
The Business Rates multiplier & relief rules are set by the Assembly.
Councils only collect Business Rates on behalf of the Welsh Assembly, they don't set the charge.
Hopefully there'll be a sensible solution to this though. |  | | |
| Underhill Park Mumbles on 15:22 - Jul 11 with 445 views | Boundy |
| Underhill Park Mumbles on 12:38 - Jul 11 by grabsplatter |
The council didn't set the rate though.
The RV is set by the VOA which is part of the Civil Service.
The Business Rates multiplier & relief rules are set by the Assembly.
Councils only collect Business Rates on behalf of the Welsh Assembly, they don't set the charge.
Hopefully there'll be a sensible solution to this though. |
Thank you for the clarification . | |
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| Underhill Park Mumbles on 17:38 - Jul 11 with 391 views | JACKMANANDBOY |
| Underhill Park Mumbles on 12:38 - Jul 11 by grabsplatter |
The council didn't set the rate though.
The RV is set by the VOA which is part of the Civil Service.
The Business Rates multiplier & relief rules are set by the Assembly.
Councils only collect Business Rates on behalf of the Welsh Assembly, they don't set the charge.
Hopefully there'll be a sensible solution to this though. |
Thanks for the information, it is nuts to reduce council costs by selling off or outsourcing services only to tax them out of existence, a total lack of systemic thinking. | |
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| Underhill Park Mumbles on 20:23 - Jul 11 with 341 views | SullutaCreturned |
They were trying to get Underhill redeveloped back when I was playing for Mumbles Rangers, that's the 80's. There were stories and arguments, residents moaning. It was a lomg time before any serious plans came out and another long time before they finally did it and now this.
Shocking. It's a community facility and provate money should be kept out of it. Councils should run them and if it's as busy as has been siad then surely it can turn a profit. | | | |
| Underhill Park Mumbles on 10:31 - Jul 12 with 257 views | AnotherJohn |
This seems a great pity. I took a walk around the facility just a few weeks ago and was impressed with what was now on offer. Surely the council can come up with some compromise? | | | |
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