: Fri Apr 25, 2008 12:30 am  

dodgy wrote:

As a council tax payer from Keighley can someone explain exactly what I will get from you lot getting the OSP I for one am behind everyone from individuals to the businesses who are against it.

This as absolutely nothing to do with Bulls in sl and us in nl2 quite simply object to my council tax being used for anything that is not Keighley, roll on the day we have our town council with full autonomy rather the bits Bradford are giving us, without the revenue from Keighley the council would be screwed and they know it

You could argue the same for anything, what if you dont have kids, why should you pay taxes to pay for schools for other peoples kids?

The reason is because we all pay taxes to improve the community as a whole even if all the benefits are not direct.

Ps i don't pay taxes in England so its easy for me to comment!

: Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:14 am  

Jimmybull wrote:

You could argue the same for anything, what if you dont have kids, why should you pay taxes to pay for schools for other peoples kids?

The reason is because we all pay taxes to improve the community as a whole even if all the benefits are not direct.

Ps i don't pay taxes in England so its easy for me to comment!

Tell me what benefits the people of Keighley would get from OSV.

: Fri Apr 25, 2008 7:16 am  

dodgy wrote:

As a council tax payer from Keighley can someone explain exactly what I will get from you lot getting the OSP I for one am behind everyone from individuals to the businesses who are against it.

This as absolutely nothing to do with Bulls in sl and us in nl2 quite simply object to my council tax being used for anything that is not Keighley, roll on the day we have our town council with full autonomy rather the bits Bradford are giving us, without the revenue from Keighley the council would be screwed and they know it

As a council tax payer in Ilkley I am against any of it being spent in Keighley. Perhaps a bit outside the Boltmakers is ok.

: Fri Apr 25, 2008 8:57 am  

tigertot wrote:

As a council tax payer in Ilkley I am against any of it being spent in Keighley.

Quite right as well.

The money should be spent pro rata per district.

So how does that justify spending it all on Odsal?

[Bullseye]

: Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:01 am  

tigertot wrote:

As a council tax payer in Ilkley I am against any of it being spent in Keighley.

Surely as an Ilkley resident you employ your own staff? I would expect most of them to be bussed in from Keighley.

: Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:28 am  

Bullseye wrote:

Surely as an Ilkley resident you employ your own staff? I would expect most of them to be bussed in from Keighley.

Close. I make them walk over the moor, reciting Emily Bronte & singing in a Kate Bush stylee. I care about their cultural development.

: Fri Apr 25, 2008 9:29 am  

aj cougar wrote:

Quite right as well.

The money should be spent pro rata per district.

So how does that justify spending it all on Odsal?

Do you know how much is spent per district?

: Fri Apr 25, 2008 11:25 am  

tigertot wrote:

Do you know how much is spent per district?

Yes

: Fri Apr 25, 2008 1:23 pm  

aj cougar wrote:

Tell me what benefits the people of Keighley would get from OSV.

Tenuous association. Not to be sniffed at.

: Fri Apr 25, 2008 5:42 pm  

vbfg wrote:

Tenuous association. Not to be sniffed at.

I'm sold on it.