âOutstanding questionsâ: Council recommends referring itself to ICAC, police over land deal
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A council is recommending referring its own dealings to police and corruption investigators after it bought a plot of land at an inflated price for a little-known company to build a controversial project.
The potential dual probe into the transaction between Murray River Council and Murray River Energy has been slated just weeks after the stateâs council watchdog confirmed it would launch an investigation at the behest of Local Government Minister Shelley Hancock.
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Thousands of ratepayers across Sydney could get an unexpected rate cut this year while others could be hit with a double whammy that ll burn a serious hole in the family budget.
All merged councils had just a few months to harmonise their rates so people living in different suburbs within the same council area all contribute evenly.
That means residents in cheaper suburbs would see massive rate hikes on top of the 2 per cent rise mandated by the pricing regulator for all NSW ratepayers.
Thousands of Sydney ratepayers could get an unexpected cut, while others will see an increase.(Sam Mooy/The Sydney Morning Herald)