Warren Hobbins, Suffolk Park.
Byron Shire Council is a flawed model of the local shire council system.
Three letters so far published have hit the crux of rate rise issue, bang-on.
The tourism industry should be carrying the costs associated with the maintenance/improvements required to remedy the current mess.
A 15,500 rate-payer base, coping with 1.5 million tourists a year is exactly why the area is going to the dogs.
The average resident-ratepayer is not benefiting from this flood of humanity, but have to cop it, and pay for the privilege and that is now – what about next year, etc, etc?
Why can’t council tax, the profiteers of Business Bay? It’s too easy to kick the little guy.
Bring on the administrator.
For four decades The Echo has printed the stories some people loved, some people hated, and some pretended not to read. If you want us to keep telling the truth, the real truth, not the sugar-coated version. We’ll need your support to keep the presses rolling. 
