议员警告说,巴瑟斯特理事会必须开始计划到2027-28年特别提高利率,以避免削减关键服务。 Bathurst council must start planning a special rate hike by 2027–28 to avoid cutting key services, councillor warns.

Packham议员敦促巴瑟斯特地区理事会在2027年至28年开始规划特别利率变化, 警告延迟可能会迫使削减体育和文化设施等基本服务。 Councillor Nick Packham is urging Bathurst Regional Council to begin planning a Special Rate Variation (SRV) by 2027–28, warning delays could force cuts to essential services like sports and cultural facilities. 尽管2013年以来工作人员建议设立新南威尔士州委员会,但巴瑟斯特是少数几个没有SRV的新南威尔士州理事会之一。 Bathurst is one of few NSW councils without an SRV, despite staff recommending one since 2013. 先前的削减成本努力并没有阻止因州和联邦资金减少以及需求增加而一再出现的负现金头寸。 Previous cost-cutting efforts haven’t prevented repeated negative cash positions, driven by reduced state and federal funding and rising demand. Pakham说,SRV对于长期稳定是必要的,特别是对于该地区不断增长的人口来说更是如此,并且必须与持续的提高效率措施相配合。 Packham says an SRV is necessary for long-term stability, especially with the region’s growing population, and must be paired with ongoing efficiency measures.