‘I’m concerned we’re not complying with policy’

• Published date: 18 April 2024
• Publication title: Mountain Scene

‘‘I’m also my own landlord, like if the toilet breaks or the electrical system is all buggered I can’t go to council and be like, ‘hey, listen, the toilet is not working’.’’

Max believes council should charge him market rental, instead — which according to an appraisal would be $42,000 a year, which he’d be happy to have inflation-indexed.

Councillor Niki Gladding also queries whether Max shouldn’t be charged a market rental rather than 7.5% turnover, according to the council’s community facility funding policy.

‘‘I’m not sure the 7.5% applies to the commercial leases on the wharf. I can’t understand we’re complying with policy, I’m really concerned we’re not.

‘‘I’m really concerned we’re trying to recover the over-spend on the [$3.1million] purchase of that wharf [in 2019], which was well over market value — and that’s not what our policy attempts to do.’’

Meanwhile, Hydro Attack co-owner Lee...