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BBC News
25-06-2025
- General
- BBC News
Ramsey commissioners launch campaign to tackle dog fouling
A new warden will be hired in Ramsey as part of a drive by town commissioners to encourage dog owners to clean up after their pets. Commissioners vice-chairman Sandra Cottam-Shea said a "culture change" was needed and urged people to safely "educate those responsible" for failing to pick up dog she confirmed the authority would not be reintroducing dedicated dog poo bins in the £1,100 will be spent on posters and stickers to inform members of the public that they should instead use regular bins. Cottam-Shea said: "This is an age-old problem that happens around the world, but there has been a constant rumble of discontent in Ramsey and we have to do something."She told the Local Democracy Reporting Service the campaign would be more cost-effective than reinstalling "smaller dog poo bins" previously seen in the town since they "filled up so quickly and then spilled out". The vice-chairman said that while she was hoping for "positive results... a cultural understanding that this isn't acceptable" was required in the acknowledged that some people may be nervous about confronting irresponsible dog owners."We mustn't put ourselves a risk," she said. "But we mustn't be afraid of challenging perceived anti-social behaviour in a safe and courteous way."It takes a village, it takes a town to change culture."It is expected that the signs and stickers - which will be attached to public bins explaining that they can be used for dog waste - will be in place by late new town warden will also monitor issues such as parking, litter and anti-social behaviour. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Broadway budget: No tax hike but water/sewer fees rising
BROADWAY — Residents of Broadway will not have an increase in property taxes this year, but the rate for water and sewer service is rising by 10%, according to Town Manager John Godfrey. He presented the proposed budget for fiscal year 2025-26 at a meeting of the Broadway commissioners Monday. The overall total for the proposed budget is $1,910,424. That includes $1,374,603 in the general fund and $535,821 in the utility fund, Godfrey said. The tax rate will remain at 46 cents per $100 of property value, which 'is adequate to meet our needs,' Godfrey said. He is proposing a 10% increase in water and sewer rates to help meet expenses with an 'aging water and wastewater system.' A 3% convenience fee will be charged to customers who pay their bill with credit cards, Godfrey said. 'The fee is only charged to assist in covering the cost of the convenience of using a card and preventing the town from absorbing processing fees charged by credit card companies. Customers are welcome to pay by bank draft, cash, check or money order,' he said. The budget also includes a 3% cost of living raise for employees and an anticipated increase in attorney's fees as the town's longtime counsel, Jimmy Love, is retiring at the end of June. Sanitation fees will increase by $1.55, Godfrey said. 'There have been discrepancies on the number of carts in town, and we completed an audit this past year to rectify that issue,' he said. The rate increase will allow the town to continue with cart service and the pickup of bulk trash.
