The column in WyeLocal reports that the precept for the coming year will be increasing by 19%, which apparently works out at about £10 for the year for the average household. The precept is the part of the Council Tax which is paid to the Town Council. The rest of the Council Tax goes to the County Council.
Over the last few years, the Town Council have been running the public toilets in Hay, and originally, they negotiated with the County Council so that they would have money to cover these costs, from the revenue collected from the car park. The County Council, however, refused to pay, leaving the Town Council to deal with the shortfall - and this is the only way they can do that, if we want the public toilets to stay open.
The Town Council also has to vacate the Council Chambers by the 4th May this year, and this means that the various tenants who are at present paying rent to the Town Council will also have to move out, and the Town Council will lose that revenue.
The Town Council already meet in a room away from the Council Chambers, at the Sports Pavilion on Brecon Road.
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