Making the valid point that people may not be aware that GCH is not part of Gloucester City Council or Gloucestershire County Council, Cllr Chambers said: “After nearly a decade, Gloucester City Council finally conducted a land mapping exercise to distinguish between land owned by the Council and land owned by GCH. Shockingly, this exercise revealed that all Gloucester City Council taxpayers have been funding the grounds maintenance of GCH-owned land—at no cost to GCH.
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So in the last ten years the lands was cleaned and maintained by city council and with the taxpayers money which I am one of them.
Now GCH want me again since I am a freehold owner to pay for this maintenance which I already paid as a taxpayer and full council tax bill payer.
Then they need to give me back the money I paid for the service in the last decade or more, or make me the council tax discount for the amount they want to charge me!
I emailed GCH asking for clarification on costs and got this:
"We will provide a detailed breakdown of the charges and further clarification on the basis for these charges as soon as you provide us with evidence that your property is exempt from these charges."
Making the valid point that people may not be aware that GCH is not part of Gloucester City Council or Gloucestershire County Council, Cllr Chambers said: “After nearly a decade, Gloucester City Council finally conducted a land mapping exercise to distinguish between land owned by the Council and land owned by GCH. Shockingly, this exercise revealed that all Gloucester City Council taxpayers have been funding the grounds maintenance of GCH-owned land—at no cost to GCH.
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So in the last ten years the lands was cleaned and maintained by city council and with the taxpayers money which I am one of them.
Now GCH want me again since I am a freehold owner to pay for this maintenance which I already paid as a taxpayer and full council tax bill payer.
Then they need to give me back the money I paid for the service in the last decade or more, or make me the council tax discount for the amount they want to charge me!
I emailed GCH asking for clarification on costs and got this:
"We will provide a detailed breakdown of the charges and further clarification on the basis for these charges as soon as you provide us with evidence that your property is exempt from these charges."
Absolutely absurd!
Thanks for engaging Amanda. It’s clear that both GCH and previous City Council administrations have got questions to answer