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Posted by Jo on February 17, 2004, 10:31 pm Here John Qualtrough Association Chairman of the Port St Mary Residents Association supports the interests of his locale. PORT ST MARY RESIDENTS MEET The association has held a series of meetings about the 32 per cent rate raise to 320p in the pound, which was announced as the commissioners revealed the board had run up a deficit of £275,000 in the years up to 2002. The 32 per cent rise follows a 19 per cent rise last year. Already, the Department of Local Government and the Environment has warned it will step in and take control of the village finances if they are not sorted out within two years. Since a stormy public meeting, the association has been examining comments made by the commissioners and wants to know why the board didn't reveal the problem two years ago. There were a number of 'inaccuracies' in the commissioners' statement about the village's accounts, according to the association. Association chairman John Qualtrough said: 'We are trying to fix a public meeting so we can report back.' One of the developments the association wants to consider is comments from accountancy firm Crossleys, which last week moved to make it clear it did not carry out an investigation into staff practices or act as auditors for the commissioners. Following comments made at the public meeting, a spokesman for the Ballasalla firm said the business was called in by previous commissioners' chairman Terry Jackson to help complete the accounts because the board didn't have sufficient information. At no point was the firm asked to investigate staff practices or look into maladministration or competence. 'Our brief was to assist in the preparation of management accounts,' said a spokesman, who also said it was possible information provided by Crossleys may have helped highlight the financial problems the commissioners are facing.
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17 February 2004
PORT St Mary Residents' Association is due to meet again today (Tuesday) as the row over the massive rate rise in the village rumbles on.
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