Little Shelford council tax survey

Little Shelford Parish Council spends around £18,000 every year, which comes from the village’s share of your council tax bills. Around a third of that money goes on the outstanding mortgage on the Village Hall.
After we pay the part time clerk, (the parish councillors are all unpaid volunteers) that leaves around £9,000 to pay for grass cutting at the Wale Recreation Ground, general maintenance around the village, the allotments, tree trimming and minor grants.
Historically, our bills per head are some of the lowest in Cambridgeshire. But the council is becoming increasingly aware that there isn’t enough money in the pot to do the things we may need to do in the near future. This could include helping to pay the balance for the new Sports and Community Pavilion and refurbishing the play area on the Wale Recreation Ground.
The Parish Council is now trying to decide what is the best way forward. If, for example, the council borrowed £60,000 to pay the outstanding amount on the pavilion and refurbish the play area, that would cost a Band D home 27p a week if we took the loan out over 15 years.
We decided to carry out this poll to get the view of the wider village before a final decision on whether to take out a further loan is taken by the Parish Council on January 29 2014.

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* 1. Do you support the development of the new Sports and Community Pavilion?

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* 2. The options for the Parish Council on annual repayments for a loan from the Public Works loan board could be:

For £10,000 loan
10 years £1,116
15 years £853
20 years £728

For £50,000 loan
10 years £5,578
15 years £4,265
20 years £3,639

For £60,000 loan
10 years £6,693
15 years £5,118
20 years £4,367

For £70,000 loan
10 years £7,809
15 years £5,970
20 years £5,095

Would you be willing to see the parish precept increased to support the pavilion development?

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* 3. If yes, given the options below (based on a Band D home’s annual repayment) how much would you be willing to see the precept increase by (the greater the amount the more facilities we would hope to improve in the village)

For £10,000 loan
10 years £3.02 annual repayment per Band D home
15 years £2.31
20 years £1.97

For £50,000 loan
10 years £15.08
15 years £11.53
20 years £9.84

For £60,000 loan
10 years £18.09
15 years £13.83
20 years £11.80

For £70,000 loan
10 years £21.11
15 years £16.14
20 years £13.77

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* 4. Are you willing to give to the Parish Council to support developments in the village?

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* 5. Would you be willing to provide the Parish Council with an interest free loan?

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* 6. We welcome your comments on this or any other village issue

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* 7. Please give your name and address (not for publication) to prevent multiple entries.

Please complete your questionnaires by Friday 24th January.

All are welcome at the Parish Council meeting on Wednesday 29th January (8pm) in the back room at the Village Hall when this issue will be discussed and the Parish Council will make a final decision.

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