Maitland Mayor Baker will be remembered for her heartless rate rise during a pandemic which will cause more financial stress on family’s across the City of Maitland who are already doing it tough.
ALP and Liberal Councillors all voted to rise rates by a huge 7.25% whilst allocating funds to the struggling art gallery which has a shortfall of $32,000 per week. Mayor Baker said the arts gallery was vitial for tourism.
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