"A 7.97% rise in the middle of a cost of living crisis is unthinkable and despite all parties on Council supporting motions from Aont in the last year to declare a cost of living emergency and even to establish warm banks, they have today turned their backs on that and added a further burden to ratepayers. "Businesses with rent of 20k will see a rise of over 500 despite the obvious pressure many are under. derry city and strabane district council councillors derry city and strabane district council councillors. Detail Information Of The Property Derry City Council, Skeoge Industrial Estate, Beraghmore Road, LONDONDERRY, BT48 8SE Derry City Council, Skeoge Industrial Estate, Beraghmore Road, LONDONDERRY, is a business property located in Skeoge Ward of Derry City and Strabane District, Northern Ireland. ADVERTISEMENT - CONTINUE READING BELOW Derry-Londonderrry. As part of this Council is anticipating sign-off and commencement of the DNA project by early 2024 and is progressing business case development on a range of innovation, digital and health projects, the School of Medicine at Magee, and major regeneration projects in Strabane Town Centre and along the City Riverfront and Walled City. In an open invitation to the public, Steve Batts, Cultural Partner of the Co-delivery group said - It is now 10 years since Derry's year as City of Culture. Can you list the top facts and stats about Derry City and Strabane District Council? WATCH: Danny Boy sung in iconic St Columb's Hall. Support our mission and join our community now. It was imposed on us. In addition to this, Derry City and Strabane District Council continues to work towards the next stage of Government approval for the circa 250m transformative strategic and economic projects through City Deal and Inclusive Future Fund. Fax: (028) 7126 4858 Workers aren't to blame for inflation and we don't accept Sinn Fin's contention that ratepayers will pay more because workers received a less than inflation pay rise.. It is a betrayal. We worked to minimise the rates burden on households, while also protecting essential council services such as waste collection, sports, arts and leisure facilities, environmental projects and support for community and voluntary organisations who provide services for communities and improve the lives of all our citizens, said Cllr Jackson. If the Council was a business, it would be bankrupt because the answer is not to keep on asking the traders to pay more and more. Loughs Agency will be present at the Melvin Sports Complex to provide guidance for anglers on licensing issues, and the event will also provide a platform for promoting the projects and work we have been carrying out in the Foyle and Carlingford catchment areas., Admission to the North West Angling Fair is free, for full details visit: www.derrystrabane.com/anglingfair, World class line-up for 2023 North West Angling Fair. BT48 7NN As part of this rates process, Council has worked proactively to maintain funding to community organisations and arts and culture groups who are reliant on Council grant funding to deliver essential community services and projects, with the exception of some cutbacks to service level agreements to Visit Derry and the Millennium Forum.. 'Business rates levied 'hugely disappointing' - NI Retail Consortium Director, Neil Johnston. This happens every year. It also promotes our Council area from a tourism perspective, highlighting the natural resources we are blessed with that make us an ideal visitor destination for anglers.. There was a re-evaluation of rates and some schools faced a rise so they appealed that decision. He said: Aont stood by people today and voted against a rates rise that will push people and businesses further into crisis. Bulky Waste collections have been suspended until further notice. growth and the application of funding from Council reserves, has enabled. Derry City & Strabane District Council is planning to lodge bids for projects worth 38m as part of the UK Government's next round of Levelling Up funding. We were promised the Riverine project, which is a town park. Deputy Mayor of Derry City & Strabane District Council, Councillor John Boyle, warmly welcomed the Lord Mayor of London Dr Andrew Parmley to the Guildhall on 10th October, describing the visit . The meeting started off in farcical fashion: while . It comes after councillors were informed. Officers will be able to advise you only on your Project/Service prior to completing your Pre-Assessment and Application Form. A Derry city centre trader has told Derry Now that if Derry City and Strabane District Council was a business "it would be bankrupt". info@derrystrabane.com, 47 Derry Rd Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm. The Local Council is responsible for local services, including waste and recycling, leisure and community, building control and local economic and cultural development.Most councillors are not paid a salary, but get a basic allowance for the work they do. For local businesses, the rates rise will vary depending on the outcome of the new Reval 2023 process for each ratepayer, which has seen average rateable property values in the Council area reduced by 2.75%. "Sinn Fin claimed that rates are up because Council workers got a pay rise. One prominent councillor who will not be seeking re-election this year is Derry and Strabane's Deputy Mayor, Angela Dobbins. Iconic Media is Ireland's largest independently owned regional newspaper and media group, with an unrivalled audience in print, online and mobile. Provision has also been made for the development of new cemetery provision for the west bank of the city, continued development of greenway provision within the city and across the Council area. Summarize this article for a 10 years old, Derry City and Strabane District Council (Irish: Comhairle Chathair Dhoire agus Cheantar an tSratha Bin; Ulster-Scots: Derry Cittie & Strbane Destrck Cooncil) is the local authority for Derry and Strabane district in Northern Ireland. "The North West Angling Fair is a great opportunity for the public to see internationally renowned fly dressers practicing their art and champion fly casters demonstrating their skills on the Mourne," she said. Tourism Project Officer. Launching the Live Free for a Year campaign are brothers and Joint Directors of Setanta Construction Niall and Mark Gribbin. However, the cut was voted down. Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council, Councillor Sandra Duffy, has launched a month long celebration of the City and District's thriving food and drink scene. Tel: (028) 71253 253 Basically, Strabane went into the merger with very few facilities and took on the debt of Derry City Council. For local businesses, the rates rise will vary depending on the outcome of the newReval2023 process for each ratepayer which has seenaveragerateableproperty values in the Council area reduced by 2.75%. info@derrystrabane.com, 47 Derry Rd The Council area has had 741 new domestic properties developed over the past year providing an overall 1.04% benefit to this years rates process. including the development of the Brandywell Sports Centre, the Daisyfield Pitches, Acorn Project and Derg Active Project in Castlederg supported by funding from UK Government Levelling Up Fund. 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"Alliance and the UUP have demonstrated once again that they have nothing to offer but support for a rotten order that punishes ordinary people. Tyrone BT82 8DY We have a vibrant sector with local and international reach but there is no doubt there are challenges and we must be together and ready to make the most of our strengths and any opportunities as they arise. In conclusion, the agreed District rates increase whilst necessitating considerable efficiencies and cutbacks, will enable Council, to drive growth and investment across the City and Region as well as ensure the delivery of critical front-line services from street cleansing and waste, building control, planning and. I think we can ill afford that either but I would just love to know how much money was spent by Council in erecting or removing all infrastructure in the Diamond. Ratepayers in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area are facing a district rate increase of almost eight percent for the incoming financial year. Derry City and Strabane District Councillors Published by: OpenDataNI Last updated: 16 November 2019 Topic: Not added Licence: Open Government Licence Summary A list of the current. Ben Doherty played his first game at the Brandywell in five years on Friday past. Derry City and Strabane District Council has agreed its budget for the incoming 2023/24 financial year and set a7.97%District Rates increase for ratepayers. The 27m facility was built with funding from the EU's INTERREG VA Programme, managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) with additional funding by the Department for Infrastructure, the Department for Transport in the Republic of Ireland and support from Derry City and Strabane District Council. environmental health, grounds maintenance, parks and cemeteries, leisure, sport, health and community development and support, and vital corporate support services. Cllr Lilian Seenoi-Barr. Ext: 6801, 6804 The proposal to axe 30,000 from the annual funding of Strabanes Alley Theatre was supported by some local councillors. Derry City and Strabane City council will establish 'warm banks' where people who can't afford to heat their homes can spend time. We were in our third round of successfully applying for funding, nine million euro. Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content. Strabane Office. We are constantly paying that back. The Size of the property is 6500 square ft. The council provided services to nearly 108,000 people, making it the third-largest of the then 26 district councils in Northern Ireland by population. One is the Airport. Derry City & Strabane District Council Mayor Sandra Duffy is pictured at the launch of the Age Friendly Strategy & Action Plan with Teresa McCay, David Buchanan and Caroline Lynch from Care . Derry City and Strabane District Council have launched a new fitness initiative at the Foyle Arena to encourage the public to take the first steps on their fitness journey. He added: Everything is being cut back, pared back, including street lighting and street cleaning. Recognising these unprecedented pressures and the challenges faced by ratepayers, a Finance Working Group was established by Council last year to review all service budgets in detail and to identify efficiencies, savings opportunities and cutbacks. As Council services continue to recover to pre-pandemic levels, Council has had to absorb exceptional cost pressures of over 11m arising from current inflation levels of 10.5%, pressures associated with local and ongoing national pay negotiations, rates support grant cuts, construction inflation, as well as the normal statutory pressures and growth/ service development aspirations Council normally faces in order to continue to deliver the essential services and new investment our citizens require. It is hugely disappointing that business rates have not been frozen for the coming year in the way that they have been in England, Scotland and Wales. "The bottom line is that a lot more could have been done to avoid imposing this unfair rates hike on households and organisations that can't afford it.". Declan Moore, the owner of Claude's Caf on Shipquay Street, was reacting to the announcement Council had increased business rates in its area by 10.67%. 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Following months of detailed engagement, savings and service cutbacks of over 3.5m have been agreed which include staff efficiency savings/ voluntary severance; overhead efficiency savings; income generation including increase in off street car parking, building control and commercial refuse charges and sports development grant income; reductions in street cleansing and grounds maintenance services; alternate shared opening of rural recycling centres; reductions in external service level agreements and a small reduction to festivals programme budgets; reductions to other non-core programme budgets including business support, tourism, regeneration, museum programming, Christmas lighting, investment, marketing, arts and culture, health promotion and museum programming. info@derrystrabane.com The name was changed from Derry and Strabane City Council on 24 February 2016.[1]. https://www.derrynow.com/section/1245/advertise-with-us, Proudly Serving Derry People for 21 years, Derry projects funded at Strabane's expense - Rates rise is akin to Strabane Poll Tax - Cllr Paul Gallagher. We also fund the Millennium Forum 400,000, which should be the responsibility of the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure, and a Skills Department, which should be done by central government. It added: As Council services continue to recover to pre-pandemic levels, Council has had to absorb exceptional cost pressures of over 11m arising from current inflation levels of 10.5%, pressures associated with local and ongoing national pay negotiations, rates support grant cuts, construction inflation, as well as the normal statutory pressures and growth/ service development aspirations Council normally faces in order to continue to deliver the essential services and new investment our citizens require. Tyrone, BT82 8DY average property valuations are lower than in other Council areas, the average ratepayer in the Derry City and Strabane District Council area will continue to pay lower rates bills than average ratepayers in the majority of other Council areas. Council has also invested an additional 1% into rates to address the impact of construction inflation and increased financing costs on its ambitious capital programme. We also hope it will positively influence the content of an event, reflecting on the City of Culture process after its first ten years, planned by the UK Department of Culture Media and Sport, which is to take place in Derry-Londonderry in September 2023, Mayor of Derry City and Strabane District Council Cllr Sandra Duffy, speaking about the arts and culture sector said: The last ten years have been challenging across all of our sectors. Mid and East Antrim District Council also agreed to set its rate increase on Monday at 5.43%, meaning average bills will rise by 27.35 per year. Representatives of the sector will share their experiences of City of Cultures legacy throughout the day but we have deliberately planned the event so that the focus is on encouraging conversation and hearing from attendees.. 27 de fevereiro de 2023 | usssa baseball tournaments 2022. Recognising these unprecedented pressures and the challenges faced by ratepayers, a Finance Working Group was established by Council last year to review all service budgets in detail and to identify efficiencies, savings opportunities and cutbacks. The attendance figures in 2022 show that angling in Northern Ireland remains a favourite pastime, and it is encouraging that participation from across all demographics has increased in recent years. The regional rate, set by Central Government, will be determined by the end of March and will have an impact on the overall rates bill. 2,237 talking about this. 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Despite the unprecedented challenges currently facing Council, there are, positive messages from this years rates process. Mid Ulster Arts Festival - launches March 2023! District Rates increase for ratepayers. This conversation will enable us to reflect together on what we have learned and to begin to articulate where we go from here. "We see lots of people, healthcare workers, teachers, firefighters, Housing Executive workers, Council workers, at Radio Foyle, posties at Royal Mail and many others, refusing to accept the Tory lie that there is no alternative to cuts and price hikes. Following months of detailed engagement, savings and service cutbacks of over3.5mhave been agreed which includestaff efficiency savings/ voluntary severance; overhead efficiency savings; income generation including increase in off street car parking, building control and commercial refuse charges and sports development grant income; reductions in street cleansing and grounds maintenance services; alternate shared opening of rural recycling centres; reductions in external service level agreements and a small reduction to festivals programme budgets; reductions to other non-core programme budgets including business support, tourism, regeneration, museum programming, Christmas lighting, investment, marketing, arts and culture, health promotion and museum programming. Ben Doherty played his first game at the Brandywell in five years on Friday past. Strabane just seems to get shafted time and time again and when they strike this rate today it will be no different. Supporting the Public Health Agency's latest campaign for March, Mayor Sandra Duffy has encouraged smokers across the city and district to take part in #NoSmokingMonth. I see this as implementing Tory policy. We have been promised a new leisure centre again and again and again. In Strabane, people are not going to be happy. You can also sign up to our carefully curated newsletter(s) to keep up to date with your latest local news! Derry City Council borrowed millions of pounds and built the Foyle Arena and carried out public realms schemes. Before Mondays meeting, Derry Now learned the proposal to axe 30,000 from the annual funding of Strabanes Alley Theatre had been supported by some local councillors. Strabane Office. Derry City and Strabane District Council have agreed to increase household rates by 7.97%. This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman, and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council. Cllr Declan Norris. Council keeps putting the rates up, it just tries to figure out by how much, said Declan Moore. The candidates are SDLP Group Leader Councillor Brian Tierney (Ballyarnett), Councillor Rory Farrell (Ballyarnett), Catherine McDaid (Ballyarnett), Councillor John Boyle (The Moor), Dermott. I would argue Derry City and Strabane District Council spends more than ten million pounds of its annual spend duplicating services which the central government should be doing. derry city and strabane district council councillors. Tel: (028) 7125 3253 WATCH: Danny Boy sung in iconic St Columb's Hall. Last week, Mid Ulster District Council agreed to increase household rates for the 2023-24 financial year by 7.3% while Newry. I just find it bizarre Council, seemingly fires money at such projects, without any kind of consultation or the taking on board any of the real concerns of traders, and then, literally in the next breath, when we are really struggling with all of the other hikes, it imposes a rates rise in excess of 10%. A City Conversation will take place on Wednesday 22nd March in St Columbs Hall. Member, Western Education and Library Board. To continue reading this article for FREE,please kindly register and/or log in. Cllr Galagher said Strabane was also promised a new footbridge at the lower side of the town, which would connect the bus station and Strabane Town. Your 5 The Moor councillors represent you on Derry City and Strabane District Council. Co-opted to fill a vacancy since the election. Changed party affiliation since the election.Last updated 20 December 2022. This move by the Councils will not help businesses or consumers.. 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