Weymouth Town Council agrees tax precept increase
It works out as an extra £1.50 a month on our bills
Weymouth Town Council has agreed to put up its share of the council tax this year.
It will say residents in an average Band D property paying £1.50 more a month - or £18 a year.
The money will be used for things like maintaining local parks, looking after the beach and as well as allotments and cemeteries.
The budget proposals will also see the Town Council spend £4.6 million on its work for Weymouth over the coming year.
The budgets are financed through a combination of income generation, service fees and charges, and the precept.
Cllr Jon Orrell, Mayor of Weymouth and Chair of Full Council, said:
“In setting a balanced budget, we have tried to keep the increase in the precept for the year ahead as low as we can, after several years of no increases in rates despite costs rising.
"This will ensure we are able to protect the wide range of services the Town Council is responsible for including parks, gardens and open spaces, events, public toilets, play areas, community grants, allotments, and the beach and Promenade.”