CH Smith project
WHILE attending our last council meeting (June 5), I was informed that the cost recovery period on the CH Smith project was five years, which at best is very optimistic. Repayment of $1.8 million per annum equates to around $35,000 a week. With an income of around $9000 a week, not allowing for any maintenance costs, and a presumption that all spaces that all spaces will be full all six days of the week at $5 a day, this generates a shortfall of around $25,000 every week. Another burden for the ratepayers to carry.
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Ron Baines, Kings Meadows.
Thanks for production
CONGRATULATIONS to the Launceston Christian School on its recent presentation of the musical comedy How to Succeed in Business without really trying. It was an excellent and very professional show. All those who worked together as a great team to train the young people are to be highly commended and the orchestra that supported them was excellent.
Patricia Stewart, Thirlstane.
Data cable
HELEN Polley highlighted our state government's commitment to keeping Tasmania in the dark. If an investment of a mere $15 million could connect us to the world in a microsecond, imagine the business opportunities that would open to us. The luddites who are making these decisions to not address the wonders of technology are holding back the development of this state and it is shameful. Why are we kept in the dark Mr Hodgman? You were told of this scheme two years ago. Can't you do something positive without the need to consider it till it's too late.
John Davies, Launceston.
Ghostly senators
THE reporting of the slowness of the pick-up of the economy in the North and North East and what can be done in some ways mirrors the elected representatives work. We have an elected bunch of Liberal senators who are invisible and only come out in the glare of an election. It’s about time they earned their wages and knuckled down to action.
