City Hall begins all-out bid to recover rates owed

In a bid to recover some $1.1 billion in outstanding rates owed by citizens and businesses, the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) will launch ‘Operation Rates Recovery’ next month targeting Kingston, North Cummingsburg, South Cummingsburg and Lacytown.

According to Town Clerk Royston King, the objective of the operation which starts on April 3, is to “recover outstanding amounts owed to the council by property owners.”

According to King, some $4 billion is owed to the municipality and the operation, which is expected to last the entire month of April, should see it recovering $1 billion.

“The council needs every cent to provide vital municipal services to local neighbourhoods including street lighting, drainage, roads, environmental and public health services, cemeteries, open spaces, parks and gardens and a host of others,” King said.