The Council has revealed the increases in charges that it will levy from 1st January 2013.
Biggest losers are bowlers who face a 100% increase in the charge that applied when Labour took control of the Council in 2011. Pensioners will pay £3 per hour (up from £1-50 an hour in December 2011) while other adults will have to find £4 an hour (a 60% increase).
Anyone following up the Olympic success in tennis will have to have a deep pockets.
Charges per court are going up from £6 to £7 an hour in just over 12 months. That is a 16.7% increase. Concession holders fare even worse and will face a 33% price hike.
Anyone with an overdue library book faces an increased penalty of 16p per day – up by 6.7%. Room hire charges at the Libraries are up by 6% from January making it an 11% hike in just 12 months.
The Councils war against recycling and the responsible disposal of waste continues.
Having closed one of the City’s 3 recycling centres, anyone wanting the bulky waste collection must now pay £35 (a 12.9% increase in a year).
Disposal of “white goods” such as fridges will cost £20 (up 21.2 % since Labour took control of the Council).
Bonded asbestos collection costs are up by 47% in the same period with collections now costing £84.
Anyone thinking of departing the mortal coil could save themselves over £35 if they enter the next life before 1st January.
Bereavement services face the biggest hike in the new year as the York Council tries desperately to balance its books. Increases of 5% from 1st January (10.4% over the 12 month period) are common.
The extra income is needed to help meet the repayment costs of the additional borrowing that the Council has taken on over the past few months
An announcement on the levels of other charges, including those for car parking and social services, is expected in February