Unbelievably, the City of Port Phillip council has decided to ignore the growing opposition to its Advertising Levy.
348 objections were received at Council. These are the very people who create the fabric of the village itself - the small business owners.
WHAT TO DO:
Council now requires every single business objector to prove they will be required by their landlord to pay the levy. (What landlord would be willing to pay for its tenant's marketing?)
That means each business will need to produce a written document - either their lease or a letter from their landlord stating the tenant will be the one required to pay.
Council has added another unfair and undemocratic deadline of 17th April for this information, despite there being an easter holiday closure/break absorbing much of that time.
Important NOTE: Council officers signed an agreement to keep the objectors submissions private, BUT Council has now recklessly published the private information of these objectors directly to the SMBA, despite our written request not do so, and despite its own officers signatures to that request.
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