Talking together for many years, you've told us about a number of priorities you'd like Council to address. These include the renewal of parks and sporting fields, upgrading of community buildings, continuing the public amenity/toilet block replacement program and important works to revitalise our Penrith and St Marys City Centres. These works are currently unfunded.

Continuing to work together we need to decide the way forward - how can we fund these important works and continue to have the level of Council services the community has come to expect?

Over the next four years, Council has the opportunity to raise a total of approximately $15.2 million to maintain and renew our buildings, parks, City Centres and services. These funds will be generated through an increase in rates, however, before Council make any decisions, we seek your views as well as your support to apply for a Special Rate Variation.

Your feedback is importantI What you tell us will be highly valued and carefully considered by Council and will inform and help shape our application for a Special Rate Variation to the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART).

We seek you guidance and encourage your involvement in making this important community decision. Please do the following:

• Read the FAQS
• Read about the impact on residential, farmland and business commercial rates
• Read about the proposed work programs at KEY INFORMATION
• Take 30 seconds to complete the quick survey
• Take 10 seconds to complete the quick poll
• Add your comments to the discussion topics below
• Email us directly at fundingourfuture@penrithcity.nsw.gov.au
• Call us on 02 4732 7650

Consultation has concluded.

Council currently provides 48 services and hundreds of parks, sporting fields and community facilities for the Community. The Community has told Council to focus on a number of priorities. These priorities include maintaining existing service levels, upgrading and renewing city parks, buildings, public toilets, shared pathways and the Penrith and St Marys City Centre renewal programs. This means that for almost 90% of residential ratepayers, a total rate increase, phased in over 4 years, of no more than $254. This equates to an average of $63.40 per year (cumulative) or $1.40 per week in the first year building to $4.88 in year 4 and thereafter. This includes $118 to pay for the priorities outlined in the information kit. The remainder will cover increased costs due to inflation.