On the day that many Local Government workers across Britain were on strike, the officers at Babergh were working overtime to stage a fair for Tenants in the District. There were several interesting stalls, including displays about affordable housing, customer access and the Local Plan. There was also a delicious cake stall (shown above) and refreshments. No wonder there was a queue at the door at the off!
I was particularly impressed by the new poster (also shown above) aimed at encouraging people to access Council services on line!
I have been charged with the job of encouraging councillors to open on line accounts for Council Tax payments. So far this has met with a rather mixed response. There are advantages in doing this even if they already pay by Direct Debit. They can view their payment details at any time online, and will receive notification of changes etc. electronically. If people decide to open on-line accounts with Babergh it will save the taxpayer money (no paper, no postage), and may save time-wasting phone calls to the council in the event of a query. It is possible to print out one’s account if a paper copy is needed for any reason.
If you have internet access it is worth thinking about!
