What are you paying for?
So if the Councillor for the urb get 2400 euros per month paid as an attendance allowance to attend 4 meetings a month so he doesn't pay tax on his UK pension, his first deputy gets the same amount and the other 3 staff get on average 1500 euros each to study for exams, stack boxes for charity and answer questions that could be answered in the main town hall Please tell me if this amount is justified, that equates to, including the extra month bonus all staff get yearly and the costs of running the office = over 120,000 euros per year to keep as one member of the office says to keep a puppet happy. It beggars belief that the council state they have no money for essential services, and it needs volunteers to raise money to feed starving people of all nationalities, so that politicians can take the credit.
The work done by these volunteers is unpaid, and all credit to them very hard work, so rather than complain that they could be on the take, which we know they are not, question whether you are getting value for money from your Suma bills
I have known for a long time what goes on but kept my opinions to myself for my own reasons , which are no longer valid, my opinions on the way the council runs has not changed , but if you think this is personal that is your right, I have felt for some time that the urb has been short changed, however was overridden, I have made my feelings plain and simple, I believe that starving people should not be happening in this day and age in our society having seen first hand the effects of starvation in children in the gulf in 1990. I too followed the party line and didn't make waves but no longer feel it necessary to keep quiet. I take my hat off to those people who give up time and energy to try to combat this sorry state of affairs and when they are attacked publicly feel that something should be said
Thanks for your answer Richie.As I stated in my previous comment,your thinking was roughly how I see things,and I have always sided with people who give up time and energy to help others, it is in fact these people who work tirelessly for those less fortunate than ourselves, that make La Marina.such a great place to live most of the time.
I think you realize, why I queried your motives, as will many other people who read this forum,
Hopefully this will start a proper debate on this Forum, rather than the same few people making the same futile arguments for and against.
Alan I'm sure you are aware that sometimes you publicly support some people regardless of your true personal feelings, however I have said nothing publicly that I am not prepared to back up, with hard evidence of my true feelings on the subject. I have seen many things first hand that I have felt would be inappropriate to comment on in the past, but having been in communication with Pauline, I feel that what they do is first class and I see trolls attacking them on this forum as if they are pawns of the council, something I know not to be true. I have known them for a long time and they are the most selfless people, always working for the benefit of others. Charities in Spain take a knocking regularly because some people cannot get it into their heads that there are such selfless people around like Pauline and Peter. Just let them get on with what they do best and help others. If we all did that the Urb would be a far better place to live. so rather than snipe at people who do good, ask them what you can do to help, this isn't aimed at anyone in particular, just the bar fly critics
Here we go again QUOTE "I have known for a long time what goes on but kept my opinions to myself for my own reasons" and may I be so bold as to suggest your reasons are purely personal, If not against Jeff then you have a gripe with the office. You have been on the Urb long enough and managed to keep your opinions to yourself don't come on here to wash your dirty laundry in public.
The one thing we are all agreed on is Pauline and others do great work for charity.
If Richie has information that is accurate and factual there is no reason why we should not know what goes on behind closed doors. We are paying a high price for the 'service' and have a right to know the facts. Providing of course they are 'facts' and not just dirty washing being aired - as quoted by others.
Most People Know me well and also know that if i say something i have proof to back it up, if you want to have personal attacks at me go ahead, i have broad shoulders. I have kept myself to myself most of the time, mainly because people use this forum to attack people with good intentions, you are due an election next year and you should be able to make informed choices, if you think i have an alterior motive i couldnt care less, you are entitled to your own opinions, as am i, I just don't usually air them in public unless i feel it is required, but at the end of the day facts are facts.....
I must admit Alan, this doesn't sound/read like the Richie that I've met (only twice). I suspect someone is using his tag name, which I think is easy to do on this site. Either that or he has had a complete personality transplant.
If you click the name of the person that has posted you will be able to see their history and confirm their identity.
Perhaps then Richie Sparks from Big FM could confirm that it is he who has written the original statement. If it is, then he's gone down in my estimation. ASL, if NATO cant stop hackers I don't think this website is immune.
MARKO we do not think that ASL is that important that someone who has the skill to hack into a site or the money to pay someone would be that interested.
We are not that important.
I think it needs Richie from Big FM to confirm that he is the original poster. If he still does a Gig at 'The Club' Quesada, I'll ask him myself.
Oh I think you will find it was Ritchie from BIG FM, and equally you will find its personal.
Richie,
In your comment you say "I have known for a long time what goes on but kept my opinions to myself for my own reasons",..well most of us know what the reasons were,....you were quite possibly doing very well out of it,..why now all of a sudden have you come on here mouthing off about how the council is run and how much people get paid,...there was a point in time where you were benefitting from said money from the council,...and don't dare turn and say you did not!! did we hear you complain then?,...like hell we did!! As like many I have certain reservations about specific topics with the council, and this can be a place to air opinions,...but for you just to come on here and spout you bile now your nose has been pushed away from the trough truly shows what sour grapes you have,...oh yeah, and another thing why are you complaining about OUR council when you bloody well live in Delores?,...get a life you sad pathetic LONELY man.....Rant over!
r_moreton, Question the issue, yes. I don't think personal insults should come into it.
R Moreton, who is getting personal, sad, pathetic, LONELY man am I , well i would like to inform you I am None of the above, the only sad pathetic, lonely people are those who sit on this forum throwing personal insults at people who air their views, lol, I have in all the time i did work for the council, recieved one payment for dj services at the fiesta which then took over a year to be paid and was half my normal rate, all other work i did was voluntary, until they started taking the mickey then i refused to do further work. Most of the comments on this forum are personal,in one form or another, gripes with the council because they dont do things the way you think they should are personal, i live currently in Dolores yes, that is only temporary, but with vile insult throwing apes spouting bile on public forums living on the urb it would make anyone think twice about living there. I know only too well what happens when people use direct insults on these forums, as i have seen it done, if you think that your comments are not read by the offices of the council you are sadly mistaken and if you think that you go on to a forum and be directly insulting to individuals or council members without repurcussions, you are very wrong, it seems like the office supporters and critics are out in force on this thread. i don't care if you think my nose was pushed out of the trough, because it was never in it, I personally never had any benefit from my association with the office, in fact it cost me a great deal of money and time as i believed at first that what i was doing was to benefit the people of the Urb, I like many others believed the propoganda at first, and that was naiive of me, to that i hold my hands up, and say yes i was, I have seen many things which have opened my eyes at great personal expense, and if you want to come on here spouting visious , pointless garbage, well we know where your loyalties lie don't we. It is a common tactic which i have seen over the last few months, Charachter assaination, including various insults like i am a gay, drug riddled alcoholic, so if you think calling me names is going to hurt, get a life you sad person. I have integrity, which is clear some people on the urb dont.
Richie,
Hard to believe .but are you Richie Sparks, or has someone been able to use your name on this Forum.
I have noticed your last few comments on this site ,have been,anti jeff his staff.and the office he uses.
Nothing wrong with your comment ,it is roughly in line with my thinking. It is just that you must of known quite a time ago what goes on in the local Council Office,but you said nothing until now,Cant help thinking, that this moan is more personal than it should be.