Alliance councillor says 'having DJs is not a credible strategy in tackling bonfires'
The announcement of the new Belfast district rate by the council has been marred by an argument at City Hall over a bonfire diversionary fund.
Councillor Long said it was “disgraceful” that he had been advised by a senior council officer that the proposal was competent four days before the meeting. Alliance nonetheless pushed ahead with proposals to reduce the rate and create a new working group to look at a new fund to replace the diversionary programme.
“I don’t think that spending hundreds of thousands of pounds on DJs being brought into Belfast is any good for anybody. I can think of much better ways to spend our money in terms of our ratepayers.” He added: “Having DJs is not a credible strategy in tackling bonfires.” “The only way we are getting that money is through the rate. We have services in the city which have taken a massive bump.
"You can’t quantify the damage that does to the city in terms of reputation. Not to mention the cost of cleaning up behind bonfires.
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