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Letters - 30 December 2010
Why write off £1.5m?
Why, in this economic climate, has Dundee City Council written off £1.5 million in unpaid council tax?

Surely they know who has not paid. What if everyone in the Dundee area paid no council tax, would they write that off?

I don’t think so. Surely these non-payers can be made one way or another to pay up.

They are getting the same services as everyone else that has paid.

I know of someone who was a day or two late with their payment and received a letter telling them to pay immediately or they can be made to by the council taking action.

What is good for one section of the people should also be for the rest. — Regular council tax payer.

Crossed fingers only hope
We have been hearing so many stories about problems regarding the Dundee East depot, but the Dundee West depot in Baird Avenue is not without its own issues.

Within the last 3-4 weeks I have only received one postal delivery (consisting of one letter).

During this time I have also made two trips to Baird Avenue depot and written several emails without reply.

My block in Gardner Street is apparently too hazardous to deliver to because “it had some police tape put round it” at the height of the heavy snow.

Most of those problems were resolved two weeks ago, but excuses are now being made.

My two trips to the depot resulted in me picking up a grand total of five letters — so where is the rest of my mail?

No one can seem to answer this one. I am waiting on a large number of important items, so I know for a fact that it’s out there somewhere.

I have no option but to work long hours during the festive period, so cannot free up any more time to get to the depot again until January 9. So as far as I can tell, my only option otherwise is to cross my fingers and hope for the best.

It’s utterly pathetic. — Disgruntled.

Agree with sentiment, but it’s still party’s fault
After hearing of a 12-year-old boy being robbed in Charleston, local Labour Councillor Tom Ferguson is quoted as saying, “It doesn’t matter what circumstances people find themselves in — anybody who has that in them should be removed from our streets and our society.”

While I fully agree with him regarding this, I would point out to him that it was his party who are mainly responsible for the peely-wally do gooders who care more for the rights of the criminals than those of the victims. — George Aimer, Dundee.

Bill’s show was Christmas cracker
West End producer Bill Kenwright hosted a fantastic Radio 2 festive programme in which he selected what I agree with him were memory-lane masterpieces.

His show was rightly titled Golden Years.

In particular, what a surprise to hear that rarely-played gospel great by Laurie London — who was just 13 when he charted with He’s Got the Whole World In His Hands (1957).

Bill informed us Laurie retired aged just 19. — J. I. Matthew.

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