OH DEAR, it's happened again - someone's gone and shot the messenger.
It appears I've incurred the wrath of Charles Denton, secretary of Skelmersdale & Up Holland Senior Citizens' Association, for my report in last week's Advertiser (Skem edition) that locals may be asked to stump up £60 a year more tax to pay for a Town Council.
Mr Denton, a veteran campaigner of that parish, wrote a letter published in this week's Skem edition claiming my report had a "whiff" of sensationalism and added: "Since when was it decided that we should have a price on local democracy?"
Of course, I'm not suggesting that at all but merely reporting on the fact that Maghull - a town similar in size to Skem - has a £56.45 precept and that experts (not me) are warning that locals could expect a bill of a similar figure if the plan goes ahead.
Mr Denton is very keen on the idea of a Town Council so perhaps therefore the money issue isn't a problem to him, but it could be to some families in town with an already stretched budget.
Our paper is the only one in the area which has covered the Town Council debate in depth and part of that means examining many different aspects of it, and sometimes that means covering issues which some people aren't happy with.
Never mind, I think of it as just one of the perks of the job....
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