'Yet another thing to squeeze people financially': Ashburton dog fees

'Yet another thing to squeeze people financially': Ashburton dog fees

Ashburton District Council rejected a bid to freeze dog registration fees, keeping 7% annual increases in place as the savings for dog owners would have transferred to all ratepayers to fund the consultation process it triggered. PHOTO: SUPPLIED By Jonathan Leask, local democracy reporter An attempt to save Ashburton dog owners a 7% hike in registration fees has failed because the effort would have been cancelled out by consultation costs.