7-588: Heald Green and Long Lane Ratepayers Association is a Ratepayers' Association in the Heald Green ward of the Metropolitan Borough of Stockport . In every local election since its creation in 1927, independents sponsored by the association have held the council seats in the ward. The association has also supplied three mayors and two deputy mayors since the ward became a part of Stockport in 1974. The association states that it does not have
14-647: A kick in the right place." In 1997, the group began campaigning alongside local groups such as the Manchester Airport Joint Action Group and the Stockport Campaign Against Runway Extension against the construction of Runway 2. Councillor Peter Burns made a statement on the runway in 2005, nearly four years following its construction amid local complaints: "I feel that Manchester Airport has already broken an undertaking given to residents under
21-527: A manifesto or party policies, instead sponsoring councillors who live in the area to represent the community. The association was formed in 1927 following the creation of the Heald Green electoral ward. In 1962, the ratepayers' launched a community magazine named CONTACT . The ratepayers' association would become entangled with the construction and development of runways at Manchester Airport several times through its history. As far back as April 1960,
28-485: Is typically supported by property owners rather than tenants, and by business owners in particular, and has a platform of value-for-money and avoiding wasteful municipal spending . In the United Kingdom, local elections were on a ratepayer franchise until the 1910s, and Ratepayers' Associations remained prominent until the 1930s, when they lost ground to the three national parties; since the 1960s they have retained
35-567: The association joined forces with the Hale Barns and Handforth ratepayer associations to spearhead opposition against the development of the new runways, due to noise pollution concerns. During a meeting of the Manchester Airport Consultative Committee, founded by the airport in 1969, the chair stated "we are watching the airport consultative committee like hawks and we shall not hesitate to give it
42-486: The flight path of this runway - and it had only been open for 102 hours." A spokesperson for Manchester Airport stated that due to debris, planes were forced to land on the second runway from the Stockport direction. Ratepayers%27 Association Ratepayers' Association in the United Kingdom and other countries is a name used by a political party or electoral alliance contesting a local election to represent
49-424: The interests of those who pay rates to the municipal government . In Canada a ratepayers' association is the same thing as a neighbourhood association . Rates are a property tax which provides a main source of funding for some local governments; the amount paid is usually proportional to the value of the property, and commercial premises may have higher rates than residences. Therefore a Ratepayers' Association
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