Are the Businesses of Aberystwyth being stitched up again ?

 

Quick recap of 2016 ballot which was won by 13 votes, when the Council had 18 and University 9, and as we know, Council gain from a BID in many ways and the Uni got a nice 80% discount on their levy. The majority of businesses voted against this business initiative and an appeal centring around missing / non delivered ballot papers, was deemed acceptable by Welsh Government.

Fast forward to today and despite the Council being informed that businesses have NOT received any communication from CIVICA and their alternative address option was not actioned by Advancing Aberystwyth correctly, they still feel that a fair and democratic ballot will take place. Even though businesses will NOT receive a ballot paper or delivered to the wrong address.

Democracy is already lacking from the process which is clearly being steered by the Yes Camp, heavily funded, access to information, able to manipulate the information, everything denied to anyone opposed to the process which is their right to do so.

A request for a copy of the ballot holder list is currently being denied by Ceredigion County Council, yet it is my right under BID legislation to see this.

What does CCC not want me to see, or more importantly, see what is missing ?

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