Water Futures Yes campaign cost us $434,646.03 ...

Given the Toowoomba City Council's refund claim to the Federal government, it's worth revisiting how much the Yes campaign cost Toowoomba ratepayers.

Remember, the six Yes Councillors voted to spend your money in this manner.

Remember that at election time ...

Water Futures Yes campaign cost us $434,646.03

Final numbers are in.

The Water Futures Yes campaign cost Toowoomba ratepayers $434,646.03.

This amount includes $28,848.04 of Mr Flanagan's salary which was costed to Water Futures during his secondment to assist the ill-fated campaign.

This amount also includes 100% of the salary costs for the campaign period for Alan Kleinschmidt and Barry Crook which indicates they worked on nothing else during the Yes campaign.

Mr Flanagan's costs represent 80% of his salary during the Yes campaign - indicating he spent 80% of his time on the Yes campaign.

See- Council committee meetings - 16 and 17 January 2007 - Item 25 - page 141.

This amount relates just to the failed Yes campaign and excludes expenditure of ratepayers' funds on the Water Futures project before the referendum was announced.

All up about around $1 million was wasted on Thorley's grand vision ...