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Long Term Plan Must Be Stopped

Long Term Plan Must Be Stopped

Affordable Auckland’s Stephen Berry has today called on councillors to vote against the Long Term Plan. “The proposed rates increase in the plan is intolerable and will hurt all Aucklanders, whether property owners or renters.”

The candidate for Mayor and Albany ward wants rates to be kept at the level of inflation and says to do this, the Council needs to make changes. “Spending $100,000 on ping pong tables is just one of the many stupid decisions being made by our elected representatives this year. This stupidity is the reason Aucklanders are facing higher rates and increased rents for the next year.”

“Rates increases should be held to the level of inflation. This would be entirely possible if the Council stuck to its core responsibilities such as waste management and footpaths.”

“First order of business tomorrow should be a vote by Council to ditch the Long Term Plan. Second should be the passing of an entrenched bylaw specifying the Council only be permitted to fund the activities required of it by section 11a of the Local Government Act.”

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