Len Brown kicks port decision down the road to save legacy
Friday, 1 July 2016, 10:23 am Press Release: John Palino
Len Brown kicks port decision down the road to save
legacy of cost and homelessness
"The ports report
to be released today is the result of a clever deferral by
the mayor who wants to preserve his legacy by retaining an
ideologically left wing council," says John
Palino.
"Rather than making a decision which would either
break his moral contract with campaign donors, the Maritime
Union, or have his key backers voted off council, the
outgoing mayor chose to throw a hospital pass to the next
mayor of Auckland.
"In doing so he hopes to retain his
legacy of an overpriced train set and the most damaging
housing policy in the developed world.
"Voters should
think very carefully before selecting their preferred
counsellor and find out exactly where they stand and how
they've voted on the port.
"I can confirm that I will
abide by the report's key recommendation. No politics, no
time wasting.
"What the report recommends I will run with,
with the only caveat that investment required in the first 6
years does not crowd out spending to deliver more housing,"
said
Palino.
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