Local Boards Spend $27k Throwing Parties for Neighbours
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24 FEBRUARY 2017 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
It has
been reported that eight local boards in Auckland are
spending $27000 of ratepayers' money on treating a few lucky
locals to a BBQ. $200 grants are being offered so that 114
residents can get to know their neighbours better during
‘Neighbours Day’. Auckland Ratepayers’ Alliance
spokesperson Jo Holmes says:
“Many homeowners struggle
to pay their rates. To then watch their money being given
away by local politicians so that a few neighbours - often
in Auckland’s wealthiest suburbs - can have a party, is
galling in the extreme. Bribing your neighbours to get to
know you better by throwing a BBQ paid for by others, many
of whom struggle to make ends meet, is nothing short of
immoral.
"Politicians really are living in la-la-land if
they think this is how rates should be used. Is it any
wonder there is no money to fix essential services when it
is wasted on feel-good projects for the privileged
few?”
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