“Public engagement will follow when the Council
demonstrates it takes consultation seriously. Funding
‘influencers’ might feel cool, but ratepayers would
probably prefer if the Council simply improved its public
consultation process. Providing additional consultation
material which objectively details the pros and cons of any
proposal would be a good start.”
“Rates are just
a function of how much the Council plans to spend. All too
often councils take current levels of spending for granted,
without evaluating the ‘value-for-money’ of existing
projects. Inevitably, new projects get proposed and
spending climbs higher every year.”
"To rub salt
into the wound, the Council didn't even find an influencer
that lives in Wellington. It appears they accidentally paid
a girl who lives in the Wairarapa. You couldn't make this
stuff
up.”
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