Goff Urged to Draw Line under Brown Legacy

19 OCTOBER 2016

The Ratepayers’ Alliance is welcoming reports that Auckland Mayor Phil Goff has ruled out reappointing Penny Hulse as deputy, but is urging Mr Goff to rule out appointing any of the “Terrible Ten” who allowed Len Brown to hike rates by 9.9% last year and breach an election promise.

Alliance spokesperson, Carmel Claridge, says, “This is Mr Goff’s chance to reach across the political divide and draw a line under Len Brown’s legacy of high rates and crippling debt.”

“If Mr Goff is serious about changing the culture of waste at Auckland Council, he should pick as his deputy a Councillor who signed the 2% Ratepayer Protection Pledge. That would send a very strong message that Mr Goff is willing to stand for ratepayers, and not just bureaucrats wanting to grow the Council’s empire.”

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