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Wellington Water Clamming Up Is Unacceptable
Responding to today’s reporting that Wellington Water is now refusing to answer any further questions about the state of the failed Moa Point sewerage plant, Wellington Ratepayers’ Alliance spokesperson James Ross said:
“This position is totally unacceptable. Ratepayers deserve answers as soon as Wellington Water has them.”
“Hiding behind a yet to be completed inquiry shows an unwillingness to provide full and frank information to the public that they have so badly let down. It smacks of an unwillingness to be accountable to the people they serve. But this should come as no surprise as Wellington Water has a long track record of contract and financial mismanagement that it has been unwilling to address.”
“The Wellington Ratepayers’ Alliance calls on the mayors of the region to yank on Wellington Water’s chain and bring them to heel. Providing full and frank information, as soon as it comes to hand, is a requirement for an environmental and public disaster of this magnitude. As Mayor Little is completely blameless in this fiasco, we call on him to take the lead in pulling Wellington Water into line.”
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