Again we are being softened up for three years of rate rises, under Mayor Crosby last two terms rates have gone up more than 50% manly because of bad management and there will be no stopping them in the next three years.
I would be happy if we got the truth from them but we don't, most ratepayers can see where savings could be made.
I see the Route K increase is on hold, putting the toll up is stupid idea.
Why they can not see that, but they will keep chatting on about it forever, and there is no way any government would take it over, so stop telling us it will be soon,
An idea to save money: why not let the art society run the art gallery pay them $100,000 per year after all it is only open from 10am to 4pm I am sure they would not have 11 people running it and it might be good for the gallery and saving the ratepayers millions.
No.2 idea, Route K was a balls up from the start and we will be paying for this long after I have gone. Can they tell me why the toll is on the road 24 hrs unlike the old harbour bridge toll? No toll was paid from 11pm till 6am and what savings would there be if this happened…
3. How many building permits have been issued over the last 6 months and do we need 17 building inspectors?
Let's hope that the new councillors will look at other ways to save money, and not take the past council's way out and put it all on us ratepayers. (abridged)
E.K.Mills, Tauranga.