Faulkner's Corner is Bill telling us that he knows that the government will be taking route K over, I understand they are looking at it, but if he heard John Key's statement last week he would see that there is no way they will sell state assets so they can buy a $54m road that cost $17m to build.
This sort of spending is what the government is putting a stop to, and stopping the increase in the toll if what the ex CEO Mr Town said 'that if tolls stayed the same no one would be interested in taking over Route K”
So as we paid this man $400,000 per year, and he was sold to us ratepayers as worth every cent, why are they stepping away from it?
Bill knows that no-one will take it over until it pays its way.
Perhaps he could tell us how many of the nice-to-have and follies he has voted for, from what I can remember most of these things got through by six votes to five and as he was one of the Mayor's yes men, means he is one of the ‘nice to have' supporters.
EK Mills, Tauranga.


5 comments
How did they get it so wrong
Posted on 05-02-2011 00:40 | By waiknot
With regards to Route K, how did the Council of the day get it so wrong, planning projections for 10,000 cars a day, with reality producing only 2000. by my numbers thats an 80% error. Was any one held to account? Can Bill and some of the other long term Councillors shed any light on this?
LTNZ TOLD THEM
Posted on 07-02-2011 10:43 | By The Master
They ignored it becasue they wanted to replicate the toll bridge that was about to go west and so continue collecting tolls, but the plan was fatally flawed and LTNZ told them so before it even started.
BILLS A DREAMER
Posted on 11-02-2011 09:23 | By TERMITE
The hope that NZTA will take away the problem is a total dream, Bill, the Mayor, Councillors and senior staff all know that NZTA will "ONLY LOOK AT TAKING IT OVER IF IT IS FINANCIALLY VIABLE". So the dilemma for TCC is that they need to earn enough tolls to pay the costs and interest and then show a profit that can be used to reduce the debt. Of course if that happens then why would anyone want to "off-load" it as there would be a profit available to repay debt. Bill's comments completely lack common sense as they are missing the key element "reality!". Bill you are stuck with the debt and the road because there will have to be 3-4x the traffic and tolls to be viable according to the TCC "business plan". But of course the plan is fundamentally flawed like TISEC, Mt Pools, Baypark, Baywave, Mt Greens and more. All of this makes it clear that the business plans tabled by TCC to TECT, Councillors and generally are not realistic and the results predicted will not happen.
Toll charges
Posted on 12-02-2011 15:30 | By THE RING MASTER
$1 needs to be $4 a car or 3000 cars a day to 12000 cars a day that is simple Bill
GUARANTEED RESULTS FROM TCC
Posted on 14-02-2011 08:36 | By The Master
All those business plans created by TCC all have one thing in common, they all clearly state what is "NOT going to happen" and from that a TCC business plan would be better described as a "POO BEAR AND ALICE IN WONDERLAND" fairy tail with a few hints of horror to keep you on the edge of your seat. It is a real pitty that those creating these plans are only placing there own money in them, then lets see how fast the carpet gets rolled out over the top of them all then.
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