It is with growing concern I read about Tauranga City Council's desperate attempts to slash rate increases down from 17.8%, and avoid a credit down grade by Standard and Poors.
During the election campaign Mayor Crosby rubbished his opponents concerns about pending rate increases, and the city's level of debit. He touted the Tauranga City Council's current credit rating as proof of Tauranga's sound financial management, and reassured voters that rate increases could be as low as 6%.
We now read that Tauranga City Councils re-emerging financial state is the first thing on the agenda for the new council.
Was Mayor Crosby deliberately misleading voters, or does he just not know, and out of his depth?
Questions need to be asked? And answers demanded.
Jeroen van der Beek, Tauranga.