It appears that Tauranga City Council is hell bent on replacing the Cameron Road/Chadwick Road roundabout at Greerton with traffic lights, in spite of continuing dissension about the planned action.

Earlier this week I walked around Greerton and asked some of the locals what they thought of this plan – 99 per cent were of the opinion that it is totally unnecessary and a waste of time and money.

Personally, I have never been held up at that roundabout, whereas I do get held up at Barkes Corner, a far more likely spot to instal lights to speed up traffic flow.

I believe that nowhere in the large document on this subject, is any mention of past or future ‘traffic flow', surely a criteria that should have been at the top of the list.

I am very suspicious as to the next ‘improvement' that the council have in store for our village that will undoubtedly push up our rates bill.

I see that there is a public meeting next Tuesday at 7pm at the Greerton RSA Club on Cameron Road. I hope that many of you will be there.

R Bishop, Tauranga