Tauranga versus Mount/Papamoa Parking:
On a daily basis we read of serious problems affecting downtown Tauranga businesses regarding parking.
When Mount Maunganui/Papamoa had water meters and Tauranga did not, our council leaders decided that in 'fairness to all”, Tauranga must have water meters too.
Now only downtown Tauranga has parking meters and it is seriously affecting downtown businesses. Where is the 'fairness” in that? Wake up Tauranga ratepayers. The 3 most senior local politicians [Mayor Stuart Crosby, Deputy Mayor David Stewart and Wayne Moultrie] all live in and represent Mount Maunganui/Papamoa ratepayers and as such, keep happy the ones who keep them in power. Keeping downtown Mount Maunganui/Papamoa parking free while Tauranga pays, suits them just fine for obvious reasons. Clearly we can all change that.
Jan Hill, Tauranga.