As a ratepayer I find it hard to believe that we paid $15,000 for a consultant to interpret what the NZTA was telling council, what they were proposing to do at the Welcome Bay roundabout, according to Faulkner's Corner, it was all a load of mumbo jumbo and we paid $15,000 to have it changed into gobbledegook.
1. Do we not have a staff member who could interpret the NZTA, don't we have roading engineers paid $100,000 per year who are capable of doing this work.
2. Can the Mayor Council and the C.E.O. not see that this sort of things is why very few people have any confidence in any of them, the $15,000 is a lot more than a lot of older people have to live on for a year, and they still keep putting up our rates, far higher than inflation.
E.K.Mills, Tauranga.
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TRUTH ON THAT ONE
Posted on 11-09-2011 08:31 | By PLONKER
That is complete madness to spend so much on so little. Of course that is just the tip of the iceberg of course, just like at the Mt clean up spend up that happening early winter $115,000 of a geotech report, like all that said was "It slid down the hill ... and has fallen in the water ...!" like WOW there are some amazing gravy trains here there and everywhere for some when you know the right buttons to press for sure!
WIN WIN SOLUTION !
Posted on 11-09-2011 10:48 | By PLONKER
If they can not understand it then clearly the message is they need replacing, saves money either way.
truth on that one
Posted on 12-09-2011 18:03 | By algail
Not that I support or accept the TCC one of the most inept councils in NZ who have the most developed skills in gouging money out of ratepayers the $15.000 tossed without a moments thought to some inept consultant I have to say that it would cost more than $15.000 per year to employ said inept individual to interpret any document and so add another burden on the suffering ratepayers of Tauranga. But wait there's more didn't the Tauranga ratepayers vote the buggers in . You get what you ask for in this life. Vote them out next time. All you have to do is shut your eyes and make your mark with luck you may end up with a better council, you may as well do that as punish yourselves further by voting the same mob in next time. Alasdair Bethlehem
Is this the same bunch that gave the go ahead for K Road
Posted on 12-09-2011 18:54 | By The Tomahawk Kid
Are these the same people we consulted to justify investing in the white elephant I named K Road? They should all be SACKED and made responsible for their ineptitude
@ TOMMY KID
Posted on 12-09-2011 22:30 | By PLONKER
No NZTA said "K Road is a financial disaster and will not work, the assumptions and budgets are not realistic." the decision to go ahead anyway resides fully with TCC, they alone made the decision to go ahead regardless. Of course it is no surprise now that NZTA are showing little or no interest in it despite many assurances otherwise to date ex TCC.
ONE CONSULTANT $15,000
Posted on 14-09-2011 00:21 | By TERMITE
So that will be say no more than a week to browse through a few plans and then cast a few basic words across Council Chambers. Easy money! So what happens when the NZTA BOFFINS come back with five different options? does that mean the Consultants get $75,000 for that? Does it ever stop ... ?
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