In 2002 the Council had a debt of $52m from Route K. In 2011 the debt has escalated to an astronomical $450m which equates to about $50m per year of Mayor Stuart Crosby's 'Proven Leadership”.
The Waterfront is the latest 'I want”, TCC proposals are for up to $32m but the current 'estimated cost” is only $4.5m for the entire development. Looks there will be lots of extras like Mount Hot Pools 'found afterwards” or is it really just going to cost a whole lot more and no one is saying right now … all adds to the TCC ratepayer debt!
There was an actual cost floating around Council in the vicinity of $33m+ at TCC? This is a wee tad different price, so what price is it really going to be for an 'I want”, that takes away much essential CBD carparks for shoppers and CBD. Less carparks means less people means less CBD!
Do the Councillors have knowledge of this, I am sure the '3 monkeys” are in there somewhere: see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil, just got to figure out who's who!

Andrea Hoyle, Bethlehem.