The Elms Foundation's letter of May 20, 2019, to the Tauranga City Council stated their 'position was that our first preference was to have 11 Mission Street transferred to The Elms. Our second preference was that it should go to the Otamataha Trust.”
That was never disclosed to the public, nor, I suspect, to the councillors! That was vital information that was purposely withheld to reiterate that the Elms Foundation were 'neutral” on the proposed gifting of 11 Mission Street to the Otamataha Trust.
Withholding that vital information is an unacceptable breach of the council's staff obligation to serve in the best interest of the community that employs them. There are no winners in this sorry saga, however it proves there are council employees who have and are pushing their own agendas.
Those responsible must be terminated!
The way forward now, I believe, is for the council to keep possession of 11 Mission Street and turn it into a parking lot.
Jim Sherlock, Friends of The Elms Chair
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Jim Sherlock, you have lost the plot
Posted on 20-09-2019 17:09 | By Peter Dey
Jim Sherlock, Alfred Brown came to Tauranga to show Christian love to the Maori people. Giving 11 Mission St to Maori will cost the Council nothing. Your opposition to the transfer to Maori is objectively shown to be irrational by historian Vincent O'Malley. Your opposition to Maori having 11 Mission St dishonours the memory of Alfred Brown. Is there no place in your morality for Christian values? You are totally sad.
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