I wonder who it is that is actually lauding the Pools network performance in spite of so-called setbacks to post an operating surplus for the year to date of $756,328 excluding the Council bailout of Repairs and Maintenance of $2.4 million. What is the net revenue position that results from $2.2 million operating revenue?
TCAL pay no rates, no lease rental and little if any water rates. As Council currently pick up the tab for all major Repairs & Maintenance that means the balance of $1,445.672 from operating revenue of $2.2 million has been spent on wages for what is said to be 150 staff (ridiculous numbers), electricity, other odds and sods and incidentals only.
It is a shocking financial performance and I would not have any confidence in the validity of the figures reflected in the half-yearly report to Council. The whole thing is ‘Fairies at the Bottom of the Garden' material or Planet Bongonomics fodder.
In summary, the bottom line is no financial performance, no achievements and certainly no accountability currently! The Mount Hot Pools are a damn disgrace and it is about time the Mount Hot Pools were vacuumed and cleaned on a regular basis too!!

R Paterson, Matapihi.