So the prophets of inertia have reared their ugly heads.

Tauranga man Maurice O'Reilly is arguing the Tauranga City Council curtail growth and cut projects before putting rates up. Thanks Maurice. But who is this actually serving?

Certainly not our children and our grandchildren and their children who deserve to live in a vibrant, progressive city of which they can be proud and want to belong.

You have already clobbered a museum, what next? What will be your legacy to our kids Maurice? Perhaps like-minded people will lie on their death beds and boast minimal rates rises and a city that reflects it.

No thanks Maurice.

Let's give Tenby Powell the mandate he deserves – we're 15 years behind with our infrastructure because successive councils have bowed to that sort of narrow mindedness. Tell us what you want to do Tenby, how much it will cost and then we will stump up. Only then will future generations be proud of their forefathers. Our kids will only want to stay and invest in a city that has invested in them.

Progress comes at a cost Maurice.

Ian Goldsmith, Bureta