I saw the details for the new Papamoa Junction development in last week's paper and it is just another plain vanilla misuse of a valuable resource – land.

Why is the carparking at grade and taking up valuable land space? Carparks should be underground with planting and greenery at the human interface level.

What will be the effect of the vehicle traffic going into and out of this complex onto a very narrow Te Okuroa Drive and Parton Rd which is only two lanes?

Through your paper can the Tauranga City Council traffic management section make public their studies of this development and how it will affect existing traffic patterns and their mitigation plans?

And of course, including the plans for signalised pedestrian crossings across the busy roads and the effect of school traffic and children using the footpaths.

[And then there's the rubbish.]

The rubbish disinformation rollout continues.

What has the council signed the ratepayers up to?

Is the council only passing on the cost from Envirowaste or is it adding a large mark-up to this figure?

All this for a reduced service rubbish pickup.

And still no Pay as You Throw!

Papamoa Residents & Ratepayers Association has an Online Petition for ratepayers to record their views on the rubbish debacle. The results will be presented to the council.

P Brown, Papamoa Ratepayers and Residents Association