Councillor Bill Faulkner (Sun, 5 July) sounds very reasonable when he criticises the Regional Council's Coastal Environment Plan and says 'They draw lines over land that would mean owners losing rights on their land - all with no compensation.”
This is hugely ironic because this same Councillor was part of the Tauranga City Council which decided some years ago that all estuaryside freeholders in Tauranga should have setback restrictions placed on their properties, and worse, that it was all right to do this without their knowledge!
Of course many affected freeholders, having belatedly found out about this confiscation of their property rights, have rejected this setback and have taken the issue to the Ombudsman.
Indications are that Councillor Faulkner, like Mayor Crosby and Deputy Mayor Stewart, the new CEO and the planners, couldn't care less about other people's property rights.
The only Councillors who have shown any concern have been Councillors Guy, Curach and C Stewart. I would certainly encourage coastal residents to fight against any moves to confiscate their property rights. Councillor Faulkner has the right message but given his record, his motivation must be questioned.
R.Rimmer, Tauranga.
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Rimmer
Posted on 19-07-2013 16:22 | By The Master
On the money there mate, this is one of those "behind closed door" type decisions, obvious that there is no public consultation, just like the board walk, when challenged and embarrassed enough Tautranga came out and "consulted" on the plan that was "already approved". So forgive them for just rubber stamping anything and everything that drifts past them, they have got accustomed to it all and wont want to change now.
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