Post by Kiwi Frontline on May 12, 2019 5:28:08 GMT 12
Weekend Sun / Sunlive 10/5/18
RESPECT THE RATEPAYERS
WBOP District Council has asked us Rate Payers to ‘have our say.’
Sounds good, but they never take a blind bit of notice!
We [Rate Payers Assn] have continually said ‘Freeze our rates’, WBOP rates are still the highest in the Country, WHY?
Particularly retired people must sell and move because they just cannot afford the high rates.
Now we are being faced with a rate rise again of 3.4% up to 4.67%, because a Council cannot live within their means.
CPI is 1.9% that is the highest a rate increase should be! Plus, extra on water charges now and they want to have a big Corporate collect the Rubbish, so there will be a price rise there! that will make the rate increase higher!
Once again, we have our say, like we did a NO to a new Katikati Library, but we got one anyway.
We voted a resounding NO to Maori Wards, to get around that one they invented a Maori Committee of 19 who are paid by the Rate payers once again, without our permission!
Now behind the scenes our Mayor is on a Mission to give Pane Pane Point back to Maori,
which in my opinion he legally cannot do as it is still being used for what it was purchased for in 1920.
WBOP District Council goes to the Polls later this year so please ratepayers just remember all these misdemeanours of an extravagant council that cannot live within their means.
When is too much for Ratepayers to bear, many will keep selling and move to live elsewhere where maybe they respect the ratepayer!
Council Stop biting the hand that feeds you!
C HUMPHREYS, Katikati
LOW MARKS FOR PERFORMANCE REVIEW
A recent commentary in a national newspaper ranked cabinet ministers from 1 to 10 on their performance. Not surprisingly, Phil Twyford, David Clark and Shane Jones each received a rating of 4.
However, I was aghast to read Winston Peters received an 8 out of 10. Is this the same politician who coerced the voting public to support him with these three of many pre-election promises:
1. There should be "one law for all New Zealanders".
2. That the Maori seats in Parliament "must be abolished as recommended by the Royal Commission".
3. Reduce parliament to 100 MPs.
Since this politician, who after the election engineered the Labour Party to become the new Government, made these important policy statements, not one of these have been fulfilled.
It beggars belief that despite Peters making promises he hasn't kept, he has still managed to retain his seat in Parliament over the last 30-plus years. Shame on you Peters. We won't be fooled a second time into voting for NZ First in 2020.
T FELLINGHAM, The Lakes.
RESPECT THE RATEPAYERS
WBOP District Council has asked us Rate Payers to ‘have our say.’
Sounds good, but they never take a blind bit of notice!
We [Rate Payers Assn] have continually said ‘Freeze our rates’, WBOP rates are still the highest in the Country, WHY?
Particularly retired people must sell and move because they just cannot afford the high rates.
Now we are being faced with a rate rise again of 3.4% up to 4.67%, because a Council cannot live within their means.
CPI is 1.9% that is the highest a rate increase should be! Plus, extra on water charges now and they want to have a big Corporate collect the Rubbish, so there will be a price rise there! that will make the rate increase higher!
Once again, we have our say, like we did a NO to a new Katikati Library, but we got one anyway.
We voted a resounding NO to Maori Wards, to get around that one they invented a Maori Committee of 19 who are paid by the Rate payers once again, without our permission!
Now behind the scenes our Mayor is on a Mission to give Pane Pane Point back to Maori,
which in my opinion he legally cannot do as it is still being used for what it was purchased for in 1920.
WBOP District Council goes to the Polls later this year so please ratepayers just remember all these misdemeanours of an extravagant council that cannot live within their means.
When is too much for Ratepayers to bear, many will keep selling and move to live elsewhere where maybe they respect the ratepayer!
Council Stop biting the hand that feeds you!
C HUMPHREYS, Katikati
LOW MARKS FOR PERFORMANCE REVIEW
A recent commentary in a national newspaper ranked cabinet ministers from 1 to 10 on their performance. Not surprisingly, Phil Twyford, David Clark and Shane Jones each received a rating of 4.
However, I was aghast to read Winston Peters received an 8 out of 10. Is this the same politician who coerced the voting public to support him with these three of many pre-election promises:
1. There should be "one law for all New Zealanders".
2. That the Maori seats in Parliament "must be abolished as recommended by the Royal Commission".
3. Reduce parliament to 100 MPs.
Since this politician, who after the election engineered the Labour Party to become the new Government, made these important policy statements, not one of these have been fulfilled.
It beggars belief that despite Peters making promises he hasn't kept, he has still managed to retain his seat in Parliament over the last 30-plus years. Shame on you Peters. We won't be fooled a second time into voting for NZ First in 2020.
T FELLINGHAM, The Lakes.