Post by Kiwi Frontline on Sept 21, 2019 5:42:07 GMT 12
Weekend Sun / Sunlive 20/9/19
VITAL INFORMATION
The Elms Foundation’s letter of May 20, 2019, to the Tauranga City Council stated their “position was that our first preference was to have 11 Mission Street transferred to The Elms. Our second preference was that it should go to the Otamataha Trust.”
That was never disclosed to the public, nor, I suspect, to the councillors! That was vital information that was purposely withheld to reiterate that the Elms Foundation were “neutral” on the proposed gifting of 11 Mission Street to the Otamataha Trust.
Withholding that vital information is an unacceptable breach of the council’s staff obligation to serve in the best interest of the community that employs them. There are no winners in this sorry saga, however it proves there are council employees who have and are pushing their own agendas.
Those responsible must be terminated!
The way forward now, I believe, is for the council to keep possession of 11 Mission Street and turn it into a parking lot.
JIM SHERLOCK, Friends of The Elms Chair
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE INTENTION
As a submitter I attended the Tauranga City Council meeting [September 10] which frankly turned into a shambles.
The question of 11 Mission Street, which has nothing to do with race, is in itself simple – it is about the relationship between the Tauranga City Council and TCC Ratepayers.
Ratepayer money ($825,000) was used to buy 11 Mission Street and the people were told why. The Mayor of the day Stuart Crosby is quite clear, the intent was that 11 Mission Street was purchased to form part of The Elms estate.
This has nothing to do with the history but everything about that intention and council keeping its promise to transfer the property to The Elms.
There are three things you should never break; promises, trust, and someone’s heart.
Notwithstanding this, council reached a decision that broke all three. After some ado and confusion it voted 6 to 5 to give 11 Mission Street to the Otamataha Trust, subject to the consent of The Elms Foundation.
As for the last minute O'Malley report, Neal Stephenson (Snow Crash) puts it best –“This is how history is done now. People wait until they have a need for some history and then they customise it to suit their purposes”.
RICHARD PRINCE, Welcome Bay
RACE RELATIONS
I was shocked and horrified to read in another local newspaper that Dame Susan Devoy was shooting off her mouth regarding race relations with regard to 11 Mission Street.
Is there something I have missed here or does The Dame not realise she is no longer the Race Relations Commissioner – ie her contract was not renewed!
Many thanks for giving me the opportunity to air my views.
JAN HILL, Tauranga South
sites.google.com/site/kiwifrontline/letters-submitted-to-newspapers
VITAL INFORMATION
The Elms Foundation’s letter of May 20, 2019, to the Tauranga City Council stated their “position was that our first preference was to have 11 Mission Street transferred to The Elms. Our second preference was that it should go to the Otamataha Trust.”
That was never disclosed to the public, nor, I suspect, to the councillors! That was vital information that was purposely withheld to reiterate that the Elms Foundation were “neutral” on the proposed gifting of 11 Mission Street to the Otamataha Trust.
Withholding that vital information is an unacceptable breach of the council’s staff obligation to serve in the best interest of the community that employs them. There are no winners in this sorry saga, however it proves there are council employees who have and are pushing their own agendas.
Those responsible must be terminated!
The way forward now, I believe, is for the council to keep possession of 11 Mission Street and turn it into a parking lot.
JIM SHERLOCK, Friends of The Elms Chair
IT’S ALL ABOUT THE INTENTION
As a submitter I attended the Tauranga City Council meeting [September 10] which frankly turned into a shambles.
The question of 11 Mission Street, which has nothing to do with race, is in itself simple – it is about the relationship between the Tauranga City Council and TCC Ratepayers.
Ratepayer money ($825,000) was used to buy 11 Mission Street and the people were told why. The Mayor of the day Stuart Crosby is quite clear, the intent was that 11 Mission Street was purchased to form part of The Elms estate.
This has nothing to do with the history but everything about that intention and council keeping its promise to transfer the property to The Elms.
There are three things you should never break; promises, trust, and someone’s heart.
Notwithstanding this, council reached a decision that broke all three. After some ado and confusion it voted 6 to 5 to give 11 Mission Street to the Otamataha Trust, subject to the consent of The Elms Foundation.
As for the last minute O'Malley report, Neal Stephenson (Snow Crash) puts it best –“This is how history is done now. People wait until they have a need for some history and then they customise it to suit their purposes”.
RICHARD PRINCE, Welcome Bay
RACE RELATIONS
I was shocked and horrified to read in another local newspaper that Dame Susan Devoy was shooting off her mouth regarding race relations with regard to 11 Mission Street.
Is there something I have missed here or does The Dame not realise she is no longer the Race Relations Commissioner – ie her contract was not renewed!
Many thanks for giving me the opportunity to air my views.
JAN HILL, Tauranga South
sites.google.com/site/kiwifrontline/letters-submitted-to-newspapers