Post by Kiwi Frontline on Jun 12, 2020 4:32:51 GMT 12
SUBDIVISION'S 'ROYAL' ROAD NAME DIVIDES MARLBOROUGH COUNCIL
Half pushed to approve the developer's preferred name choice, Monarch Lane, but the remainder thought the backup choice, Kanuka Close, was more culturally appropriate. Deputy Mayor Nadine Taylor, who chaired the committee, cast the deciding vote.
A similar incident happened in March, when the mayor had to cast a deciding vote on names proposed for Blenheim's Rose Manor, after some councillors argued the names were "colonial cringe".....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-democracy-reporting/300030705/subdivisions-royal-road-name-divides-marlborough-council
Half pushed to approve the developer's preferred name choice, Monarch Lane, but the remainder thought the backup choice, Kanuka Close, was more culturally appropriate. Deputy Mayor Nadine Taylor, who chaired the committee, cast the deciding vote.
A similar incident happened in March, when the mayor had to cast a deciding vote on names proposed for Blenheim's Rose Manor, after some councillors argued the names were "colonial cringe".....
www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/local-democracy-reporting/300030705/subdivisions-royal-road-name-divides-marlborough-council