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Mangawhai ratepayers issues council a deadline
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by Paul Campbell A public meeting called by the Mangawhai Residents and Ratepayers Association has given the Kaipara District Council a three-week deadline to respond to its concerns over expenditure on the community’s EcoCare sewage scheme “We had some 150 people at the meeting on Sunday of Labour Weekend and there were growing calls for action against the council which included options such as direct action including occupation of the council chambers as well as a rates strike,” said the association treasurer, Bruce Rogan. “We will be looking at these and other options suggested at the meeting over the next little while,” he added. “We are also going to re-issue our previous request for an audit of all council financial transactions to ascertain what money was spent on the EcoCare system and where it has gone. We have given council until December 13 to respond. If there is not a change in their attitude we will do all in our power to implement protest action.” In a letter to Kaipara Mayor Neil Tiller, the association had stated: ‘We make the general observation that we will only refrain from pressing our case further if we see a marked Mangawhai residents raise their hands to support change in the attitude of council towards the legitimate a suggested sit-in protest at the Kaipara District Council Chambers concerns of the community, and a completely open collaborative approach to identifying and solving the problems on that does not appear to have offset any of this expenditure. The mayor the part of everyone concerned, whether appointed or elected’. and the council seem to think that we should just rule a line under The association claims the EcoCare rates on the community are all this and move on, and that it would be tedious, embarrassing and unlawful and invalid, and that Kaipara District Council debt — at unhelpful to investigate what has happened and apportion blame. $60 million for the sewage scheme alone — has ‘reached the point The MRRA and a growing army of angry ratepayers do not share where the collapse of the district is inevitable unless urgent and that view. If it is not fixed now it will get much worse’. drastic action is taken’. “The depth of feeling in the community can be demonstrated by In a statement issued before the weekend’s meeting, the MRRA the fact that the MRRA membership has leapt from about 20 people said that ‘if we set aside the fact that council entered into a contract to somewhere in the region of 150 over the past few weeks,” said for $26.3 million (for the EcoCare scheme) after getting community Mr Rogan. ‘agreement’ to only $23 million, we get a total expenditure of $43.6 “On top of that, we are receiving donations of cash for the cause million gone up in smoke. ranging from $20 to $200.” What must then be added is the money that council has collected “Now the ball is firmly back in the Kaipara District Council’s from its ratepayers in annual and one time targeted charges, because court.” JX90 ROPS C/W Loader - 12 Forward 12 Reverse - Dry clutch - 90HP
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