That Will Be A Long Meeting

An ICC release

The Invercargill City Council has called a public meeting for Kennington residents to discuss environmental concerns that are impacting on the quality of life in the small community, the Council’s Manager of Environmental Health Services, John Youngson said today.
Mr Youngson said that the public meeting would be held at the Southland Kennel Club clubrooms in Kennington, at 7.30pm, on Wednesday 19 June.
The meeting would give residents and others the opportunity to discuss concerns around noise and sewage disposal affecting the Kennington community.
“Kennington residents have for some years reported noise issues relating to the Kennington Saw Mill. In 2012 Council staff undertook a survey, the results of which showed the day-time noise levels slightly exceeded levels allowed in the District Plan. However, the night-time levels were significantly over noise levels allowed in the District Plan.
“Our preliminary survey results helped us understand why residents were reporting having trouble with sleep disturbance and other stress related issues,” he said.
Mr Youngson said the Council followed up its survey by commissioning an independent survey by noise consultant company, Marshall Day. Marshall Day carried out a series of tests earlier this year and the results confirmed the Council’s earlier findings that the night-time levels were unacceptable.
Council had called the public meeting on Wednesday night to outline the findings of the Marshall Day Report to those in the Kennington community.
The Council had written to about eighty households in the wider Kennington area, inviting people to attend the meeting.
Mr Youngson said the second issue for discussion at the public meeting, related to sewerage issues in the Kennington area.
There had been a number of complaints about sewage flowing outside property boundaries, finding its way into the stormwater system and into the Waihopai Stream.
Testing done by the Council over December 2012 and January 2013 indicated that sewerage systems in the area were inadequate and those in Kennington Road were failing.
“Council will be further investigating to quantify the failure, then will look at options for the residents, including connecting to Council’s sewerage network and what financial assistance Council may provide to help fund the connection.”
Mr Youngson encouraged all those with an interest in the Kennington community to attend the public meeting.

 

Cliche King

Cr Neil Boniface said putting the money in was ”worth a punt”.

”We have done well with events in the past… We are very healthy with reserves. Sometimes you have to spend a little money to make money.”

 And if I were Boniface I wouldn’t wanting to admit this:

When asked if he had seen a budget, Cr Boniface said he had not seen a recent one.

”I have seen the original budget, but it keeps changing.”

Yet still you commit our ratepayer funds?   Let’s make sure his is not a job for life and vote him out this election,

I Hope The Report Is Wrong

The Auckland-Bluff yacht race will go ahead, its organiser says, after weeks of funding wrangles ended with Invercargill City Council agreeing to contribute $380,000 to the inaugural event.

via Auckland-Bluff Yacht Race To Go Ahead – national | Stuff.co.nz.

I  thought they had stolen $180k from reserves to cover the money Environment Southland wouldn’t agree to?  With the original $100k that makes $280k….doesn’t it?

ICC On Facebook

Two days out from a meeting and finally ICC are promoting it.  That’s taking LGOIMA requirements literally.  Here’s what they have to say (for those who aren’t on Facebook):

Organisers of the A2B Yacht Race and Invercargill City Council CEO Richard King will front up to two public meetings this coming week and answer questions about the high-profile public event.
The Bluff public meeting will take place at the Bluff Bowling Club, in Barrow Street, at 7.30pm on Monday, June 17.
The Invercargill public meeting will take place in the Drawing Room, Civic Theatre, at 5.30pm on Tuesday, June 18.
Members of the public are being promised the opportunity to not only ask questions in a public session but also the chance to have one-on-one interaction with key organisers and Mr King after the group session.
Mr King will be joined at the public meetings by A2B principals Murray Francis and David Mee, plus Project Director Craig Seuseu.
Mr Seuseu said while they had already visited Invercargill and Bluff half a dozen times, the purpose of this visit was to explain to members of the public and the media the overall picture of the race and associated events.

Promises, promises…

Propaganda

Time to tidy my desk again…the things you find!  Came across a few Bluff Beacon so quickly put them through the Automatic Document Feeder which results in two files – front and back of each page.  So here they are in their raw state.

1435 pt 2

1382 pt 1

1382 pt 2

1383 pt 1

1383 pt 2

1384 pt 1

1384 pt 2

1433 pt 1

1433 pt 2

1434 pt 1

1434 pt 2

1435 pt 1

A2B From Cracker

The ratepayer-rogering pirates Arsehole2Breakfast organisers are meeting with the ‘public’* on Monday night at the Bluff bowling club at 7.30pm.

They will also be having a special meeting with media.

It’s all part of a poorly-devised and way-too-late charm offensive. Without the charm. Just the offensive. But the fish n chipper will fall into the trap of breathlessly reporting everything they say without checking the veracity.

They would be better meeting with potential sponsors…if they exist….anyway, list of questions to come for those going to the Bluff meeting.

via The Charm Offensive Begins. A Bit Late. | ‘Credo Quia Absurdum Est’.

Over ten comments and it is not painting a pretty picture…

Republication

Isn’t the letter in today’s paper interesting given the comments attributed to Bruce Corkill QC  in a Southland Times article? (underlining my emphasis)

He told the judge he had to consider the fact the Southland Times reporter had rung Mr Edminstin the following day and without thinking  he confirmed he had made the ”lying slut” comment.

”He asked the reporter not to report it because he said he didn’t mean it,” Mr Corkill said.

”The reporter said that would be up to the editor.”

The words were published in the paper the following day.

”The Southland Times must take responsibility for its own actions,” Mr Corkill said.