New Plymouth Ratepayers and Renters deserve greater respect. True courage and a new level of thinking is required. Rates alone cannot sustain our council. They cannot continue to rise. New sources of income must be identified and spent wisely.
New Plymouth District has a brilliant future with assistance from a pro-active Council connected to voters. The Len Lye Centre and Govett Brewster Gallery will become income positive. Local planning by local people. Amalgamation is not a healthy pathway.
It is imperative that the city centre is revitalised and people and businesses are drawn back. Tim tams belong in the biscuit tin, The N.P. Walkway is fine as it is and there are other sites where new sports facilities can be built at reasonable cost leaving the racecourse as a green open space.
I humbly ask for your vote if you would like sound, equal representation for the next three years.
Yes
Appoint a Commercial Manager for the Len Lye Centre-Govett Brewster Art Gallery who would be tasked with eliminating the annual NPDC Subsidy of $4.16mil in 2017 to $$6.8mil in 2025. Arts cost money but this is beyond the pale.
Yes
Focussed intent on creating the rating, compliance and service costs levels that will drive business growth. NPDC should not be involved in business but supportive of innovation and progress.
No
Under bridges, main street footpaths and cars are not acceptable places for people to live/sleep in a modern society. With that as a base line, iwi, family, social services must be directly involved in taking these people from the streets.
No
For over 100 years, NPDC and it's forebears have managed a very efficient water supply. Creating another level of bureaucracy to do the same thing will not help. If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
No
Private enterprise and insurers should sort this in response to actual need
Yes
Yes to a sports hub but not in the proposed location. There is at least one parcel of land in the city that could be obtained with little or no cost by good negotiation that is perfect for the purpose thereby leaving the racecourse as an open space.
Decline to answer
it's not a yes no answer. Where there is a demonstrated need then yes but not to the detriment to business and existing traffic.
Remove
I believe implicitly in the action of Democracy. Maori have and deserve my respect, they do not require a special hand-up any more than anyone else. How insulting is that to suggest they are less able than anyone else around the table.
By creating the environment in which promoters and organisers wish to put on events here. Reduce Health & Safety costs, make the venues even more attractive and have the guarantees in place that the events can run effectively....e.g. Triathlons etc
Make more independant local decisions for local people, reduce the costs of local bureaucracy and attract outside money to offset rates. Yes that is three but any two of those would be a start
