Submit on the Wellington City Council Community Draft Annual Plan now. Don’t dither!

Submit on the Wellington City Council Community Draft Annual Plan now. Don’t dither!
Democracy only works when we all participate. With low turnouts at election time and poor participation rates in the Council Community Annual and Long Term Council Community Plans, outcomes can get distorted. If you don’t vote and participate in the process then you shouldn’t complain about the outcome. You can also write letters to the media and your Councillors. Ask your friends if they have been involved in the submission process. Some may need help. The wheel that squeaks usually gets some oil. Apathy and ignorance is your worst enemy. Here is the submissions link at Wellington City Council – http://www.wellington.govt.nz/haveyoursay/publicinput/index.html

HOW THEY VOTED ON WELLINGTON'S RATES

Rates up by 6.2% to homeowners and 2.2 to commercial.

How your Wellington city Councillors voted on the rates differential. Voting against switching the business rates onto the home owners rates bill were Crs Pepperell,Eagle,Gill,Ritchie.

Supporting the switch were Mayor Wade-brown and Crs McKinnon, Pannett, Morrison, Foster, Lester, Best, Coughlan, Ahipene-Mercer, Marsh.
Absent was Cr Cook.

Big spenders at work on the Wellington City Council. A bizarre twist has taken place with Councillors spending another 20 million dollars on a deep water pool.

Voting for were Councillors Gill, Eagle, Ahipene-Mercer, Marsh, Morrision, Lester, Coughlan, McKinnon.

Against were Pepperell, Cook, Pannett, Ritchie, Foster, Wade-Brown and Best.