LOOSE GRAVEL
Many streets around the
Stanmore Bay area and beyond have only very recently been resealed. This was quite a long process, and the streets when finally completed were left with a covering of fine gravel, which sprayed onto berms and footpaths for months afterwards. Great fun. Some of the streets, including our own, seemed perfectly fine before the resealing. This is certainly not the case now! Seal is lifting and pot holes are forming in large numbers. One of the worst cases is Moreton Drive, where there are many big pot holes at the bottom of the hill. Is the contractor incompetent or just ensuring ongoing work? We are all paying for this. officials that Western Rodney actually exists, and it is not all about the East Coast. Feel free to pop over some time and see the wonders we have to offer. Be careful when you ask for Rodney rates to be spent in Rodney. Our rates have barely moved under Auckland Council and we like it that way. We still can’t get anything done but that was the case under Rodney District Council anyhow.
Brenda Steele. Your efforts have been rewarded by reelection. Well done. The other three stood on a ‘‘ticket’’ and that is historically a key to success. Don’t abuse it. If you don’t make the effort you won’t be re-elected. Here are some ideas for you all to think about. With the exception of a Kumeu bypass we don’t need any more roads. Kumeu-Huapai is a planning and development disaster so if we can just drive past that would be great. You may have noticed a really good railway line capable of moving thousands of people but with no trains. Please lend your support to a rail shuttle from Swanson to at least Huapai initially. If all of you pressure Auckland Transport for some decent public transport that would help make it happen.
Riverhead and Kumeu, Huapai is exploding. Helensville isn’t and has plenty of space. Let’s have some planned expansion and with it job creation so we don’t all need to commute. Above all can we not sweat the small stuff and show some good leadership and