De Lille: set an example and retire

I WOULD like to comment on D-Day for mayor Patricia de Lille.

I believe she must be given a chance to give her side of the story, and that no one is guilty until they are proven guilty.

I do not understand why she must keep consulting with her legal team; after all this consulting is costing us ratepayers a small fortune.

She must tell the truth and be satisfied with the outcome.

Should she be found guilty she must be given a heavy sentence, as she has not only done something illegal, but she has also damaged the trust we had in our leaders.

I feel that she now has an opportunity, even if not guilty, to set an example and agree to retire.

We always talk of job creation, but we have these people holding on to their positions until they can longer perform.

All government and council workers should be forced to retire at 60.

Free up the system and allow younger people to be promoted.

For the salary that she earns she has done nothing to improve the water situation.

All she is doing is moving D-Day from one month to the next.

She is not qualified in this field and has to be advised by experts who understand the problem.

All we see are photos of her at a property in Pinelands checking a water meter or at a site where they intend building a desalination plant.

She is adding no value, but attempting to market herself.

The mayor and all her colleagues receive very good pensions and can go off at 60 and enjoy retirement.

They choose to stay on for self-enrichment with the hope of having a few free overseas trips.

With our population rising, we must find new water sources and can no longer succeed by only cutting back.

I do not believe that she has anything to offer, and she is not able to fix our problem .

It is time to appoint a more capable person for this position.

She is going to cost her party many votes in the next election.

GRAHAM PINNOCK Edgemead