Southland has way to many councils and is way over governed by box tickers- with over 250 employees per council not to mention all the vehicles, offices and multiple duplicate services and that waste of space council Environment Southland that we all pay rates for and get absolutely nothing- time for a merger to one council and a council that concentrates on core council services and some big rates cuts
A wee bit of a shame the Gore's mayor came out so quickly with those negative comments. He didn't need to express his opinions that early. I hope he can bring an open mind to the discussions.
Oh! So urban southlanders will be disenfranchised of any voice about environmental issues and policy concerning our province. That’s only for rural folk to decide ? The environment that affects us is just the minor square kilometres that is within Invercargill city ? Nice . On this same day I read headlines that urban voters are already disenfranchised in their representation in Environment Southland: there is one urban councillor short , by population. This matters and SHOULD quite rightly be pursued and corrected . This two authority proposal is inherently undemocratic for 55,000 urban Southland residents.
The potential unitary authority/ies discussion is long overdue and good on Rob for this initiative. Marlborough works well.
I guess the discussion hasn’t happened sooner as turkeys never want an early Xmas
Southland has way to many councils and is way over governed by box tickers- with over 250 employees per council not to mention all the vehicles, offices and multiple duplicate services and that waste of space council Environment Southland that we all pay rates for and get absolutely nothing- time for a merger to one council and a council that concentrates on core council services and some big rates cuts
Money being saved and less egos around a table. A shake up is never a bad thing is it?
A wee bit of a shame the Gore's mayor came out so quickly with those negative comments. He didn't need to express his opinions that early. I hope he can bring an open mind to the discussions.
Oh! So urban southlanders will be disenfranchised of any voice about environmental issues and policy concerning our province. That’s only for rural folk to decide ? The environment that affects us is just the minor square kilometres that is within Invercargill city ? Nice . On this same day I read headlines that urban voters are already disenfranchised in their representation in Environment Southland: there is one urban councillor short , by population. This matters and SHOULD quite rightly be pursued and corrected . This two authority proposal is inherently undemocratic for 55,000 urban Southland residents.