Consultation, communication, cooperation (or lack of) seems apparent in this case.........especially when you think of Invercargill virtually being "pole free" (except for Racecourse Rd and Otatara). What would Power Nets attitude have been in their Queenstown supply area. Underground I am certain!
If a private person outside the city wants their power supply upgraded or put in for a new house they pay the costs. In this case its a business wanting a major upgrade so why don't they pay the costs. The Invercargill ratepayers have subsidised the upgrades to the sewerage treatment station at Clifton so it could take their waste product and now seems their need for extra power is more important than the aesthetics of people's neighborhoods where they chose to live. I always thought the RMA was designed exactly for this purpose. To give people a voice before any big changes to their properties.
Consultation, communication, cooperation (or lack of) seems apparent in this case.........especially when you think of Invercargill virtually being "pole free" (except for Racecourse Rd and Otatara). What would Power Nets attitude have been in their Queenstown supply area. Underground I am certain!
If a private person outside the city wants their power supply upgraded or put in for a new house they pay the costs. In this case its a business wanting a major upgrade so why don't they pay the costs. The Invercargill ratepayers have subsidised the upgrades to the sewerage treatment station at Clifton so it could take their waste product and now seems their need for extra power is more important than the aesthetics of people's neighborhoods where they chose to live. I always thought the RMA was designed exactly for this purpose. To give people a voice before any big changes to their properties.