• Published date: 19 April 2024
• Publication title: Oamaru Mail

The WDC has recently announced a proposed rates hike of an unconscionable 20%

What have we seen for the $2.5million spent so far on ‘‘reforming’’ themselves, with more spending to come on this project?

This appears a typical waste of ratepayers’ money.

Another was the ‘‘sand sausages’’ debacle.

When this badly designed project failed, why was no full refund obtained of the hundreds of thousands given to the consulting engineers, rather than the poor ratepayers having to bear the burden of throwing money into the sea?

It is time to halt this, and all other sorts, of wasteful spending.

Start by replacing the mayor and chief executive, who are not performing in ratepayers’ best interests by trimming costs and spending, but are in fact...