Independent report on Tukituki
April 30, 2009
In response to public uproar over a year ago regarding the shabby state of the Tukituki, the Regional Council commissioned an independent review of its water quality monitoring approach and data, taking into account criticisms of same by the Hawke’s Bay Environmental Water Group (HBEWG), led by Bill Dodds, David Renouf, John Scott and Colin [...]
Ocean Beach on Council agenda
April 29, 2009
At a meeting on April 30 of its Works Committee, the Hastings Council will consider a staff recommendation to put any major consideration of future development plans for Ocean Beach on the back burner. Assuming it accepts the recommendation, the Council will not re-address the issue until it reviews its entire District Plan as part [...]
A Tale of Two Meetings
April 28, 2009
Led by Mayor Yule, Team HDC went to two meetings yesterday.
One was a ritualised farce. The other was a classic in grassroots politics.
Meeting #1 was a “public briefing” by HDC on the progress of the sports park. Questions had to be submitted five days in advance in writing. Two people, both opposed to the park, [...]
A Tale of Two Councillors
April 27, 2009
The Hastings Sports Park is mired in legal, fundraising and personnel issues … to say nothing of whether the complex makes sense in terms of community priorities or programmatic direction.
One would think Hastings Councillors might finally start asking some tougher questions about the initiative, if only because several of them explicitly pegged their original support [...]
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