North Canterbury News: September 26, 2019

MY REASONS FOR STANDING
FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL
On 3December 2018 the council tested the beach foam/sludge at Pines Beach for Enterococci bacteria and the results were
24200 MPN per 100ml and the action level is 280 MPN per 100ml, no action or further testing was taken by the council. EColi
was 6.5 times over the action level.
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1. Upgrade wastewater treatment for safer,
healthier beaches for all to be proud of.
2. Trytohold rate increases to inflation level.
3. Upgrade drainage toprevent flooding in
and around our homes and businesses.
4. Increase debt repayment to prevent rates
escalating.
5. Concentrate on core council business and
acommonsensepractical approach across
all issues and be transparent across all
issues.
6. A greater emphasis to upgrade roads
footpaths and pedestrian crossings.
7. More attention to ensure appropriate bus
stops and bus routes for all.
8. Reduce spraying in ourrivers, streams and
creeks, storm water drains, gutters and in
and around our parks.
9. Better testing and reporting on the nitrate
levels in drinking water across the district.
10. Our waterways and beaches are not
healthy, this must change
11. We must acknowledge our environmental
issues and not ignorethem as we are today.
12. AMaori proverb states, ‘If the land is well
and the sea is well, the people will thrive.”
The land and the sea are not well, we must
step up and change this.
I am standing for Mayor for the Waimakariri District
and Councillor for the Kaiapoi/Woodend Ward with the
intention of agreater emphasis on areturn tocouncil
core business in order to hold our every increasing
rate increases due largely to council spending on non
essential issues.
My vision is to see the Waimakariri District as the
healthiest place to live in New Zealand with amuch greater
emphasis on our environment, waterways and updated
wastewater treatment plant at the same time encouraging
our people and economy to thrive.
Our Waimakariri Wastewater System is outdated and a
source of botulism toxin which poisons and kills large
numbers of waterfowl and wildlife everyyear.Weare well
overdue for amodern upgraded wastewater system for a
healthier environment.
Why is the storm water in the new earthworks running
into the Feldwick Drive drain? Why is it not running away
from the built up area? At the first sign of intensive flooding
this area will flood. Drainage issues must be forefront and
not running on hope.
Our environment determines our standard of the quality
of life that we experience in the outdoors today. Past
councils have mostly ignored the quality of our outdoor
experience, the rivers are polluted, toxic herbicides and
pesticides are used in most drains and streams, our
beaches are covered in a green/brown sludge in an
onshore breeze and our council does not seem to care.
Where is our outdoor experience in this district headed
today?
Community based housing for the elderly or disabled
provided by the council must be forefront as there are
many among us who cannot afford mainstream housing.
An increase in council housing stock would not be remiss.
Pegasus township need an underpass for crossing
access at the roundabout on the main road and another
at the main road for school children to cross to Woodend
School.
Iconsider that Iamthe best person for these positions
as I am very approachable with a commonsenses ,practical
attitude across all issues
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Authorised by Michael Bate, 2Kalmia Place, Kaiapoi.