Mayoral Statements/Stance
The Mayor made a statement that was somewhat disingenuous at Tim MacIndoe’s meeting Fri 16th Feb 18.
“Everyone’s property has doubled in value over the last 5 years”.
He was asked via e-mail what was the relevance of that statement?
It bore no resemblance to the issue at the time i.e. rates increase and was pure prevarication. He has failed to respond.
A perusal of my own property records reveals the following for the 10 years 2007/08 – 2017/18:
2007/08 2017/18 $ Rise % Rise
CV $345,000 $485,000 = $140,000 40.58% rise in value
Rates $1105.16 $2365.31 = $1260.15 114.02% rise in rates.
Effectively the property has increased in value by less than half; however, the rates have more than doubled over 10 years.
Believe he was introducing a ‘red herring’ to throw the audience ‘off the track’ and succeeded.
What relevance has the CV of your property got to do with the services provided, it is inherently unfair. Admittedly some services are for the public good e.g. roads, however, there must be a fairer way to appropriate the cost, other than striking a rate-in-the-dollar on the Capital Value of your property each year to gain the required revenue and disproportionately spread the burden.
He stated that council was to explore operational methods of Claudelands perhaps disposal would be more beneficial. To date, Claudelands has lost $50,187,838. The A & P Association availability of use could be a condition of the sale.
He now supports a Hamilton Auckland commuter train, when during the election campaign he was vehemently opposed.
What has changed?
170 passengers per weekday subsidised by 158,500 ratepayers is grossly unfair. I may have been one of those 6 voters that got him across the line. In future, I will not support those campaigning or supporting a commuter train.
Best way to use leftovers?
I'm sure you've got some excess ham at home or cold roast potatoes.
What are some of your favourite ways to use leftover food from Christmas day? Share below.
⚠️ DOGS DIE IN HOT CARS. If you love them, don't leave them. ⚠️
It's a message we share time and time again, and this year, we're calling on you to help us spread that message further.
Did you know that calls to SPCA about dogs left inside hot cars made up a whopping 11% of all welfare calls last summer? This is a completely preventable issue, and one which is causing hundreds of dogs (often loved pets) to suffer.
Here are some quick facts to share with the dog owners in your life:
👉 The temperature inside a car can heat to over 50°C in less than 15 minutes.
👉 Parking in the shade and cracking windows does little to help on a warm day. Dogs rely on panting to keep cool, which they can't do in a hot car.
👉 This puts dogs at a high risk of heatstroke - a serious condition for dogs, with a mortality rate between 39%-50%.
👉 It is an offence under the Animal Welfare Act to leave a dog in a hot vehicle if they are showing signs of heat stress. You can be fined, and prosecuted.
SPCA has created downloadable resources to help you spread the message even further. Posters, a flyer, and a social media tile can be downloaded from our website here: www.spca.nz...
We encourage you to use these - and ask your local businesses to display the posters if they can. Flyers can be kept in your car and handed out as needed.
This is a community problem, and one we cannot solve alone. Help us to prevent more tragedies this summer by sharing this post.
On behalf of the animals - thank you ❤️
Poll: Would you rather: Christmas in summer forever or winter forever?
Just a bit of a fun poll to get you thinking.
If you had to live out your Christmas days, would you prefer it was a summer Christmas or a winter Christmas?
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62.4% Summer
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36.2% Winter
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1.4% Other - I'll share below
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