Otago Regional Council chairman, doesn't want "premature" campaigning for next year's local body elections. In effect, what he is saying is that councillors shouldn't consider the views of the ratepayers who elect them. He said he didn't want "trivialising distractions" from major issues facing the Council.
The major issue facing residents is the massive increase in rates over recent years, partly due to levies for the new Stadium. The Council is under further financial pressure due to the new Regional Council headquarters fiasco, the Leith flood protection scheme cost blowout, and overly-ambitious changes to bus services.
I am sure that ratepayers would welcome any councillor who looked for their support in next year's election by challanging the current culture of reckless spending in the Council.
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