Letters to the editor: Exorbitant charge to sort relationship issues
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The Tauranga City Council administration building on Willow St. Photo / File
The Tauranga City Council administration building on Willow St. Photo / File
Bay of Plenty Times
There are many citizens of our fair city who resent the expenditure of up to $350,000 of their money in sorting out (maybe) what are essentially personal relationship issues among some elected members of ourcity council.
Invercargill City Council is having a similar problem – but there is one highly significant difference. The estimated cost of its (maybe) cure is a mere $70,000.
Does this mean Tauranga's problem is five times worse or intractable than Invercargill's?
Mayors and councillors are well paid these days, and some even give up their usual occupations.
When you or I seek counselling we usually have to pay for it ourselves. Free services of this nature have not previously been one of the consequential benefits of election.
Could it be that this exorbitant charge is an example of the council failing to adequately control its expenditure? (Abridged)
Michael Batchelor Matua
Please wait
I agree with Kiri Gillespie's editorial (Opinion, September 5) re primary care nurses and pharmacists taking strike action.