Parking meters

Rob from Rotorua Central

On the 4th of January I wrote the following to the Council and our mayor
: parking fees
4 Jan at 8:58 pm
To: Rotorua Lakes Council <info@rotorualc.nz>
Cc: tania.tapsell@rotorualc.nz
Hi Rhonda,
thank you for getting back to me.

I am rather sad that the suggested situation requires a person to go hunting another meter unit. While I was there 2 other elderly people tried to pay for parking. The suggested situation of being liable if the fee is not paid is ridiculous in this instance. I suggest you raise this with the council. There should be provision, particularly for visitors to our city, people with young children and the elderly. Both local meters were not working.

When I rang the person on the phone new they were not working. I will check tomorrow and expect them to be fixed.
To ask the elderly to use apps is as ridiculous as is it is for visitors to Rotorua to have to load an app to pay for parking.

Please respect the people
thank you

Rob Wright
0226241188

I received this reply
Kia ora,



Thank you for your email. I am away from the office for the Christmas holidays and will be returning to Council on Monday 9th of January. I will respond to your email as soon as possible.



Ngā mihi nui

Tania
and Kia ora Robert,

I can understand your frustrating however that is the current requirement for those parking in the Rotorua CBD. I have referred your comments onto our Compliance team, your reference is RFS 653411.


We are currently closed until 8am Monday 9 January 2023. You will hear a response form them once we are open again.

If you have any further queries, please feel free to call us on (07) 348 4199 or info@rotorualc.nz (Monday to Friday 8am to 5pm) and a customer advisor will be able to assist you.

Kind Regards,

BUT still no reply... is our council and their bureaucracy really focused on promoting this wonderland as Premier tourist destination?
People please lobby for more respectful services.. think of the poor visitors who are often elderly and as you have no doubt noticed spend many frustrating minutes trying to get a nonfunctional meter to accept their card.

Now we hear the nimbyish council is lobbying to reduce the excellent arts and education services that have been inspirational in pushing Rotorua ahead as a great destination.. Shame on you Tania and team in trying to save meager amounts when more focus on unnecessary roading works could be further trimmed. (my cul-de-sac and a number of others had perfectly service and clean areas resurfaced). Dangerous speed reducing bumps placed on majors] service roads and other resurfacing that could have been deferred.

I respectfully request replies in support on the above
Cheers
Rob