WDC RATEPAYER WASTED MONEY - Parua Bay Community Rubbish & Recycling Transfer Station
Does the Parua Bay, Whangarei Heads need a WDC Ratepayers funded Community Lead Transfer Station? Its been over 12 months since the Parua Bay Transfer Station closed and the Community were given extra rubbish collection runs. This provides that this community does need one.
Melissa's dream goal & mission is to deliver community benefits and work towards zero waste to landfill.
So why doesnt Melissa buy some land and build her business to get Parua Bay Resident to pay to get rid of their waste why does WDC have to support this? The location is not suitable.
Melissa's guiding principles with a handful of paid self elected maori representatives are to follow principles proposed to guide their business paid by ratepayers:
1. To work with local hapu/iwi and embrace principles of kaitiakitanga and sustainability.
(Ngati Tu and surrounding landowners oppose this location).
2. Address all legislative requirements.
(Why don't need a transfer station next to waterways?)
WHY is a RATEPAYER starting a business using WDC Funding and continued Funding Revenue from WDC and also leasing WDC Land which is a site of significance for the Ngati Tu people (other Hapu Trusts and individuals support it with a MOU)?
Proposed Resource Consent Application before the Whangarei District Council Applicant: Whangarei Heads Community Resource Recovery Charitable Trust
Location: 35 Pataua South Road, Whangarei
Reference: LU2000054
The reporting officers David Badham & Kaylee Kolkman
Consultant Planner, RMA Consents on the above resource consent application to establish a resource recovery centre on the subject site. DAvid & Kaylee, the Parks Department and the Whangarei District Council Development Engineer have now assessed the application and advise that in order for the Council to better understand the nature of the proposal, the effects the proposal will have on the environment or the ways in which any adverse effects may be mitigated, further information is requested.
Melissa Arseneault, 35 Pataua South Road, Parua Bay, Whangarei, mobile: 021 550 249 and email: grassroots63@outlook.com made a resource consent application in May 2020.
Whangarei Heads Community Resource Recovery Charitable Trust (WHCRRCT) was given $20,000 from WDC for a feasibility study.
With the closure of the Parua Bay Transfer Station, (April 2019) the setting up of Whangarei’s first Community-led and operated Resource Recovery Centre (CRRC) is well timed to deliver a new approach to waste minimisation with a focus on zero waste to landfill.
Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓
In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?
What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?
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30.2% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
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69.8% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
Something we all seem to have forgotten
An Obituary to Common Sense printed in the London Times
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years.
No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated valuable lessons like:
- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn't always fair;
- And maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge)
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher
fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.
It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.
Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death;
-by his parents, Truth and Trust,
-by his wife, Discretion,
-by his daughter, Responsibility,
-and by his son, Reason
He is survived by his 5 stepbrothers;
- I Know My Rights,
- I Want It Now,
- Someone Else Is To Blame,
- I'm A Victim,
- Pay me for Doing Nothing
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing…
This is a modified version of a text that is originally attributed to Lori Borgman. However, it is more true today than it was when first written. It is not the version I remember, but it still gets the point across. Enjoy and remember.
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