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On election coverage:
I would respectfully like to challenge Jacqui Church, who advised me in 2012 that she was ‘working’ on getting streetlights from Bombay through to Pukekohe. What has she or any other representative achieved in bringing this about? A big fat zero!
The darkness, once the sun goes down, makes the road extremely dangerous; the lights from oncoming traffic as you come down the dips and then up-and-over the humps are absolutely blinding; the white markings are almost impossible to see in the dark; and the road, despite being the main Gateway to Pukekohe, is more reminiscent of a dark, country road leading into the back of Middlemarch!
I was told back then that there was an argument between the Waikato and Auckland Councils over whose jurisdiction it was. As Waikato’s Mayor and Franklin’s representative for years, I would ask again of Mrs Church (and council reps Vern Reeves and Kandi Ngataki), before I vote in the coming elections – what have you done?
Jacqui’s own advertised mantra is: “We can’t keep taking rates and not delivering – it’s unacceptable”. Absolutely – it’s unacceptable! It’s a disgrace and an indictment of years of doing nothing to change the situation!
You want my vote? Tell me what’s actually going to happen (not what you’re going to be ‘working’ on).
D. Peters, Franklin
Poll: Will the new Drury/Paerata train stations ease traffic congestion when they open? (Franklin Times, September 18)
Damien Spurdle – It’s no silver bullet, but we’ve got to invest in alternative modes and actually give people the choice in how they want to commute. There will be plenty of car parking at Paerātā and Drury Stations, and add some frequent bus connector services to help service the growing community.
There are still reliability problems with the network, with track and other faults, which, when you’re commuting this far out, can really delay you, but here’s hoping they work out all the kinks before the CRL opens.
