Water Futures - Reassessment not appropriate ...
Recent Letter to the Editor, the Chronicle:
Reassessment not appropriate
Many Toowoomba voters and people living in surrounding shires will be disappointed at Mayor Dianne Thorley's decision to force on us a reassessment of the Water Futures recycled water project.
In July 2006, 61.8% of Toowoomba voters said they did not want Toowoomba to proceed with a recycled water for drinking project. This was a clear directive to the Toowoomba City Council from the community. And yet, seven months later, Cr Thorley is trying to revive her project, despite comments by the State government that they do not support it.
It is unfortunate that voters must wait until next year to send Cr Thorley a message on her inability to listen to the community.
Elected representatives should represent their constituents, not engage in tactics to try to justify wasting almost $1 million of ratepayers money pursuing a project the mayor knew the community did not support.
All Cr Thorley achieved at the Council meeting earlier this month was to ensure that the use of recycled water for drinking is the core election issue at the 2008 Council elections.
And Toowoomba voters know exactly where she and the other "yes" councillors stand on this issue.
RM
Toowoomba
posted by Concerned Ratepayer at 7:48 AM
2 Comments:
We need to see good people with good character put their hands up for the next Council election in March 2008.
We need to see a change from the Mayor down and that will happen if these contenders show the community where they stand on local issues now!
These election are only 12 months away.
8:37 AM, March 03, 2007
If you want to see change in TCC you will need to look for independent Councillors. Judging from the recent scandals in WA and the scandals in the Beattie Goovt it would not be wise to vote for either Yes Candidates or Labor voters, seemingly one and the same.
5:21 AM, March 04, 2007
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