HOROWHENUA DISTRICT COUNCIL COMMENTS REGARDING THEIR SPENDING ETC YET STILL FORGET ABOUT OUR LAKE; WASTEWATER, AND SO IT GOES ON. JUST THINK IT THE COUNCIL HAD A CLEAN LAKE JUST LOOK AT WHAT TOURISM AND LEVIN WOULD HAVE. BUT INSTEAD WE HAVE A TOWN THAT CLOSES DOWN AND RETAILERS CONTINUE TO FIND IT HARD TO COMPETE.

So has Larry got a good point and is Horowhenua District Council really supportive when they meet with themselves and ignore not the minority but the majority. Rates climbing, Wastewater going back in the river and more. Tony Rush saying he doesn't know anything about what the Council will do about the Lake as they and he ignore the problem. Tony seems to qualify the Mayor's position so maybe he's in the running for the Deputy Mayoral job as we believe this is his 4th term. Perhaps too long as poor Tony is forgetting his obligations on what our Lake needs & maybe better time to go. We know what the problem is yet they are not interested.

Larry.N.Mitchell. Finance & Policy Analyst. Larry produces this league table for the 67 local authorities in NZ. It measures economic sustainability and affordability but check it out and you will get a shock at what Horowhenua District Council is doing & now wants to spew more sewerage waste in Shannon but not on their $4m farm they just bought- June 2013??.

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Check NZ list of the not so good performing District Councils in NZ---yes Horowhenua District Council is there once again in 2014. When you compare Levin to say Fielding Levin is lost and overshadowed by a monstrous Council Building & has lost its beauty due to this Council. Fielding and other towns are the opposite and vibrant.

Horowhenua District Council are second to last in the NZ League Council polls right above Kaipara?? so if you are in Levin on the 7th July at 2pm come and listen to Larry Mitchell speaking on the District Councils financials etc at the Salvation Army Hall, Durham St. See why the Council has featured so favourably in the Council polls; near last. Are they heading for last place or will they somehow creep up the polls without anyone knowing. Join the meeting on the 7th July & find out just what is happening--- of course Council will attend if they remember the date but it would be nice to see them voice their opinions to the questions put forward???? If they don't then you know they show no interest or are mummed in speaking so remember this when you vote.

Blame can not be put on Mayor Duffy solely as without the likes of Horizons etc Lindsay Burnell, Nathan Guy & Malcom Guy, DOC these are the ones who must share responsibility and they have had many years to support the Council and done nothing plus they have the resources to help our Lake revival. Mayor Duffy knows what the problem is but would rather brush it aside for mega projects.

Source of above pic please go to the NZ Farmers weekly sent to us farmers

Now why doesn't the Domain Board take on board what the following said for us Maori owners namely Sarah Williams report.

Lake Environmental Report

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or the report from Horizons: Horizons Regional Council confirmed in 2008 Lake Horowhenua was contaminated by Levin's waste water treatment plant during winter flooding. Compliance manager Alison Russell [ File report from Fairfax media with the Levin Mayor saying nothing ]: