Response to NST Letter 17th August 2010

Dear sir,


I write to correct the misinformation printed in August 17th edition by a Rebecca Thomas who I understand is Councillor Lisa Whyte’s sister.

A quick check of the many minutes on the swimming pool issue will show that I have not ‘consistently voted against the recommended option’ as claimed.

In fact, what I have done is consistently and successfully argued for guaranteed minimum levels of public access and at prices no higher than charged at other North Shore pools. This is important in any public pool in which ratepayers have invested even if the pool has been developed in partnership with another entity.
However, I am not surprised that there is a level of misinformation on this and other subjects as this Council has been beset from the beginning by a small group of councillors who have used central government-style, oppositional tactics to frustrate many good projects in our communities.