“The Waikanae Library must be built this triennium. The KCDC pre election report in 2019 said “We’re working on solving some serious issues such as the former Waikanae Library building”. Three Years later, yes, 3 years on, we are still only at the ‘pop up library’ stage. The current economic conditions demand that ratepayers hard earned payments are not squandered on nice to haves such as the Gateway project.
“The Waikanae Library rebuild is a worthy endeavour that deserves more immediate attention. A desirable nice to have, on the other hand, would be to experience more ‘open to the public’ council meetings.
“I am an approachable, community minded person, with excellent negotiation skills. I bring commercial experience and a considered manner. I believe Waikanae ward issues have not been given their due attention. I will raise the bar, to enable better outcomes for the Waikanae community.”