Tena Koe Keith

Sounds like a good idea to me, old \'Habermassian\' that I am. The consultants culture needs looking into; I would have thought our employees were more than capable and i am wary of \'snouts in the trough\'.

Kia ora,

Marlene

Keith,

Great to see this opinion coming from an independent.  I believe independents are the only ones who can come to a meeting with residents with an \\\'open mind\\\', the basic requirement.  Being signed up to follow policy set from outside, cannot but influence Local Boards members to ignore suggestions that differ from the set policy.  And that will stop the involvement of the residents.  

There are of course already organisations, like resident groupings, place associations that can be easily brought into the picture.  We will have the Local Boards as the official level of decision making, but all the residents need to be involved.  Yes it will be a big job.  If I am Mayor I will be asking the Local Board members to spend the first year doing little else.  Because that first year will be the involvement time.  Residents ideas, suggestions, made into policies and project ideally should be brought into the new spatial plan decided at the end of year one.  If they are not included then there may be little chance of those projects getting done if they are only introduced at the end of year two.  So its a challenge to make the most of this first three years.

I don\\\'t want Local Board members getting stuck with paperwork in the first year, because that will end up being the pattern for the three years.  We need to capture the minds of Aucklanders in these first three years of the super City and its in the first year that we must do it.  Other candidates want to lump all sorts of work onto the Local Boards.  I don\\\'t.  I want the CCOs to perform for them.  That\\\'s their job.  I want the Local Board members to say \\\"There is a pot hole\\\".  And the CCO fixes it.  The Local Board do not then have to find someone, get a quote, see if they have started it, have finished it.  Get them back to finish it properly.  Approve the payment and all the time field questions as to when is it to be done.  That is not power.  My option is.  If the CCOs do not perform, the chairman and or Board members will be changed.

I want the residents to own their neighbourhood.  They can determine the direction the parking the heights,  they name it.  This is the greatest opportunity Auckland has had.  We need to make the most of it and I want to do whatever I can to make this part work.  If it does, the super City will be great.  We need the \\\'bottom up\\\' approach to involve people.  Then look out.  I believe Auckland will really be interesting.  I look forward to seeing this happen.

Good luck.

Hugh Chapman

Hi Keith,

Absolutely. I am on record as supporting local areas being divided into smaller units where this make sense.

\'Local\' needs to be local enough to engender a sense of belonging in a community.

Colin.

Awaiting response

Hi Keith

I would. Anything that can get the public\'s view across clearly to council should be welcomed. If this idea is not picked up in the general follow up to the election I encourage you to put it in a submission to council\'s annual plan submissons when the time comes. Also put in anything you think that might improve Auckland. Annual plan or Long Term Council Community Plan submissions are a good way to get your ideas in front of council officers and councillors for consideration. 

Have a good week,

Shannon

i support the approach that the community will support, aswell as the one that is in the interests and wellbeing of the communitie that will be affected by it

Yes,

Im here to serve the entire Auckland Community, and will listen to everyone that wants to voice an opinion in any form.

Cheers

Mark Ross

The Communist League campaign joins with working people engaged in struggle to defend their rights, whether it be marching with striking teachers, or picket lines of workers at aircraft catering company; or communities organising to defend council services and facilities that are being cut. Already 1200 workers have lost their jobs as part of the reorganisation of Auckland City.

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