Kia ora koutou MDC candidates at large
I would like to ask you what is your position re the funding of Aratoi? If you were elected, would you support the status quo; vote to increase it or vote to decrease the grant? If the former or latter, please explain.
Do you consider Aratoi a major asset to our region? If so, if you were elected, what ideas would you have to promote it? If not, why not?
Many thanks
Stephanie
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Hi Stephanie
I wholeheatedly support Aratoi, it is a wonderful community facility and I think the Staff, Board and Friends do a great job in bring interesting and challenging events to Masterton. My knowledge of funding is limited to pretty much what has appeared in the local paper. I am therefore not in a good position to answer the increase/decrease question. However I do not believe it realistic to expect Aratoi could be self funding. I suspect that based on my current lack of financial detail I would be likely to vote for the status quo.
