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Curbing the debt addiction - Act 1, Scene 1

Posted by WorkBoot on 12 August 2011 | 9 Comments
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Is the Kaipara District Council addicted to debt? Does it need to go into rehab? Certainly there is now no doubt that Council is in a very high debt, low cash reserves position. I have submitted a notice of motion to be considered at the 24 August meeting. You can read the notice of motion here. The motion proposes the appointment of a committee of Council to urgently review the planned borrowings...

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Mayoral Duck-taping

Posted by WorkBoot on 19 July 2011 | 10 Comments
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 The comment by Fox on my blog post on the weekend calls for other (named) Councillors to vote for freedom.This is unlikely to happen.The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are committed to their vision of autocracy.When other Councillors found the courage to engage me the Mayor in a terse, rare direct communication issued this order to stop communicating to me in the following sentence: "Since when do we...

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Does Kaipara Need a Bailout?

Posted by WorkBoot on 17 July 2011 | 0 Comments
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Ken Dugdale posted a comment today on an important issue, namely who can step up to help our community - see hereWhile it would be good to have some focus on the affairs of KDC from central government, I am not sure that is going to happen.  Why? The election, other more pressing issues deserving of attention and compassion - Christchurch in particular, and the need to avoid complicating existing...

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Ending secrecy and censorship - the fightback

Posted by WorkBoot on 3 July 2011 | 10 Comments
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The world for WorkBoot got pretty interesting last week.  I thought I was was helping my fellow Councillors muck out the yard.  Evidently not. WorkBoot's shovel is not wanted – see my letters (see the full post for the links to the letters) setting out the latest events in the KDC and the steps I am taking.   I need your feedback and if possible some help with mentors.   For me a $40 mill ...

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