Tuesday, 7 April 2009

Who's in charge at the MDC?

In a continuation of the wrangling over the resignation of councillor Pat O'Sullivan, an assertion reported in stuff.co.nz is that the council management are in charge of the council, rather than the councillors.
I have sympathy with this view frankly. And I'll go further to assert that 'Big Wine' has a lot to answer for by pushing their agendas (which include allowing noisy frost control) through persons within the council that operate with a conflict of interest.
That conflict of interest sees a bias to support viticulture activities to the detriment of safety and environmental standards across the district.
So who are these people?
Well I imagine that the directors on the boards of the council companies should be looked at as well as those in senior management positions. 
Either way, I believe that I have found a new way to vote for a replacement for Pat (unless Pat decides to run again in which case he is scooping my vote). The candidate that is living in the area which has the highest potential for noise from frost fans wins. 
Let the voting commence.

News Flash 7_April:
Pat is still thinking about running according to the latest in stuff.co.nz
C'mon Pat, you're a straight shooter. I know this is a big ask and it must be as frustrating as hell for you, but someone who's willing to call it as they see it has a place in representing the genuine interests of the people of Marlborough.

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