Its time to address some problems

Everyone in our city supports a good cause. Its what makes Wellington a real community.

Providing housing for those who need it – is something everyone wants our council to provide.

So why is it our resources (built from funds we have entrusted our council with) have been left in a state of decay? Because  that is the environment we have provided the less fortunate in our city.

Over the past few weeks I have met some wonderful residents of our city. And I have seen the priority our council have provided them.

Their apartments are leaking, their floors are rotten, or they suffer from serious mould problems.

But instead of prioritising funding to the residents of our city, we see money wasted on monuments, unnecessary roading through manners st, and other various developments.

Is this a council you are proud to have voted for?

Where are our priorities. Surely the well being of our citizens should come first.

Safety in our city is also a real concern.

Today I meet a local resident who had been beaten up by a group of teenagers only metres from his council apartment. He was now scared to venture out from his home – to even do his laundry. And what was the council doing to combat this horrific incident? According to this elderly gentleman, absolutely nothing.

Its time our council was pro-active and came up with real solutions to some very real problems, that to date it has attempted to sweep under the carpet. More can be done. Bans are for lazy politicians and won’t protect anyone from being attacked. We need to get to the root of the problems.

Its time we had a council that cared about its citizens. That put the safety and well being of our community first.

http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/local/the-wellingtonian/3893158/The-Wellingtonian-editorial-Time-for-serious-action-on-liquor, http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/crime/2683897/Youth-crime-unexploded-time-bomb