Regarding campaigns, and those who are in them....

For your own information:
Regarding campaigns and those who are in them....


Letters were sent to all current Franklin District Councillors, Dianne Glenn as our ARC representative, as well as Mark Ball and Murray Kay (Deputy Mayor), along with our local MP, Dr Paul Hutchinson.



Both Des Morrison (FDC) and Dianne Glenn (ARC) attended the meeting, along with Andy Baker who was informed of our group, and is standing for election to the local board.  Dan Lynch also sent his apologies as he was in recovery from a hip operation, but is keen to be involved.  Dan is also standing for the local board.


Dianne Glenn has put us in touch with an ARC LIDIG (Low Impact Design Innovation Grants) scheme in order to get some funding.  This scheme pays grants (usually to developers, ie Karaka Lakes, Kingseat have been funded)  in order to work with ARC planners to create concept plans that innovatively and effectively maintain water quality and design stormwater systems that are sustainable.  Hayden Easton from ARC will be coming to Patumahoe next Friday to view the area, and see whether we are eligible and how to go from there.  This grant process goes up to a maximum of $20,000. 


Des Morrison, after attending the meeting and knowing how constrained the timing is, initiated a second meeting with Rob Harris and Jane McCartney in order to address our need to get included in the handover package to Auckland Council.  Rob Harris will be trying to get our group and our aims included in the final agenda for FDC which be finalised next Thursday.  If we are successfully included in the handover packages, access to council staff and resources becomes much easier.  For that - and the information we gained today - this meeting was very valuable.


I leave it up to you all to cast your own democratic votes but that is the contact we have had with all that are standing from the perspective of the Patumahoe Village 2050 group.


Happy voting -- (Oxymoron for the day)