Archive for May, 2009

 

Come October

May 27th, 2009

I have decided to stand for Council again.
The past 2 years have had it’s ups and downs. I know it has changed me in some ways. I have a thicker skin and are a bit tougher than I was before. I am more comfortable with the reality of not being able to please everybody.
My [...]

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Men’s Shed in Sheffield

May 27th, 2009

There are times as a councillor that I am really chuffed. I feel like I am actually achieving something. Council agreed to fund $10,000 towards the building of a Mens Shed in Sheffield. I helped to persuade them to do so. It all happened in a rush just before a Council meeting. I was really [...]

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Water and Sewerage

May 22nd, 2009

Henry St is being cut up at the moment. A new water main is going in. Sheffield has poor sewerage infrastructure. It is very costly year in and year out. The new water and sewerage body will have plenty of work to do in our area.
As you may have heard water and sewerage will not [...]

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Bits and pieces

May 18th, 2009

Underground power lines in Sheffield Main St
Hydro are dragging their feet on this one. We wanted it done directly after Mural Fest. No luck. It looks like July now.
StreetscapesKentish Council has 2 streetscapes underway at the moment. One in Railton and one in Sheffield. Council lacks the funds to be able to work on both [...]

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