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Peter BRYDON
Candidate for Rodney Local Board (Dairy Flat Subdivision)
Candidate statement
My work history is, I came to Auckland in 1974 and joined the NZ Navy, for 12 years, on my discharge from the navy, I worked in a couple of sales positions, then went on to become self employed as an electrician in my own electrical contracting company. We moved to our current address, when DFH, was still state highway 1, so I feel I have a good understanding of the area. Reason I am standing, I would like to give back to the community, also find out why, our rates keep going up year on year, with no change to what we receive from council, also our rates seem to be a wealth tax, with nothing to do with the services provided. Rates should be standard across all properties.
Why I want to be elected
If I am elected, I would like to find out why our rates, keep going up year after year, with no change to what we receive from council. I feel I can make a difference. To me Auckland is a great city, but we are been let down by poor planning and poor performance, from those in unelected positions, and central government to me is not helping much either, from what they take in tax etc., to what comes back
My key skills and qualities
I will not take a sept back, I have been in business, and I know when things are not working, and the system we have here, to me seems not to be working, with regards to councils performance, again year on year our rates keep go up, for less out come
My top three key issues
Councils wastage, councils fortress mentality and not listening to the people who pay the bills, I feel that sometimes the council employee's, think they are working for the council, they are, but we are paying them, no accountability, no transparency, they are working for us, the rate payer's.
My position on key topics
Transport
I myself, do not have a problem with public transport in Auckland, would like something done about Dairy Flat Highway, where at Albany village, 7 lanes of traffic, going into one lane. These notice of requirements, we have on properties along DFH, that if they are not used with in 5 years, from when placed on the properties, they are removed, to much uncertainty. Cycling only on roads with speed limits of 60km or less. Motorist pay for the roads, not cyclists.
Water
No privatization of any kind of the supply and wastewater management. As for stormwater, I feel the council has dropped the ball, big time here, we all know it rains, some days more than others. I, myself and my neighbors have a big issue, with storm water run off and it can be just general rain, doesn't have to be a storm.
Built environment
Lets have the infrastructure in before the development, not the other way round. As for heritage protection, some off it is good, and some I am left scratching my head.
Natural environment
Where we live, we have had our land rezoned as a "Significant Ecological Area", so we are paying rates on land we cannot use, to me it is "Land Confiscation Through Legislation". I am all for green spaces and parks, but not at the expense of private land owner's. Climate resilience, with me the jury is still out on this climate change, to me we have been having storms, floods etc. since the beginning of time.
Community
For a start, council has to be honest, accountable and transparent, and then once this happens the people will follow.
Economic and cultural development
I feel Auckland is a great place to do business, but to me council seem to have made it hard for businesses, to move round, and so on and so on. The old saying is, if council was a business, and had competition, no one would use them, to me council are not good at running a business, that's why we have our rates increase year on year, they can do better.
Well-managed local government and outcomes for Māori
Outcome for Māori, that's up to them, they have the same opportunity's, as everyone else, if they have an issue, they should take it up with central government, not local government. Ports of Auckland, not sure, we own it, but again council are not great at running business's, but we keep it. Storm recovery, we have had storms since the beginning of time, just to me seems like bad planning, and not looking at what has gone before.
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