WATER SUPPLY

Opunake Times, 20 February 1948, Page 2

WATER SUPPLY

POSTAL POLL COUNCIL’S DECISION A decision-to seek the opinion of ratepayers, by way of an informal poiphy postal ballot, as to wdiether the should proceed with the preparation of plans for the proposed wafer s(dieme and the preliminary hived igallon necessary to bring it to the stage where a loan poll would he taken was made at Thursday’s Borough Council meeting. (The cost involved would be approximately £6OO, while present indications are that dip final poll would involve a loan of £27,000). _ In the general discussion which followed Crsj H Clement and AY. Crimson favoured sending a voting paper to all ratepayers, together with a detailed resume of the. facts gleaned to date. It was maintained that a majority v.ofe was essential and by this means there was more chance of gaining the views oh absentee ratepayers. Cr. Clement moved that a public meeting be held on March 3rd to be followed by a postal polk

Cr. Hume favoured an ordinary poll and moved an amendment that a public meeting be held on March 3rd and a poll on March 10th.

On a* show of hands the amendment was lost. lire Town Clerk was instructed to prepare the voting material and explanatory data for presentation to ratepayers and the Mayor Mr. P. H. Hu oh son, requested a full attendance of Councillors at the public-meeting. Correspondence from Mr. IE Laurent, Hew Plymouth, outlim iug an alternative supply from well sources, was also discussed. The suggestion would be placed before the engineer if or when further action was taken.