Community group wants to empower the people of Golden Bay

A group from Golden Bay wants to know if its community council should be replaced by a new body that would give Golden Bay more autonomy.

The Golden Bay Local Council Working Group, consisting of residents Tony Lawton and Tim Perry, wants to make an application to the local government commission to establish a local council to replace the Golden Bay Community Council

. The series of conflicts between the community of Golden Bay and the Tasman District Council (TDC), with the most recent forum, was at the origin of the desire for change.

He would conduct an inquiry and seek comment on the proposal of the community

. The new agency has more responsibility for making non-regulatory decisions for Golden Bay, and it will function in much the same way as the 21 local Councils of Auckland Council have done since its reorganization in 2010. [19659007] Community Council Recommendations on Local Issues over Many Years Lawton said that this reflected "systematic problems" in the CDT-Golden Bay's political relationship, rather than the flaws of the representatives themselves.

"This would allow local people to understand the local cultural context. socio-economic and community issues that make consensual decisions in the best interests of the residents of Golden Bay, with direct responsibility to the local community "

The local board would be given responsibility for decisions regarding local non-regulatory activities , giving local people autonomy to make decisions in certain regions.

Among them, how parks and reserves, community halls and managed, what events and community development initiatives local would do better to promote the community, what infrastructure it needed in the form of bike paths, roads and trails and how the best resources like campgrounds, marinas and ramps were managed.

Golden Bay Councilor Paul Sangster, however, stated that the community needed to "step back" and "reinforce" what it already had, rather than seek to

He said that the community council worked "extremely hard" to convince the council of certain things, such as the proposed bike path.

"Absolutely, the community council does not have enough power, but"

M. Sangster said the merger would not be a viable option because Golden Bay alone could not afford to pay for its road costs.

The council made its decision to demolish Golden Bay's grandstand, but Sangster said the board had received a "butt kick" and realized that it was due to begin listen to the people of Golden Bay

. take advice and you can change the world. I've been trying it for 20 years and it's not as easy as it sounds. What we need is a unified group of Golden Bay.

He encouraged anyone who wanted to make a change to run for community councils or councils in the next election

"Come in and stay united, it's like that can win, we just proved that's how you can win. I see a great future for Golden Bay. "

For more information, visit http://www.gblocalboard.co.nz/

– Stuff