A Carterton council election candidate has called for more light on the district s major project - a multi-million dollar wastewater treatment plant estimated to cost $10 million.
Mike Osborne.
Photo: Wairarapa Times Age / Marcus Anselm via LDR
Mike Osborne, one of three runners in this month s by-election, will address Carterton District Council s (CDC) infrastructure committee tomorrow.
He said he wanted more scrutiny of the sewage works scheme. It has been underway at the town s south end for more than two years.
Committee reports did not highlight a plan, he said. To be blunt, what I see are little bloody puff pieces with photos of where we re at. But that s not transparency or anything like a proper project plan.
Candidates in the Carterton council by-election say residents are annoyed and frustrated by the town s ongoing water contamination.
Emergency water supplies at Carterton Events Centre.
Photo: LDR / WAIRARAPA TIMES-AGE
Voting papers are due to hit letterboxes in the central Wairarapa district on 8 April, with polls open until 30 April.
Mike Osborne, Grant Pittams, and Dale Williams are bidding to replace Steffen Bertram on the district s nine-person board.
The winner will arrive at an eventful time in the town s history.
Their first task may be approving the replacement of outgoing chief executive Jane Davis.
However, the priority will be pitching in to tackle the district s water crisis.