McDougall said the new system was an add-on to the traditional auction. “It won’t detract from the human element. It’s just another tool in the toolbox. “We’ve a number of bidders who come from the North Island every week. They won’t need to travel. It opens a greater buying bench.”
JOHN BISSET/Stuff McDougall said online bidders would be supplied with enough information to bid with confidence. “The cattle will still be weighed and their origins given and with the cameras, bidders will be able to view them coming into the ring. “We envisage that once buyers become confident and familiar with the system that many will choose to bid from the comfort of the farm office.”
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Also in attendance Tuesday were numerous members of the public. There s several criteria which council would evaluate any application on and one of those criteria is certainly the comments of the residents, said McFeely. I really feel that the community has a vested interest in their neighbourhood . I put a lot of value on how the residents feel about this rezoning. I think the community, the residents of the area, were very invested in this and certainly expressed their views too throughout, says Coun. Brian McFeely, chair of the planning board.(Sarah MacMillan/CBC)
One by one, councillors began to explain the reasons why they could not support the motion.