The problem of demolition waste was only going to accelerate, he said “But we have this scattergun approach with [private] dumps . we ve got one at Reefton, others all over the place, we should have one consented site for the whole region.” If all the coast councils put in some seed funding, they could get the proposal over the line for the benefit of all, and the facility could be an income earner, Ewen said. “There s no place like the coast for locations where it could go, with no adverse effects.” The council agreed to put the idea on the agenda for the next meeting of West Coast mayors and chairs.
Beleaguered West Coast Regional Council chairman Allan Birchfield has rejected claims that he bullied council staff and tried to interfere with resource consent decisions.
Four out of seven councillors are backing a move to oust Allan Birchfield as chairman.
Photo: LDR / Lois Williams
It has also been revealed a 30 percent rate rise could be looming for West Coast regional ratepayers this year.
Four of the council s seven members are backing a move to oust councillor Birchfield as chairman, at an extraordinary meeting called for Monday, 31 May.
A letter obtained by the
Greymouth Star shows that chief executive Vin Smith, who is on unexplained leave, had concerns about Birchfield s communications with staff on compliance issues.