Letters: Wastewater, Republicans, housing crisis and Covid-19
27 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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Wellington Water workers repair a broken pipe at the corner of Mercer Street and Vicotira Street in Wellington. Photo / Georgina Campbell
NZ Herald
Our beaches in Auckland continue to carry health warnings occasioned by our inadequate wastewater system. Both Wellington and Auckland ratepayers should be asking their councils (and their auditors) to explain where the multi millions of rates dollars collected over the last two decades have gone. Rates specifically intended to pay for wastewater renewals and upgrades.
Larry Mitchell, Rothesay Bay.
Republicans show colours
If, for whatever specious or fabricated reason the Republican members of the Senate allow Donald Trump to escape impeachment, they will have demonstrated one thing to the American public very loud and very clear, namely that the Republican Party considers that a Republican President is above
Obituary: Joan “Jo” Gottardi
WATERVILLE - Joan Jo Gottardi, 88, a Waterville native, passed peacefully shrouded in the arms of our Lord on Jan. 18, .
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Joan “Jo” Gottardi
WATERVILLE – Joan “Jo” Gottardi, 88, a Waterville native, passed peacefully shrouded in the arms of our Lord on Jan. 18, 2021. Jo was born on July 29, 1932 to George (Rahen) Elias and Sadie (Mitchell) Elias. The oldest of three children, Jo served as the leader, taking on her role as the eldest child to her two brothers Donnie and Bobby. On Nov. 7, 1954, she married the love of her life, then-Capt. Carl E. Gottardi, at St. Joseph Maronite Church with full military honors. After their marriage, Jo and Carl, spent time abroad in Germany while Carl served with the 3rd Armored Division. During their time in Germany, they travelled throughout Europe where Jo thrived as a military wife, relishing the complexities of entertaining military officers and wives. Carl was a highly decorated military off
Letters: Wastewater rates, public servants, Eden Park and Asian art
22 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
7 minutes to read
Wastewater renewal rates have been charged for years but the funds have been channeled off for other purposes, one writer says. Photo / Alex Burton
NZ Herald
Letter of the week: Larry Mitchell, Rothesay Bay.
The (Weekend Herald, January 16) reports the plan to raise $106m rates rise . to clean up beaches .
Additional rates such as are proposed, would have been totally unnecessary if Auckland Council had followed its own rules and policies relating to the proper application-expenditure of its wastewater funding reserves.
Included in our rates bills going back almost 20 years, ratepayers have already been billed and have paid in advance the huge sums set aside for wastewater renewals. These funds had been paid, collected and reserved for the works that now need to be completed . to keep sewerage off our city beaches.
The district continues to receive applications, with a Jan. 31 deadline at midnight for the final applications to be submitted.
Superintendent Jacqueline Byrd announced her retirement in May. Her successor is scheduled to be selected at the April 27 board meeting.
The applicants so far are:
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Wayne Alexander, Ed.D. Serves as a school principal (PK-8) in “the largest multi-cultural school in Connecticut.” He is also the former Hernando County schools superintendent, serving between 2007 and 2009. He has served as a teacher and administrator for 34 years.
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Adam Lane The Haines City High School and Haines City International Baccalaureate principal, a position he has held for the last six years. He also helped develop and implement an IB program at Largo High School, which aided in the consecutive D school” to move to an A grade within two years. At HCHS, he has lowered all discipline referrals by 31%, while increasing the a