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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. ....