Wednesday, May 14, 2008

But where is the community?

The mayor, two councillors (Anderson and Willmot) and senior council staff were only narrowly outnumbered by community (10, eventually) at the Vincentia presentation of the Draft Management Plan tonight. 

Undoubtedly there will be complaints about rates and other local issues, demand for local maintenance and so forth, from people. Without concern for or awareness of the overall pattern of investment and maintenance of infrastructure.

It will be interesting to see if Ulladulla attracts a better crowd next. 

Apathy breeds bad government. 

The council staff are to be commended for their politeness and patience and persistence with this kind of consultation. In Ulladulla I may ask the cost of this consultation process with shadows. And also about better ways of consulting.

[sigh]

Dennis