THE WHOLE OF WELLINGTON HAS BEEN TOTALLY FUCKED OVER BY MORONIC & DANGEROUS CYCLE LANES - They were even the main cause of the latest sewage spill - yes really!
On 27 May 2021, Wellington City Council’s Long-Term Plan Committee faced a clear fork in the road.
Officers presented councilors with water investment options, including one — Water Option 3 — that contained a $391 million wastewater renewals programe. It was not vague. It was explicit. It was designed to reduce sewage pollution, starting with the central city and south-coast catchments now making headlines.
At the same meeting, officers recommended Cycleways Option 3, a staged program set out in the consultation document presented to councilors.
Councillors were not choosing between water and nothing. They were choosing a priority.
What happened next is the hinge moment of Wellington’s current disgrace.
An amendment was moved by then councillor Tamatha Paul, seconded by Jill Day (now Labour Party President), to adopt Cycleways Option 4, expanding the program to $226 million over ten years, compared with $120 million under Option 3, as set out in that consultation document.
That amendment passed.
Accelerated wastewater renewal did not.
The vote is on video. The numbers are in the Long-Term Plan. The consequences are now floating in Cook Strait.
So after saying I wouldn't go to the beach, I changed my mind and went for a look yesterday - what was Lyall Bay like? - Not a single person in the water, no dogs, and only two people walking on the entire beach - but no smell and no signs of sewage, so not as bad as I expected.
But there are now climateturds trying to blame this mismanagement on their imaginary "climate change" story which is no surprise really.
