by Ron Scott | Jun 10, 2024 | News, Regional Council
Reading: 859 pages Hours in meetings: 15 hours The first main reading was mainly about the SmartGrowth Strategy which is designed to provide planning direction for the next 50 years....
by Ron Scott | May 17, 2024 | News, Regional Council
Reading: Several hundred (thousands?) pages Hours in meetings: 26 hours Long Term Plan Hearings Week this week. After the day at Huria Marae on Friday we met in Whakatane on Tuesday,...
by Ron Scott | Apr 23, 2024 | News, Regional Council
Reading: 606 pages Hours in meetings: 1 hour Just an informal meeting of the council this week to catch up. Most councillors have been on a road trip to the far east of the Region....
by Ron Scott | Feb 26, 2024 | News, Strategy
This week I read about a plane that suffered bird strike, which damaged part of a wing and had to divert to a closer airport. Nothing particularly unusual about that. What really got me thinking was the passenger noticed the damage and was worried about its extent. He...
by Ron Scott | Feb 25, 2024 | News, Regional Council
Reading: 495 pages Hours in meetings: 3 hours Just the one formal meeting this week. The reading was mostly in preparation for next week and a catchup on the Environment Court decision...