Wellington Residents Coalition's Petition to WCC

The Wellington Residents Coalition opposes the Wellington City Council's Long Term Council Community Plan 2006/7 -2015/16 LTCCP, with a petition of 5220 signatures collected after 3 weeks consultation with the public!

The petition opposes the LTCCP on the following points:

* The Commercial / Residential rates shift

* The doubling of the Annual Uniform General Charges or targeted rate on water and sewerage

* Failure to adequately deal with climate change and Peak Oil

* Failure to deal with the gap between the rich and the poor


This petition was drawn to the notice of Cr Bryan Pepperell and Cr Jack Ruben on Sunday the 18th of June at a meeting of the Wellington Residents Coalition which was held in Newtown Community Centre. The petition will be presented to Council this week. Councillor Pepperell said it was heartening to see so many people getting involved with the petition and he hoped that Council would respond in a positive way. The Residents Coalition has demonstrated what can happen when a proactive approach is taken - the Wellington City Council should take note.