Council elections: what do you want to know?

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 6, Issue 300, 18 August 1989, Page 2

Council elections: what do you want to know?

By

Robert

Milne

In the next few months we'll have the chance to choose whose going to make our local govemment decisions for us. Decisions like answers to questions whether to spend mil- you would ask of the lions on water or sew- candidates. erage systems, or road Community newspaworks or swimming pers sometimes publish baths. As well as deci- "prepared statements" sions like whether to from candidates, someallow someone to build times they ask candia taller house than ev- dates questions they erybody else, where to think the voter has a cut budgets, and how to right to know. spend our money. This time we're askAt this time it's the ing you to ask the Bulletin's job to be the questions - what do you medium for candidates want to know about to tell you what they're your future representaabout and, more impor- tives? Do you want to tantly, for you to hear know about their back-

ground, their education, their views, their politics, what they eat for breakfast? You tell us your questions and we'll gather together the answers so everybody can "hear" them. As a reminder you'll be voting for a mayor of the Ruapehu District, two councillors if you're

in the Waiouru Ward and three if you're in the Waimarino Ward, six members of the community board for your ward (fhere's a board for Waiouru, one for Waimarino, one for the National Park Ward and a board for the Ohura Ward. You'll also be voting for two councillors on the Manawatu Wanganui

regional council, to represent the Ruapehu District And last but by no means least, you'll be voting for three Wanganui district representatives on the new Manawata Wanganui Area Health Board. Write to us with your questions to The Editor, P.O.Box 122 Ohakune or just 'phone (0658) 58532. The election is on 14 October 1989 which, while nominations have not yet closed, is not too far away.