Mud in your eye

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 6, Issue 313, 14 November 1989, Page 3

Mud in your eye

Ohakune keep your mud and your troubled water supply that have been with you for many years, certainly before amalgamation. As Alan Murdie pointed out, it (mud) "could come in handy" - such as filling the pot holes in some of your lawns etc. Your long grass and weeds have also been with you for a mighty long time, but a number of you have added to your problems - when you offered the parcels of land and sections for ski housing etc. at high prices - too busy rubbing your hands together at the hands ome profits to stop to think ' what rubbish, of which

you are complaining about. Then what do you expect when some houses are occupied for a short time of the year, surely you do not expect the small bout (sic) of honest hard working District Council employees to do the mammoth job of keeping Rangataua, Ohakune and Raetihi spic and span. I would suggest that you take the leaf out of Raetihi ratepayers book and help the local Council by doing some of your own and neighbouring frontages of the owner of same is unable. Surely you will achieve satisfaction of a job well done, help too 'thy neighbour' plus take pressure off a small band of Council employees who are expected to do a mammoth job with little remuneration and thanks from us all. I might add, while

driving round Ohakune how much tidier and nicer it looks, so it can't be all bad. I might also add Raetihi, as you suggested, is suffering from maintained grass verges and trimmed hedges. Mostly due to individual pride of ratepayers and house occupies, plus Raetihi is well planned and an organised town, which all adds up to being easy on the eyes. Come on Alan, busi'nessman that you are, how can you honestly believe that the Council workers spend more time working in Raetihi than Ohakune, or is it the time for council worker bashing or the fact that some workers live in Raetihi. I for one would like to take this opportunity to say 'thank you' to all council workers for a job well done.

J

Seaman