Some private land owners are not agreeing to sell their land to the NPDC for the Council’s preferred route for the Waitara Walkway extension. How will that affect the project ?

The Waitara Walkway Extension is another very expensive nice to have project the NPDC is working on and the risks associated with this project NOT being successful are highlighted in The Post’s story from a recent Strategic Projects Committee meeting (click on the link below).

We keep saying at the Alliance – with the current cost of living crisis many New Plymouth people are still living with – and with the large increases in rates – 9.9% is still more than 3 times the rate of inflation – these nice to have projects MUST be put on hold.

And projects that have recognised risks RIGHT NOW – we say the Council MUST take a cautious approach – mothball the concept – and make sure there will not be budget blowouts with yet another NPDC project.