What sort of ragtag outfit has our council turned into?

It was bad enough that over 300 concerned residents and business people were informed by a small group of Central Coast councillors at the Ettalong community dredging meeting on September 18 that they knew nothing of what was happening with the dredging of the Brisbane Water Channel.

Now our well informed local paper tells us that our Council does not have $1.2 million to continue the work that has started and we may not see a resumption of ferry services until July 2019.

What sort of a ragtag outfit has our Central Coast Council turned into, and where is all the money we pour into it with rates and other charges?

Where has it gone?

Gosford Council admitted to investing $100 million in failed American investments during the Global Financial Crisis and finally losing $39 million.

No wonder there are over 70 streets on the Peninsula without basic kerbing and footpaths.

Council just spent over $1.5 million on a new boating ramp and wharf at Koolewong for a few lucky boaties, plus cementing over the flower beds in the War Memorial gardens at Woy Woy.

The $1.2 million is a drop in the bucket and Central Coast Council should beg, borrow or steal this amount to ensure a ferry service is resumed to Ettalong as quickly as possible

This is not a minor problem like a leaking sewer line or such but a major catastrophe and the attitude taken by our councillors in fixing the problem has been dismal to say the least.

I, for one, am sure a whole host of Peninsula voters will be looking for councillors and politicians that know how to better manage our money and our problems at the next election.

Email, 25 Sep 2018

Rod Fountain, Booker Bay