Councillor Connop

  Who uses mPark? I do if I need to park within town. One good thing is it is not as expensive as Auckland! One little bug that I've heard many find (it bugged me a little too) is that it's not easy enough to see the parking zone numbers. Rather than complain about it, It's easy enough to do... so I did it! I laser printed Large numbers onto label sticker sheets. I went out with my ladder and labels and made it easier for you in the larger carpark around town. If we must have paid parking, communicating which area you are parked in makes it easier to use mPark and minimizing wasteful plastic tickets too(makes it easier to see when it's raining too) Yes there are bigger issues but sometimes getting the little ones out of the way can make life a little easier. Apparently there is also live parking space info on the WDC website. http://www.wdc.govt.nz/TrafficandTransport/Parking/Pages/Find-Parking.aspx

Each household gets a wheelie bin, but rather than having to pay a weekly fee, they attach a tag when they need it emptied! This would be a brilliant way to get rid of the rubbish bags, make it easier on the garbage runners, keep rubbish contained and make it so much cheaper for those who didn't actually fill up a full bin each week! It would be something to work with, w ith those programs that are already set up.