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Councils actions labelled “an abuse of power” by SIRRL director.
After having their resource consent application returned for a second time due to a lack of information including a site specific CIA, company director Paul Taylor spits the dummy and labels ECan and Waimate DC’s actions as “unlawful” and an “abuse of power.” In a letter to both councils dated 23 December, SIRRL director Paul Taylor said the Resource Management
Incinerator proposal resource consent application returned a second time due to lack of cultural impact assessment.
ECan spokesperson Hayleigh Brereton said the council believed a site-specific cultural impact assessment with or by Te Runuanga O Waihao was required. “This is a very large proposal and the first of its kind in New Zealand, and it would have some wide-reaching potential effects, including many unknown effects on Mana whenua,” Brereton said. SIRRL director Paul Taylor said the
WDC Candidates asked to state where they stand on W-t-E proposal
The Timaru Herald put the following question to candidates running in the Waimate local elections. “The Waste-to-Energy plant proposed for the district has been a major topic of discussion over the past year. Do you support it or are you against the proposal and why/why not?” Read Responses Here At the Waimate Event Centre meet the candidates meeting, the candidates were