JUST THE POINT SCORES
1. Jeremy Ball: 8.5 … At times oblique and short on detail.
2. Hugh McKenzie: 4.5 …. Underwhelming …. but beneath the surface alderman McKenzie has been busying himself
3. Jim Cox: 7.5 The former Labor local government minister who returned to politics in 2011
4. Danny Gibson: 7.5 … The young Turk has hit the ground running in his first year.
5. Annette Waddle: 4.5 …. Known as the mayor of Mowbray, Alderman Waddle protects the interest of northern Launceston in almost tribal fashion
6. Albert van Zetten: 8 … Alderman van Zetten places great emphasis on the ``chairperson'' role of the city's mayor.
7. Rob Soward: 7 …. A conviction politician who wears his heart on his sleeve
8. Tony Peck: 6 … Always an active proponent for development and business in Launceston
9. Robin McKendrick: 6.5 …. Alderman McKendrick celebrated 10 years as head of the York Park and Inveresk Precinct Authority in 2012
10. Ian Norton: 5 … Alderman Norton's best moment this year was organising the council's regional economic summit,
11. Rosemary Armitage: 6.5 … Strong-willed, energetic, stubborn and smart …
12. Ted Sands: 7 … A council long-termer who will often pick up and run with a cause …
THE REAL QUESTION HERE IS WHEN WILL THE EXAMINER RATE THE OTHER COUNCILS IN ITS REGION
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THE PERFORMANCE OF LAUNCESTON’S GM
COMMENTS ONLINE
- ... if they are so good why are our rates so high and why did we waste over $250,000 on a bike track in newstead and why did we waste $250,000 on attempting to put in trees on wellington st and why .........
- ... and why don't the above group of whingers put themselves forward as candidates for the council so they can be rated next time. I wonder how they would all fare? .........
- ... and why can't you find your caps lock key? You're hurting our eyes, please turn it down .........
- ... Can only assume that is a score out of 100 ?? .........
- ... The Normanstone Road fiasco is an example of wasted money and inflated egos of these whizz kids who keep reinventing the wheel! ......... Help us from them and their impracticable grandiose ideas and repeated stuffups! .........
Click on this link to read the full story ... http://www.examiner.com.au/story/1205577/2012-how-the-aldermen-rated/?cs=95
2 comments:
This article was a good idea but it tells us more about Patrick Billing's world view than it does about aldermanic performances all of which are overstated.
The so-called "Thespians" perform above the odds, and their real capacity, but in the end its ALL theatre and acting the part. It is notable that Mr Billings didn’t accuse any of them of playing a leadership role.
A chairperson’s role but not a leadership one and he did get that bit right.
Do not imagine that street trees and bike tracks were the only waste of $250K. I can imagine a salary in that range that was an absolute waste.
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