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Wellington City Council & CCO Total Debt

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From: Chris McCashin

Dear Wellington City Council,

Whilst the Wellington City Council continues to spend money like you have money trees growing out the back I feel during an election year the voters can't have fully informed consent if we don't have a proper picture of the council debt - given our OPEX significantly exceeds our rates take are you able to please provide the following

Total OPEX for the last three years
Total Rates received only for the last three years - so we can see how much we borrow just to keep the lights on
Total Debt - to include debt to LGFA (note I have the total debt from LGFA) so will be interesting to see if you try to lie obfuscate
Other Debt Total
Institution that the Lending is with
Reason for the debt

Can you also include all the Wellington CCO's and their debt as follows

Name of the CCO
Total Debt associated with the CCO
All of the debt amounts

If any of these "infrastructure" projects are signed off on more borrowed money, and I say that lightly because our city has third world infrastructure and congestion in side streets then we are at the point where criminal charges need to be laid due to Financial misconduct.

This is a message to the current CEO - stop the madness - there is no money

Yours faithfully,
Chris

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Dear Wellington City Council,

Whilst the Wellington City Council continues to spend money like you have money trees growing out the back I feel during an election year the voters can't have fully informed consent if we don't have a proper picture of the council debt - given our OPEX significantly exceeds our rates take are you able to please provide the following

Total OPEX for the last three years
Total Rates received only for the last three years - so we can see how much we borrow just to keep the lights on Total Debt - to include debt to LGFA (note I have the total debt from LGFA) so will be interesting to see if you try to lie obfuscate Other Debt Total Institution that the Lending is with Reason for the debt

Can you also include all the Wellington CCO's and their debt as follows

Name of the CCO
Total Debt associated with the CCO
All of the debt amounts

If any of these "infrastructure" projects are signed off on more borrowed money, and I say that lightly because our city has third world infrastructure and congestion in side streets then we are at the point where criminal charges need to be laid due to Financial misconduct.

This is a message to the current CEO - stop the madness - there is no money

Yours faithfully,
Chris

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