David Thornton

Member, Glenfield Community Board

Hearing Commissioner [RMA Accredited]

Chairman, Glenfield Community Centre

Chairman, Glenfield Ratepayers.

Founder/organiser, NoMoreRates.com

19th October 2009

Glenfield Community Board submission to Local Government Commission.

Glenfield Community Board has proposed five Local Boards for the North Shore in the re-organised Auckland Governance structure.

The new Local Board for Glenfield would realign the eastern border to the motorway taking in the Wairau Valley commercial area where most businesses have long referred to their addresses as Glenfield.

The proposal is for a Board of six members serving a population of more than 47,000 residents.

This is an initial proposal to the Local Government Commission prior to the Commission issuing a draft scheme for the whole of the Auckland Region.

An alternative proposal has also been submitted which would see only four Local Boards with one Board covering the whole of the existing Glenfield and Birkenhead-Northcote Community Board areas, both extended eastwards to the motorway.

This would produce a new Local Board covering a population of over 90,000.

Glenfield Community Board member David Thornton says this is probably too large a population to be considered local and the Community Board submission makes clear its preference for smaller stand-alone Local Boards.

David Thornton said that the Commission’s draft scheme will be released on 20th November and urges residents to contact the Community Board or the Commission with their views as soon as that draft scheme is released.

Mr Thornton said “I have had discussions with a wide range of community organisations and individuals on the issues surrounding the whole SuperCity proposal and it is clear that there are many concerns which still need to be addressed. I will be urging the Glenfield Community Board, together with other North Shore community boards, to pursue these concerns with the Auckland Transition Agency to ensure that the best interests of local residents are promoted.”

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