Cambridge News | 20 September 2019

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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The voting forms are in the post… now it’s up to voters to

Have your say Councils are big business – and communities determine how they are run. Cambridge News today backs a call to voters to use their vote. How to do it: 1 Follow the instructions on your voting document. 2 Put your voting document in the orange return envelope 3 Seal the orange envelope and post or deliver. Thousands of voting forms are being mailed out throughout the country from today. Local body elections traditionally attract an at-best modest level of interest from the electorate – but Waipa District Council chief executive Gary Dyet says it just doesn’t make sense not to be involved in the running of one the the region’s biggests businesses. “If you love living in Waipā, a lot of that has to do with what council is doing, and that’s why it’s important you vote in October,” he says. He says now is the time to start thinking about the key issues and which candidate for Council can best represent the needs of Waipā. “The local government elections are a one-in-threeyear opportunity to have your say and I cannot stress enough how important it is that you vote,” Dyet says. “Council makes decisions that impact your daily life more that you realise. Unlike national elections, local government focuses on the services we all use multiple times a day. Water supply, recycling, waste, roads, footpaths, cycleways, pools, parks, libraries, playgrounds, reserves, museums, and other amenities and services - they are the things that make our towns vibrant and position Waipa as one of the best places in New Zealand to live.” He said we are lucky to live in a democracy where we have the freedom to choose the people who make the decisions about their local areas.

Gary Dyet is urging voters to complete their forms and get them in the post.

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