Nelson Weekly Your Community Newspaper
Tuesday 20 November 2012
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Missing money still not found Andrew Board Around $100,000 in levy payments are unaccounted for say residents of Waimea Village and they’re preparing for a court battle with the owners of the village, Michael and Carolyn Wright, to find out where it is. Residents committee chair Jerry Rowland says a 2011 decision by an anonymous arbitrator required a percentage of the lease to go to a repair and maintenance
fund, which should by now have around $100,000 in it. As of June this year the committee say they were told the money is not there and Michael Wright refuses to tell them where it is. TDC councillor Kit Maling was at the meeting and was firmly on the side of the residents. He told the Nelson Weekly that the residents have valid concerns, chief among them is the missing money in the repair and replacement fund.
“They’ve paid approximately $100,000 into it and they don’t know where that is. That’s the biggest concern. We can’t say he’s stolen it, but there are certainly some questions to be answered.” Nelson Weekly asked Michael if the money was in the repair and maintenance fund as required by the arbitrator, he declined to comment. Residents of Waimea Village have decided to prepare a war chest for their “certain”
Sheryl Wilson with Mary Bier at the Growables Fair at Founders Park on Sunday. Photo: Sinead Ogilvie.
legal battle with the owners of the village as disputes over lease payments get set to stretch into a third year. Last week a new arbitrator released his levy decision on the levy increase for 2012, raising the monthly fees from $125 to $182.75. Michael and Carolyn had wanted $284. It is the second year in a row an arbitrator has stepped into the dispute, with the fees
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Fair helps grow gardening trend Local garden-variety green thumbs will be getting stuck into their gardens after a busy weekend saw around three thousand avid gardeners turning out for the annual Growables Garden Fair on Sunday. Organised by the Nelson Growables Charitable Trust and held at Founders Park in full bloom, the fair featured Nelson’s best growers of trees, shrubs, roses, peonies, nuts and even cactus to promote all things growable. More and more Nelsonians are turning to a homegrown way of life says organiser event manager Jo Reilly. “Growing your own food is becoming so much more important, not just for the health benefits but the financial benefits too. Starting a garden from scratch and anything to do with growing your own produce is supported.” The fair is an annual event.
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