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Wednesday 21 November 2012
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Missing money still not found
Santa drops in on Richmond Santa Claus stayed around and spoke to children after the Pak’n’Save Santa Parade, receiving an onslaught of requests for ponies and dolls houses. His appearance was the highlight for all of the children that attended Sunday’s parade. wheelchairs mobility scooters walkers/canes electric bed/hoists lift assist chairs bathroom solutions incontinence products daily living aids/products
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Organiser Kim Quint, from Richmond Unlimited, says this year’s parade showcased what Richmond was all about. More community groups and truly local businesses were involved this year, which she says was the event’s highlight. “We were so blessed with having such a fine day especially
with rain before and after,” she says. “The quality of the floats has definitely improved. People have put a lot of time and effort into what they presented. It was just such a fun, family atmosphere.” The Grace Church won the best float award, taking home an $800 Pak’n’Save voucher.
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 Waimea 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.”
Waimea 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” 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 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 rising from $80 to $125 last year. Michael has said previously that he would continue to take residents to arbitration every year until he got the amount he wanted. But on Monday he told Waimea Weekly that the levy fees for 2013 would be unlikely to rise but “there are other mechanisms
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