August edition came out today (not surprisingly). The top of the front page has a short, slightly rambly piece from Katrina, the Secretary of the Boat Club, and my article is about halfway down. Sonja Lami does another superb job demolishing the boat ramp arguments, whereas mine is more positioned around the idea of giving people a choice and a voice about what happens to the Park.
I worked for a while with Sonja's Friends of Mapua Group, setting up the website and Facebook page, but we differed on strategy - I'm keen to carry the debate to the Trust and the Council by enlisting community support for the park. I think now is the perfect time to put an end to this process which has dragged on for far too long.
I've got a new slogan (with apologies to The Castle): tell them they're dreaming!
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