Candidate Jill Sheehy wants to see improvements to communication with the community.
Photo / Bevan Conley
Candidate Jill Sheehy wants to see improvements to communication with the community.
Photo / Bevan Conley
Having the wellbeing of Whanganui's environment and its people at the forefront of the district is the focus for Whanganui District Council candidate Jill Sheehy.
Sheehy said she was passionate about the resource consent process, and how wellbeing values, common interests, and economic growth can be integrated in decision making.
If successful, Sheehy said she wants to improve council's communication with tangata whenua.
"Instead of having a big public meeting in town, take a meeting out to Gonville or Castlecliff and communicate all their aspirations and goals that way," Sheehy said.
"Communication needs to continue all the time so people actually know what's happening and they can be aware and not surprised.
"The worst thing is to find out something is already being done and it's too late. Some people aren't comfortable with submissions so let's work with them."
Sheehy said council had supported meetings between Tūpoho and Tama Ūpoko.
"They trained some of us as RMA commissioners and those of us who completed the training were sitting on the Whanganui District Council hearing panel as commissioners for plan changes.