The Tauranga City Council is consulting on the future of the city precinct. Homeowners and renters will have to pay for a $300 million for option 1 or pay $126 million for option 2.

The rates increase this year is 13.7 per cent. We already pay some of the highest rates in New Zealand. This will cause serious problems for home owners and renters because of mortgage interest increases and also on rental properties.

It is more sensible to look at option 2 at $126 milllion as big civic projects don't always work out and there is an impact on ratepayers and for a lot of years they will have to pay for projects that are not successful. Have your say and contact the Commissioners about your concerns or do a submission on the Tauranga City Long Term Plan 2021-2031 as there is serious problems with the commissioner's plan. There should be an option 3.

Hilary R Burrows, Papamoa.