Re: ‘What a mess’, Letters page 16, The Weekend Sun, July 13.

The Weekend Sun published a letter from J Malcouronne about the mess on Cameron Rd and then gave an equal column to a council spokesperson who didn’t have the courage to be named. 

This spokesperson said the Tauranga communities told TCC what was wanted and that is what is being constructed. I suspect that was a highly biased answer.

I submitted against the proposal on the basis of too many traffic lights and a number of other things.

I said that it will not work; and in particular the buses would not be any faster than they are now. I attended a display consultation and was appalled at the ignorance of the people hosting it.

I have no doubt some people wanted some aspects of so-called safe, open, clean, meeting places and the biking fraternity welcomed improved paths. 

I suggest your newspaper ask this TCC spokesperson to be named and give us a breakdown of what the community said, including numbers, and whom they represent.

Also identify what percentage of the Tauranga population had responded.

I predicted that Cameron Rd would be a disaster and most aspects which I have noted during construction confirms my view. 

Unfortunately the planners, engineers, Commissioners, council spokespersons and suchlike simply walk off into the sunset and leave
the mess, as happened in the Greerton area.

Bill Capamagian, Tauranga City.

TCC general manager, Corporate Services Alastair McNeil replies:

Responses to Letters to the Editor are sometimes compiled from across different areas of the council, not from a single individual, however when appropriate we will look to provide individual names.