tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327199156723775105.post6263400216793275269..comments2023-10-09T02:11:55.432-07:00Comments on Neil Pilling Greens Councillor Glen Eira: Carnegie Pool - example of how other councils are upgradingCr. Neil Pillinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254296447012656241noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327199156723775105.post-40478328672119079272010-01-04T23:27:56.795-08:002010-01-04T23:27:56.795-08:00Well said Neil.
My concern is also with process.
...Well said Neil.<br /><br />My concern is also with process.<br /><br /> I am actually quite impressed with Cr Tang. He seems to be a very capable person and he performed creditably as Mayor previously.Glen Huntlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436880034679823091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327199156723775105.post-61641143579226895312009-12-28T15:00:20.878-08:002009-12-28T15:00:20.878-08:00Thanks Mary for your comments.
Cr Tang was the o...Thanks Mary for your comments.<br /> <br />Cr Tang was the only councillor to put himself forward for the role and had unanimious support . I was pleased to nominate Steven solely for the reasons that I believe he will do a very good job and i had confidence in his abilities.<br /> <br />The role of Mayor is I feel a full-time committment. Not all crs are in position to undertake this. Most crs have some form of day career/job that would be have to be placed on hold or greatly reduced. There are also family time sacrifices at nites and weekends etc . I am certainly conscious of this with my own relatively young family. <br /> <br />Probably more to the point is that the whole mayoral electoral process be conducted in an open and transparent manner that would allay some of the concerns raised here and on your blog- I take onboard the critisisms that I havent followed thru on this enough , with a view for advocating stronger for change next year.<br /> <br />On the Carnegie Pool we are furious agreement!Cr. Neil Pillinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254296447012656241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327199156723775105.post-5043664399042253352009-12-26T11:11:33.772-08:002009-12-26T11:11:33.772-08:00Glen Huntly has made a valid point Neil.
While Ta...Glen Huntly has made a valid point Neil.<br /><br />While Tang may have been the only one to nominate off the floor why wouldn't Hyams or Magee or even yourself have been seen as worthy options to providing an alternative new face to the Chair. What occurs in the Chamber does not necessarily reflect the views of participates in the Pre Council Meeting arena, I'm a thinkin'! Surely Hyams would have felt ready to take the Chair as the most experienced Councillor. I wonder, Neil if you chose to nominate Tang yourself or whether you were asked to do this for a reason not yet quite clear to us.<br /><br />On another matter:<br /><br />I will be very pleased to see a campaign that openly supports the two pools within Glen Eira, given our Global Warming and increased population. Going to the beach is a nightmare in parking for families and suburban pools do have their place! <br /><br />If our rate payers dollar is the issue, perhaps we need to reassess what our priorities are, perhaps reducing money spent on arts and culture and more on the practicalities of entertaining youth, getting people to exercise, and the tools to that. Suburban private pools won't really be viable as the lack of water continues ongoing, and are minimal in Glen Eira anyhow.<br /><br />I do hope the local schools are aware of the dangers of losing their local pool in Carnegie once GEASC is up and running.<br /><br />Councillors are the decision makers, so it may be an opportune time to include this question in the Annual survey undertaken by Council on Community Satisfaction! Preparing the ground rules now for two years time is called forward planning!Mary Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01671464533717118077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327199156723775105.post-73450389863796887082009-12-16T15:06:07.243-08:002009-12-16T15:06:07.243-08:00Glenhuntly, I was very happy on the night to nomin...Glenhuntly, I was very happy on the night to nominate Cr Tang for the mayoral role and who was the only nominee. I dont believe my views on the process have changed.Cr. Neil Pillinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254296447012656241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327199156723775105.post-2930044325044958142009-12-16T03:55:53.867-08:002009-12-16T03:55:53.867-08:00Neil, when did you change your view that the elect...Neil, when did you change your view that the election of the Mayor should be an open and transparent process?Glen Huntlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14436880034679823091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327199156723775105.post-67355165696291871252009-12-15T03:53:41.630-08:002009-12-15T03:53:41.630-08:00Good luck Neil, but you should have realised that ...Good luck Neil, but you should have realised that this administration (and apparently the majority of councillors) don't give a damn about how other councils do things better. If they did, then the local law would be different, concrete paths wouldn't appear everywhere like mushrooms overnight, and environmental action would have started a decade ago. The only comparisons this mob make is to claim ad nauseam that compared to other councils this is a 'low cost' one. Of course, if one goes back even further one will find that Glen Eira raised its rates by 16% - the highest in the state. But this doesn't figure in calculations - only the spin does.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3327199156723775105.post-6720405925089869362009-12-14T16:43:55.728-08:002009-12-14T16:43:55.728-08:00Really good news Neil,
I am not surprised that p...Really good news Neil, <br /><br />I am not surprised that people with the will can find solutions to problems. <br /><br />Lets hope our bureaucrats can find the will to tackle the Carnegie pools problems, we have watched these problems compound over decades in what I would call deliberate neglect. <br /><br />Apart from the recent emergency few K spent to keep the pool operational while the GESAC is built, the Carnegie pool has been badly neglected, weeds have invaded the once pleasant lawns, the perimeter fence is a rusting mess and all the other structural problems that old pools seem to suffer have deteriorated.<br /><br />To put it in perspective, the 1 million spent on the Port Pirie Pool is just a fraction of the cost that is being spent on converting Glen Eira sporting ovals to dry climate grasses, this experiment maybe a complete failure if the climate continues to change and the rainfall continues to decline in Melbourne. But these millions of dollars is still gambled by council.<br /><br />Would I be silly to think that there is a covert policy to deliberately to run down the pool then use this run-down condition as a ‘fait accompli’ to rid themselves of this pool problem, and no doubt then propose that the site be sold to a private developer? <br /><br />On the positive side the pool and its surrounds has a pleasant ambience that users do enjoy. If repaired and some care goes to bringing back the lawns to expectable standards, the fence replaced; nothing fancy, a new chain-wire fence with do. The car park could do with some trees planted throughout to improve its all year look. The old pool manager’s residence behind the pool could be removed and the land returned to public open space, or another use found for the building [renovated] to be a kindergarten or something else useful, etc.<br /><br />What we have here as Cr. Neil Pilling has shown us, (and Cr. Jim Magee, who is on record as supporting the keeping of the pool), is an exciting project that only comes along every fifty years or so. Glen Eira bureaucrats and all the other Councillors should rise from their slumber and show us what is possible with the Carnegie Memorial Pool.GEEGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14777142376575550930noreply@blogger.com