Buy-out of private properties affected by slips Debate
Community Wellbeing - Togetherness
Option 2
The community strongly supports Option 2, emphasizing the moral and ethical responsibility to assist fellow residents who have endured significant hardships due to the slips, advocating for swift action to provide certainty and support. Many comments highlight the importance of community solidarity and the need for the council to demonstrate compassion and empathy, reflecting a collective commitment to support those in dire situations. The residents argue that accepting the government's buy-out offer under Option 2 is not only a humane response but also aligns with actions taken by other councils, ensuring that affected individuals receive fair treatment and can move forward with their lives.
Table of comments:
| Point No | Comment |
|---|---|
| 19.1 | This process for these families has been going on far too long. NCC needs to press on and get it done under option 2 ASAP. The other options are an embarrassment to our community. These people have battled to get this done for over 18 months. |
| 45.2 | As noted, it will not set a precedent for the future but is a human response within our community in very difficult circumstances. |
| 57.2 | We must support our fellow ratepayers in their time of need. Option 2 is consistent with other similarly affected households in other regions. |
| 61.1 | I support Option 2 and commend the Nelson City Council for considering a timely buyout for displaced ratepayers, aligning with actions taken by North Island councils. This decision reflects a compassionate and rational approach to support those in need, providing stability and certainty after nearly two years of challenges. Adopting this option demonstrates the council's commitment to community solidarity and care, showcasing our shared values and the positive impact of collective action in times of crisis. |
| 132.1 | Its long over due that these people got some certainty and allow them to move on with there lives, councillors need to try and put themselves in there shoes and have some empathy. |
| 134.2 | There is already strong precedent for this around the country. These home owners have been out of their homes for nearly two years now and their lives massively compromised. They are rate payers and need to be able to move on with their lives.Totally agree with Councils proposal lets get on with it |
| 174.1 | This was an extreme and unpredented event that Central Govt has recognised as needing an urgent and caring solution for the relatively few families effected.It would be unconscionable for Nelson City Council to not leverage the govt offer and demonstrate it can make such decisons with unanimity and committment to helping these families at a time when the stress of the actual event is now compounded signifcantly by other economic factors.This is one fo those rare opportunties to show we care and will help families far less fortunate than the rest of us and put all our energies into helping them get on with their lives. |
| 176.1 | Option 2 is the right thing to do for our fellow ratepayers in desperate times. As noted, it will not set a precedent for the future but is a human response within our community in very difficult circumstances. |
| 474.2 | These people have been through enough !! NCC has taken rates and charges off these properties for years - Time for NCC to step up and support their ratepayers ! |
| 568.1 | Option 2 is the right thing to do for our fellow ratepayers in desperate times. As noted, it will not set a precedent for the future but is a human response within our community in very difficult circumstances. |
| 647.2 | Option 2 is the right thing to do for our fellow ratepayers in desperate times. As noted, it will not set a precedent for the future but is a human response within our community in very difficult circumstances. |
| 720.2 | If every there was a need for community and government empathy, this is it. Provide thee people with the relief they need quickly and efficiently. |
| 745.2 | Option 2 is the right thing to do for our fellow ratepayers in desperate times. As noted, it will not set a precedent for the future but is a human response within our community in very difficult circumstances |
| 780.2 | Let’s finally give these people who can never return to their homes some certainty at last for the future. Option 2 is the right thing to do for our fellow ratepayers in desperate times. As noted, it will not set a precedent for the future but is a human response within our community in very difficult circumstances.There can surely be no other sensible option, given the precedent set by councils in the North Island for their similarly affected ratepayers. Not to agree to a buy out at market values would make Nelson council an outlier.Councillors have had long enough time on this. You have already decided to accept the Government proposal. It’s time to get on with it, nearly two years after the event.Option 2 seems the only sensible one. Option three is not consistent with what central Government proposed and as the council itself notes in its LTP document, it is hardly likely the new Government will re-negotiate a package which other councils have already adopted.NCC has to get on with it. The buyout is part of a package it cannot afford to turn down. For a one-off assistance to people whose lives have been turned upside down, we just have to do it. As decent human beings who care about others, it’s a short-term rates price I’m sure we would all be prepared to pay if we were in the same boat. |
| 792.1 | Option 2 is the right thing to do for our fellow ratepayers in desperate times. It will not set a precedent for the future but is a human response within our community in very difficult circumstances. |
| 1029.2 | Option 2 is the right thing to do for our fellow ratepayers in desperate times. As noted, it will not set a precedent for the future but is a human response within our community in very difficult circumstances. There can surely be no other sensible option, given the precedent set by councils in the North Island for their similarly affected ratepayers. Not to agree to a buy out at market values would make Nelson council an outlier.Councillors have had long enough time on this. You have already decided to accept the Government proposal. It’s time to get on with it, nearly two years after the event. |
| 1290.2 | The people affected by the slips have been living a nightmare - let's finally give them some certainty so they can get on with their lives. Each severe weather event is a different situation, so this will not set a precedent for future events. I'm sure if we all put our feet in the shoes of those affected we would want our fellow ratepayers to have our back in what has been a terrible situation. Given the government's generous support package, there is only one option that is financially sensible for the council to take that also gives the households affected a decent outcome. |
| 1352.1 | Option 2 is the catergorically the right thing to do for our fellow ratepayers in desperate times. As noted, it will not set a precedent for the future but is a human response within our community in very difficult circumstances. The Council are happy to accept ratepayers money as income to support our community - however in this critical time of need for some of our ratepayers (& long term community members) the council is not willingly supporting these ratepaying members of our community at a real time of need. The council are the only entity in a position to provide the required support & should do so as a matter of integrity. |