Councillor Don Palmer Providing Local Leadership & Working for You

Detain it OR flush it.

Never mind such things as costs, trees and other arguments I believe we should be including consideration of deciding between detain it or flush when making the final decision on Brownhill Creek.   The original engineering before the politics of...

Is Option D the most cost effective?

I have heard repeatedly from supporters of a no dam solution that is the solution the project believes is the most cost effective solution.    Proponents of a dam however indicate the project has not properly accounted for litigation costs from property owners on the...

Brownhill Creek Myths

Over time there have been a number of Brownhill Creek Myths that have been perpetuated by people on all sides of the various arguments. Indeed the project has been plagued by this since I first became involved.   It all began when the proponents of the no dam...

Brownhill Creek Owners Apathy

Council has been briefed on the public consultation for Brownhill Creek. It (the consultation) has thrown up some interesting observations.   The consultation and the reporting back from our consultant Natalie Fuller was split into two. Natalie has differentiated...

What would the Brownhill Creek Dam look like?

The next question I have in my mind as everyone debates the dam v the no dam everyone is what would the Brownhill Creek Dam look like?   As I attempt to answer that one the first thing I need to do is clarify that there never has been proposed a dam for this...