Len Brown unveils his plans for Auckland
Warning: Underwhelming content may create a sense of apathy.
Auckland mayor Len Brown has finally released his list of 100 projects he committed to promoting during his first 100 days in office, a period that dates to February 8.
Mr Brown initially announced the project in October last year, to begin on November 1.
He quickly came under criticism for failing to specify what the projects were, their objectives, priorities, criteria for success, and more.
The list (see attachment below) includes activities spanning governance, the community, environment, transport and closer engagement with his subjects.
It features mayoral problems such as reviewing the Homeless Action Plan, cleaning up the Otahuhu bus station and furthering his much-publicised “Mayor in a Chair” sessions.
However – somewhat embarrassingly – it also features underwhelming items such as “plan and begin monthly Town Hall meetings” and “propose the Auckland Council budget”.
On the agenda is also a bus tour of the region as a council “famil”.
Mr Brown said the projects were selected due to the “pace and momentum” they provide, as well as helping ratepayers focus on Auckland’s future.
When he launched his 100/100 project, Mr Brown intimated the selected items could be of any size and any state of progress.
“Many were already in progress in one form or another. My involvement ensured those projects had the public and council profile they required.”
Meanwhile, others – such as the CBD rail link – are what he calls “key planks of my mayoralty”, and as such he is determined to advance them early in his term.
“A key part of 100/100 is to reassure ratepayers that despite the potential disruption of transition, it is business as usual and the new council is getting on with it and not mucking around,” Mr Brown said.
The projects were selected from lists drawn up by the council and the mayoral office and were intended to represent “core council function”.
Hazel Phillips
Thu, 03 Feb 2011
Thu, 03 Feb 2011
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Len Brown unveils his plans for Auckland
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