Wellsford Subdivision - Greg Dempsey

Tauhoa farmer Greg Dempsey is a father of six who admits to wearing “many hats”. He is a carpenter/builder, an AB technician for LIC and real estate agent. He sits on Rodney District Council’s community grants committee and is a member of the Ministry of Fisheries’ recreational fishing forum, with a special interest in the Kaipara Harbour.

I am standing for the Wellsford local board because I have a desire to achieve a higher standard of living in our region, which we currently pay for but don’t get.

My top priorities are:

• Urgent action is needed to replace the old asbestos pipes in the Wellsford water mains system

• Worker Road needs to be opened up to provide a ring road for local people during those summer traffic woes

• Council needs to put in place a workable roading plan to upgrade our Third World country roads.

• Jobs – this area needs work. We have the best light engineering trades people in the world (Irwin sawblades) and are allowing foreign owners to take the technology and leave. These are highly trained people and their skills could have been used in another local set-up industry.

• Provide an environment that is helpful and accommodating to allow investment in this area.

• Support our farming background. Without the farmers this area would surely struggle. They need support not red tape hindrance that is so often offered.

• To actively help and stage the Albertland 150 year celebration, in 2012. This is an opportunity to clean-up then town, complete the library and have a function our forefathers would be proud of.