Driving along Old Maryborough Road today I was nearly shaken out of my seat, so much so, I began to think my vehicle was fitted with square wheels.
It was so bad I stopped to check.
They were not square, not even hexagonal but still round as they were made.
The problem was the road.
It is doubtful there is a road within the Gympie Shire that does not have a notional share of potholes or similarly the same number of repaired road failures.
It is doubtful there is a road within the Shire that has the original surface finish applied thereto when the road was first built.
We cannot blame the bad work on the Council, they do not have work gangs building roads, no that is farmed out to contractors.
When I voted at the Council elections, I put my trust in those elected Councillors to ensure any work done with in the Shire was first class. That my rate monies and those of other ratepayers was spent wisely, effectively and efficiently.
That any work done was the very best that could be done.
It would appear that this is not the case.
That the person in Council who signs off on the work done by contractors, for them to be paid, obviously does not check to quality of the final product.
I believe that if it was done correctly, then most of the work done by the road contractors would never and should never be paid.
Who is this person who recklessly wastes our hard earned rate money, whoever he or she is, then they need to be reminded from whence their pay comes.
That they have a moral obligation to unsure the contract if fulfilled to the specifications.
Until this is achieved no money should be forthcoming.
If the specifications of the contract are so abysmally, poor then they should speedily be rectified.
Our rate money does not grow on trees, it has been earned through the sweat of someone’s brow and has been entrusted to Council for it to be spent in the best and most constructive manner.
It is disappointing that there is not enough interest in what is, or is not, happening in our Shire, to warrant letters to the editor of this newspaper.
There are numerous situations and or problems occurring within the Shire, which should incur some comment.
It is through these comments that Council becomes aware of many of these situations and maybe can initiate some remedial action.
A social conscience is a valuable commodity.
L. Lethick,
Gympie
