In an unexpected twist, criticism of Rod Drury's fast-track Queenstown gondola proposal has come from QLDC.
While the project is being sold as "public transport", the proposed routes exclude Fernhill, Lakeview, Arthurs Point and areas along Frankton Rd.
The council says the gondola risks becoming a ‘‘white-elephant’’ few locals use. The proposal placed ‘‘heavy reliance’’ on unsecured public funding from the council, ORC and NZTA, while "ongoing maintenance and operating costs had not been detailed representing a ‘‘significant oversight’’ in assessing the long-term feasibility."
For applicants, the beauty of fast-track is the way lack of detail is baked into the system. A glossy proposal with made-up numbers is enough to fool ministers, then you rely on public money to fund the project.
Now he's under investigation for sexual assault, you'd expect that Rod Drury's involvement will raise additional red flags. Last year he was behind the mini-city with attached gondola project at the foot of Coronet Peak. That one failed the fast-track process.
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#Queenstown #Gondola #Rod Drury
While the project is being sold as "public transport", the proposed routes exclude Fernhill, Lakeview, Arthurs Point and areas along Frankton Rd.
The council says the gondola risks becoming a ‘‘white-elephant’’ few locals use. The proposal placed ‘‘heavy reliance’’ on unsecured public funding from the council, ORC and NZTA, while "ongoing maintenance and operating costs had not been detailed representing a ‘‘significant oversight’’ in assessing the long-term feasibility."
For applicants, the beauty of fast-track is the way lack of detail is baked into the system. A glossy proposal with made-up numbers is enough to fool ministers, then you rely on public money to fund the project.
Now he's under investigation for sexual assault, you'd expect that Rod Drury's involvement will raise additional red flags. Last year he was behind the mini-city with attached gondola project at the foot of Coronet Peak. That one failed the fast-track process.
https://archive.ph/tzwqU
#Queenstown #Gondola #Rod Drury
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