Len Lye Centre Protest

"Why cant we promote our own array of local talented artists? Take note Mathews & NPDC! The key word was 'local'!!! So who's Len Lye again? Nevermind...we dont want to know."

"Total waste of Ratepayers money. Should be located in Govett Art Galley."

"I have paid rates to NPDC etc for 30 years. Stop wasting money on unnecessary spending. My 1st rates bill, in 1977 cost me a weeks pay for a years rates. My last years rates cost me 2 weeks pay. When will your wasteful spending stop? My rateable address i"

"Build a bridge and get over it New Plymouth District Council, listen to what the people are saying, WE DONT WANT THIS."

"There has to be a better way than to increase taxs on already overburdened 'taxpayers'."

"Do not want to support it.through rates."

"I am embarrassed by this decision from Council"

"I do not support the Len Lye Centre, make it user pay, the money is better spent elsewhere."

"I've said it before and I'll say it again: I emailed the galleries that Mattews et al said held "extensive collections" and the response was that the Museum of Modern Art has NOTHING and the Art Institute of Chicago has one work, not on display. But being"

"Len Lye's "art" is just an incredibly overpriced load of cobblers being promoted by someone else, out to make a pile of money from ratepayers, without their permission. A vote of no confidence in this out of control council is a must!"

"Listen to the ratepayers!"

"Len Lye should be user pays not rate payer funded."

"No Len Lye Centre."

"who is in control of this council, the people or the councillors or that stupid tennent, either way they are running amuck with ideas that dont quite meet the commonsense level of thinking."

"A wander through the present Art Gallery will show that there is plenty of room for this limited interest collection. Usually there are only 1-2 others in the gallery when we are there."

"why ask for submissions when you ignore them council, I for one cant wait for the next elections, we will have the last say"

"Spare a thought NPDC for people who are on fixed incomes and have little to spare as it is, the rates keep increasing, and it is beyond my control to earn another dollar as a retired and older person, this council does not give a damn for the elderly who "

"This council needs to take a long hard look at themselves, do you expect us to swallow this, I do not agree with this project at all, and its about time you took notice of submissions and what the people want, not vice versa."