URGENT message from Fiordland Sewage Options Inc. (FSO)
7 December 2016
KEPLER APPEAL
Due to the failure to reach an agreement through mediation, unfortunately, our next step is the Environment Court.
We are expecting Judge Borthwick to set the court date for May or June 2017.
To date, the appeal has cost FSO around $102,000 - which includes the $50,000 grant received from the Environmental Legal Assistance Fund.
If we do not receive at least $90,000 in donations within the next 3 weeks we will have no choice but to withdraw the appeal.
Please we need your help!
If you would like to discuss making a donation, you could ring: Alistair Paton-McDonald on 02 7221 9230
We need your financial assistance to continue the fight on your behalf. In a worst case scenario, we expect costs to continue with our appeal could amount to a further $150,000
We cannot continue with the preparation of expert witness statements, or continue with the appeal without your support. We believe that the Council will run with the Kepler proposal if our appeal is withdrawn.
The latest figures on the Kepler proposal are around
$25 million. If this proposal goes ahead it will result in huge increases in your rates.
We have repeatedly supplied details of alternatives to the Council that show better schemes could be implemented for approx $13 million.
Again, we would like to thank everyone who has donated so far.
From:
Fiordland Sewerage Options Committee. Email
YOUR SUPPORT IS URGENTLY REQUIRED
