You do not have my vote – resident

Most people did not vote in the recent council elections and  Joseph Bowler is  one of them.

Nawton resident Bowler, 22, previously said he would like to see fines introduced for people caught smoking in banned areas.

After reading the response story from councillor  Dave Macpherson, who said a fine was “unrealistic”, Bowler was not happy.

“To be honest as soon as I read that article I realised people like me don’t have a say in the way the city is run,” Bowler said.

He said that he usually votes in the council elections but not this time.

“What is the point in voting, if you know that your voice isn’t going to be heard?”

He also thinks that the stories on the Waikato Independent was a great way of getting people’s voices heard, but he does not think it has helped.

“These stories would be really great if council members actually read them and took note of them. Problem is they are so wrapped up in the campaign and not wanting to lose their jobs that they don’t care about the people. It is all for show.”

Now the new council has been appointed Bowler thinks   they should start listening to the community and what it wants.

He also thinks that it does not matter who is, in council  as Hamilton gets run in the same way as far as he is concerned.

“It is just the same shit different people, our political direction is so narrow that whether you chose people on the left or the right we continue to move forward either way.

As for fluoride Bowler is relieved it is going back into the water.

“I don’t know why they took fluoride out, just to have it put back in a few months later. But I am glad they have put it back in,” Bowler said.