Another week of Raglan talking to Raglan

Apologies for the technical problems which didn't record the start of RTR this week. So the podcast starts part way through a Morning Show interview with Community Board chair, Ross Wallis. Not much news this week, but 36 people came to the Better Buses Meeting last Sunday. A follow up hui is on Sun 23 Aug 4pm in the Supper Room. Feedback included when buses should run, the need to provide for weekend workers and tourists (the last weekend bus back is 3pm which misses many connections), Bus Party Dress-Up and cold buses on cold mornings. One complaint was that it's usually colder inside the bus, than outside, but BusIt say the temperature can’t be adjusted and an engineer has checked it. Local councillor, Lisa said the plan didn't need improving and that there was no plan to cut buses, even though WRC's website (https://yourvoicematters.waikatoregion.govt.nz/future-bus-services/news_feed/raglan-and-west-waikato) says that in the Medium term (about 2030) “All Raglan to Hamilton trips will terminate at Hamilton Transport Centre (not Hamilton East).” About the same time a new Raglan town service is planned. Lisa and WDC voted $100,000, $103,100 and $106,193 for a Raglan demand responsive bus in 2022, 2023 and 2024, but now seem to be saying that'd have been a waste of close to $1m, as they seem to think it isn't needed for at least another 4 years, despite lack of a solution to parking problems, especially at the wharf. We've yet to hear an explanation of why a "town service in the medium term" is now all that's needed and how the parking problem will be solved. New speed limit signs around are soon to go up near Te Mata School, where speeds will soon be down from 50 to 40. Other Morning Show interviews were with Manihera Forbes, about Matariki, and Mike Keir about roading.