My name is Jack Nazer, I am aged 83 and I have lived in Herne Bay since 1987.
Fourteen years ago, I was a puppy walker for Guide Dog Services, and I regularly took the puppies I was training for a run at Cox’s Bay Reserve.
At that time, there was simply a dead tree that had fallen into the creek and was partially blocking the then channel.
At that time, although the water flow was restricted, the water level near the Richmond Road end of the creek was low at low tide. Since that time, the number of dead trees has increased, and the channel has almost disappeared with mangroves expanding which caused a further blockage.
The result is that there is virtually no water flow at the Richmond Road end where the polluted water remains stagnant.
You will have observed that in recent times Auckland Council has spent a considerable amount of our rate-payer dollars in this area on boardwalks, footbridges, cycleways, new footpaths, also tables and benches; but absolutely nothing on maintaining Cox’s Creek. I feel it is a disgrace and that the Council needs a good stir up.
To get started, I managed to get Greg Moyle, Deputy Chair of the Waitemata Local Board, to accompany me and see for himself what I was on about. He promised that he would put to Auckland Council the urgent need to clean up and restore Cox’s Creek to what it should be.
I am now looking for as many as possible of the local neighbours to support me in putting pressure on the Council to get action.
What I need is support, not money. If you are happy to provide this, simply send me an email: jacknazerauckland@gmail.com.
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