The last 5 years

It was going to be a 4 year term but it changed to 5 years, and it has felt like a long time.
Its good to get an election and a renewing of vigour and focus and mandate.
It started off well, with plenty of money and a new multi member ward system. We 4 in KWand O got along quite well and maintained our monthly ward meeting every month for the 5 years. This helped us keep up to date with the public concerns that each of us had received over the month. It also gave us the chance to work together on issues we felt needed further pushing.
Fights about the KGS location and the addition of a theatre, and the start of turbines at planning came early on. Then international financial turmoil, then tough times and OIC restructure and laterly friction amongst staff and councillors and an unhappy end to a council that has achieved a lot.
Thankfully we have had a lot more fun at home with 2 more kids coming along (see the photo) and a flit to a new house near the airport.