I was very disappointed to read in this paper on Thursday, September 5, a statement from our council with regard to maintaining our roadways (Spring kicks off pothole repair programme). 

The council journeys infrastructure manager would seem to think that we can continue to run for months on sub-standard roadways and then be grateful for spring’s arrival so that he can start work. 

May I point out that the weather in Gisborne is not unique. Other regions and indeed countries have bad weather in all seasons other than spring, yet manage to maintain roading. 

It would seem to me that a mea culpa on badly managed roading assets would have been a better use of your column inches. 

Peter Beck