OPINION
Responding to the article in The Gisborne Herald on Saturday, October 5.
Well, for me, I used to love coming to town but not now, it’s so depressing.
I blame some businesses for not keeping their windows clean.
I also think our town needs some upgrade of some sort. You just got to look at Christmas time - there is no Christmas spirit whatsoever.
It doesn’t help with taggers going around tagging the shops and seeing derelict buildings boarded up so the homeless don’t sleep in the doorways.
Some of the blame has to rest on the council.
The cruise ships are coming soon, and I don’t know why they are coming if our CBD is looking sad.
It would be nice to see pop-up shops come into the empty ones for the summer months so our tourists could stay longer.
K A Richardson
The Gisborne Herald welcomes letters from readers. Please note the following:
-
Letters should not exceed 350 words.
-
They should be opinion based on facts or current events.
-
If possible, please email.
-
No noms-de-plume.
-
Letters will be published with names and suburb/city.
-
Please include full name, address and contact details for our records only.
-
Local letter writers are given preference.
-
Rejected letters are not normally acknowledged.
-
Letters may be edited, abridged, or rejected at the Editor’s discretion.
-
The Editor’s decision on publication is final. No correspondence will be entered into.
