Some Wellington City councillors are mystified by a plan that doesn\u2019t prioritise bus lanes to the eastern suburbs, with one saying it\u2019s the reason she has lost confidence in the capital\u2019s $7.4 billion transport project.<\/p>\n
Their concerns have reached the ear of Mayor Tory Whanau who agrees something needs to be done sooner than originally planned.<\/p>\n
Intense scrutiny has come back on Let\u2019s Get Wellington Moving (LGWM) after a minority group of Wellington City councillors filed a notice of motion last week.<\/p>\n
They want the council to declare no confidence in LGWM and withdraw the council\u2019s funding agreement.<\/p>\n
Seven councillors are in support, notably long-term Eastern Ward councillor Sarah Free who ran on the Green Party ticket up until last year\u2019s local body elections when she changed to being an independent.<\/p>\n
Free told the\u00a0*Herald*\u00a0she has lost confidence in LGWM because she felt the project has forgotten about the 40,000 residents who live in the eastern suburbs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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