Tim CadoganCentral Otago Mayor Tim Cadogan has made a dramatic departure from the Alexandra Clyde and Districts Business Group, announcing he is cutting ties with it because of what he says are legal irregularities of the group and a ''slap in the face'' to efforts to build a positive relationship with the group. Mr Cadogan said he had emailed a letter to the business group's secretary last week, advising he would be terminating his relationship with the group and asking that the letter be forwarded to all group members. Mr Cadogan said he understood the letter had not been forwarded, so he emailed it yesterday to more than 500 people in the business and wider Alexandra and Clyde community. However, the trio had now been advised that non-committee members would be welcome only at every second fortnightly meeting, plus the breakfast meetings, Mr Cadogan said. The group already planned to discuss the letter again tomorrow and then reply to Mr Cadogan.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 17, 2017 16:04 UTC