Berm mowing part of Horowhenua council cost cutting

Council cost cutting in Horowhenua ironically means one thing won't be cut and that's road side grass edges and according to some residents things are starting to look a little shabby. Berm mowing got the chop in July, saving rate payers almost a quarter of a million dollars a year in the district on west coast of the North Island. The council's just one of many around the country trimming back services in bid to balance the books and a majority of submitters in Horowhenua supported the cost cutting move. But now it's up to Horowhenua residents to maintain the verges if they want short backs on their grass sides, otherwise it's "as is, where is," Councillor Sam Jennings spoke to Lisa Owen.