When my husband or I fail to finish a task, we affectionately call each other HAJ, an acronym for Half a Job.
It’s so disappointing to see this dynamic play out at an organisational level via the Byron Council. A notable and almost literal HAJ is the Stuart Street Green Spine project, so successfully executed south through to Tincogan Street, while the north side remains in a state of ill repair.
Seeing Council get juiced up about new expensive projects like moving the Mullum Pool, whilst neglecting to finish those they’ve already committed to really grinds my gears. Finish what you start.


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