Long Term Plan 2024-2034

A Long Term Plan is a Council’s most important document. It sets out what we plan to do over the next decade, and how it will be paid for. It includes detailed information on the activities, services, and projects we intend on delivering, when we will deliver them, where and how.

It also includes the detail around ourfunding and financial management and tells you what your rates may look like for the next 10 years.

By law, we must have a Long Term Plan, and we must review it every three years.

We need your feedback on the projects or issues that have asignificant cost, have high community interest or are different from what we said we would do in our last Long Term Plan.

This consultation document outlines the LTP and the keydecisions we need to make, based on what our community tells us.

Your feedback will help the mayor and councillors to makedecisions on which issues our community values.

Projects in the Long Term Plan 2024-2034 are usually funded through rates and fees charged directly to users, however we are still developing the draft, which is due to be adopted by the Council in June 2024 – so we can’t confirm what our key projects will be, what their associated costs will be, or how they will be funded.

The Council is seeking public feedback on two consultation items that have been deemed significant in terms of community interest and financial impact:
1. Transportation – the need to invest more funding into our roading network to prevent roads from deteriorating to the point of closure.
2. Wastewater plant equipment upgrades at the old wastewater plant on Dalefield Road, which hasn’t been upgraded for more than 60 years.

No, you are not obliged to appear at a hearing but you have the right to make your submission personally. You will be allocated up to 5 minutes. If you wish to make your submission personally, please indicate this on your submission.

You can leave feedback on any of the topics covered on this website’s Have Your Say section, or cut and paste this link into a browser: https://www.surveylegend.com/s/5hyg

Elected Members (Mayor & Councillors) contact details are listed on the Consultation Document.

Alternatively, you can visit our Mayor & Councillors page for further contact information.

All feedback or submissions are classed as public information because, within local government, we are obligated around decision making to be as transparent as possible. Your name and any organisation you represent will be published online, however, we won’t publish any personal contact or address information.

The last day for you to leave your valuable feedback and submissions is 5pm, Sunday 5 May.

No, you are not obliged to appear at a hearing but you have the right to make your submission personally. You will be allocated up to 5 minutes. If you wish to make your submission personally, please indicate this on your submission.

Feedback is key, as this gives us a steer of what you the community wants before we make any decisions. This plan is only a draft proposal, and by no means set in stone, so if you have strong views, please come and talk to us.

You can give your feedback and have your say on the LTP via the survey or downloadable submission form on this website. New ideas are always welcome, but the items for consultation in this plan are detailed in the documents.

The proposed CDC rating increase for the 2024/25year starting1 July 2024 is 15.09%, after growth in the rating database and based on the preferred options for both consultation items.

Individual ratepayers may find the actual change may be smaller or greater, depending on their location and services provided, and their new QV valuations.

A significant portion of this year’s proposed total rates amount is due to fixed cost payments that are beyond our control.

One of the main components of rates increases across the country is the increasing cost of operating and maintaining infrastructure levels of services and facilities.