Record number of submissions

Tuesday, 2 June 2009

Southland District Council has had a record number of submissions to its draft long-term plan, with 201 received. Council corporate planner Nicole Taylor said 61 of those submitters indicated they wanted to speak to their submission and that was also a record number.

"It's great to see the number of people interested in the long-term plan process.

"Roading and the funding of roading work is the hot topic, with 73 submissions on roading, including several about the proposed Haast Hollyford link.

"44 submissions were made about how we fund the work we do on Southland roads," Miss Taylor said.

The three-bin recycling proposal received 34 submissions, district-wide funding of sewerage and water received 33 and resource management issues, including a drive to get the area around Curio Bay protected, received 31.

In total, submissions were made on 55 topics and Council staff are now summarising them, getting staff comment and getting them out to councillors to read before the hearings next month.

Submissions closed on May 21 and will be heard by Council on June 9 and 10 and considered at another meeting on June 11.

The final plan will be brought to Council for adoption on June 30.

 

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