People will soon get the chance to find out more about Council’s planned expenditure in its Long Term Plan (LTP) 2024-2034. Submissions open from 4 April to 6 May.
The LTP proposes an average rates increase of 12.65 per cent for the 2024/25 financial year, not including Marlborough Sounds roading repairs. The biggest challenge in the ten year plan is how to fund the $106M local share of the Sounds’ roads $234M repair and improvement bill, damaged by storms in 2021 and 2022.
There are a number of ways in which this could be funded, which will be explained in Council’s LTP Consultation Document and at the community drop-in meetings and webinar. These are:
Date
| Time
| Location
| Meeting style
|
|---|
Monday 15 April
| 5.30pm – 7.30pm
| Blenheim Lansdowne Hub
6B Lansdowne Street, Mayfield,
| Community drop-in
|
Tuesday 16 April
| 2pm – 4pm
| Rai Valley The Millers Rest
6767 State Highway 6
| Community drop-in
|
Wednesday 17 April
| 12.30pm – 2.30pm
| Waitaria Bay Waitaria Bay Hall
| Community drop-in
|
Thursday 18 April
| 5.30pm – 7pm
| Online webinar
| Via Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/88384985861 |
Friday 19 April
| 12pm – 2pm
| Seddon Awatere Memorial Hall
1C Foster Street
| Community drop-in
|
Monday 22 April
| 2pm – 4pm
| Linkwater Linkwater Settlers and Memorial Hall
1351 Queen Charlotte Drive
| Community drop-in
|
Tuesday 23 April
| 5.30pm – 7.30pm
| Picton Port Marlborough Pavilion, Endeavour Park
Waikawa Road
| Community drop-in
|
