We spend $700k per year to work alongside communities to create their township plans that reflect their vision for their environment and outdoor spaces.
Improvement work includes:
Wellbeing
- New and improved playgrounds
- Community facilities
- Streetscape improvements
Infrastructure
- Walking and cycling improvements
- Street plantings
- Welcome, cultural and historic signage.
We have 239km of footpaths across our region, 29km are within our townships. These upgrades also aim to encourage the use of alternative transport, provide safe traveling routes, reduce gas emissions and support overall health and wellbeing of our communities.
We’re working with local contractors to help increase the skills and knowledge of their workforce.
What we can achieve in 3 years
We will continue to do 2 township upgrades per year.
External funding from central government of $1.4m allows for further work on safety enhancements including footpath and crossing upgrades in Wharekahika, Ruatoria, Matawai, Tikitiki, Rangitukia and Te Araroa.
Our townships proposed options
Our preferred option - this will give us a budget of $4m over 3 years
Rates increase 0.3% - impact on debt $2.1m
- This budget will meet the rising costs of upgrading 2 townships per year, including footpaths, outdoor spaces and planting schemes.
If you want us to spend more, do more - this will give us a budget of $6.3m over 3 years
Rates increase 0.7% - impact on debt $3.9m
We will do the work listed above as well as:
- We can increase the number of township upgrades per year, with more money we can focus on more safety, walking and cycling improvements.
