The targeted rate for wastewater services will rise by $144 in Raglan this year as Waikato District Council prepares long term plans to protect waterways and environmentally sensitive areas. Keep Reading
If the fungal disease which affects plants in the Myrtaceae family is not contained it could be catastrophic for our coastline, says Waikato Regional Councillor Fred Lichtwark.
Myrtle rust, which can kill native plants pohutukawa, kanuka, manuka and rata, has been detected in Northland, Taranaki and Te Kuiti nurseries, and Mr Lichtwark says the council has potentially put all of the Waikato at risk by importing 100,000 native trees from Northland for distribution around the region. Keep Reading
Waikato District Council received just 459 submissions from 11,000 affected ratepayers regarding proposed changes to wastewater services in the Annual Plan consultation document.
Ngaruawahia residents and ratepayers sent in the most submissions, followed by residents and ratepayers in Raglan, then Tuakau, Huntly and Pokeno. Keep Reading
Raglan’s representatives to Waikato District Council are confident that the community has had good engagement regarding Annual Plan changes to wastewater services that will see a targeted rates increase of between $124 and $180 for residents from July 1.
I’ve now had three ‘Councillor Community Chats’, each different and each valuable.
Last Friday’s chat was dominated by Raglan Naturally.
Raglan ratepayers are being asked to stump up a whopping 52 per cent increase in the targeted West Coast Zone rate for hill country farming erosion work that will be of no benefit to our region.
The cost of wastewater rates in Raglan will increase between $124 and $180 from July 1 as council makes changes to reduce the risk of sewage spills into the environment.
The Waikato District Council is seeking feedback from the 11,0000 ratepayers who use its wastewater services on a programme of works, with three options presented for consideration. Keep Reading
Waikato District Council has adopted the Easter Trading Policy 2017, meaning all retail shops in the Waikato district will be able to open on Easter Sunday this year. Whether they do open or not is up to the business owner.
The policy was adopted at yesterday’s Council meeting.
Council carried out extensive community consultation to find out what people wanted. During the consultation period, from 14 December to 7 February, 1268 submissions were received with 51% (656) in favour of shops being able to open. The majority opposed to the policy cited religious reasons, preserving our community culture or to make sure workers had a break.
Councillors acknowledged that the submissions were very evenly split. The views of those opposing the policy were discussed in detail as well as the benefits of giving shop owners the choice to open. The policy will ensure that individual business owners can make their own choice as well as ensuring a consistent approach across the district.
For more information, including the policy, please visit our website www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz.
Lisa Thomson has been going beyond the call of duty to get shit done as Raglan ward councillor.
On Wednesday last week she joined council worker Roger Smith on his weekly inspection of the 18 pumping stations in Raglan, a six-hour job that she described as “stinky and pooey”. Keep Reading
Waikato District Council is being criticised for letting the grass grow under its feet regarding the Grass Verges Policy adopted in September last year.
The policy, which was developed to keep on top of burgeoning mowing maintenance costs, Keep Reading