138 submissions received on the draft Annual Plan 2023-24

Taupō District Council has received 138 submissions on its draft Annual Plan 2023-24.

Consultation ran from Friday 31 March to Friday 28 April and the community was asked two specific questions:

• Whether Council should spend $7.6 million to develop a 6ha area within the Council-owned East Urban Lands (EUL) in the 2023-24 financial year; and
• Whether Council should postpone funding a portion of depreciation in the 2023-24 year and spread that cost over the following one to two years.

Of the 138 submissions, Council received 111 direct responses to the EUL question and 94 direct responses to the depreciation question.

Submitters raised various other matters, including the proposed average rates rise of 8.6 percent, which will also be considered throughout the deliberation process.

The draft Annual Plan 2023-24 hearings and deliberations report is available within the Council meeting agenda dated 29 May 2023 (see section 5.1) online at taupo.govt.nz/draftannualplan.

Hearings for submitters who wanted to present to Council in person will be held on Monday 29 May from 9.30am to 3pm at the Council Chamber, 107 te Heuheu Street, Taupō and Tuesday 30 May from 9.30am to 11am at Te Mataapuna, Turangitukua Park, Hirangi Road, Tūrangi.

Deliberations will be held on Wednesday 31 May and Thursday 1 June (if required). Hearings and deliberations are open to the public.

Following that, Council will adopt the finalised Annual Plan at a meeting on Friday 30 June.

Visit taupo.govt.nz/meetings to find out more about upcoming Council meetings and workshops.