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Call goes out for last minute submissions on council budget

Call goes out for last minute submissions on council budget

Local representatives for one of Auckland’s fastest growing areas say public feedback on Auckland Council’s draft 2017/18 Annual Budget is critical, but time is running out with submissions regionwide closing at 4.00pm, Monday 27 March.

Rodney Local Board members Phelan Pirrie, Brent Bailey and Cameron Brewer, representing the Kumeu subdivision as part of the Rodney First ticket, are urging locals to have their say.

“We need all the help we can get to secure investment here in the North-west, says deputy chair of the Rodney Local Board, Phelan Pirrie.

Brent Bailey, chair of the Parks & Recreation Committee, says: “People’s eye’s start to glaze over when you start talking about council’s annual budget, but it’s the only way the local board can deliver things on the ground.”

Cameron Brewer, chair of the Transport, Infrastructure & Environment Committee says: “If the likes of Kumeu and Huapai residents want structure planning brought forward, then they need to support the board’s advocacy on this by making a submission.”

The three local board members also want feedback on whether people support concept planning for a Huapai Multi-sports Facility, upgrading of the Muriwai playground, and town centre upgrades for Helensville and Kumeu/Huapai.

Phelan Pirrie: “Also, do locals support us implementing our Greenways plans and do they want a new and larger grants regime to help improve the ecological health of our harbours and waterways? We simply want to know.”

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To find out more about the draft 2017/18 Annual Budget or to make an online submission, visit www.shapeauckland.co.nz. While all email enquiries should be sent to annualbudget@aucklandcouncil.govt.nz

Rodney First’s Beth Houlbrooke and Allison Roe, representing the Warkworth subdivision, are also calling on their locals to have their say by 4.00pm tomorrow.

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