Community Clean-up Days

As reported in last month's newsletter, the 18 June 2007 Infrastructure Services Committee resolved to charge for use of the skips on Clean-up Days.

At the City Council meeting on 9 July 2007 this decision of the Infrastructures Services was delayed to allow Community Boards the opportunity to provide comment. The issue of charging is to be discussed at the Board's meeting on 25 July 2007.

Also for discussion is the possibility of underwriting (through our discretionary fund) the hire cost of a commercial-grade mulcher, with the view to having this available at the October Clean-up Days. The intention would be that any mulch created would be used within the Warrington Reserve, it would therefore be important that the mulch did not contain any invasive weeds. Any decision on this initiative will be reported in the August report.

Northern Water Schemes

Staff intend to issue tenders early August 2007: it is anticipated that award of contract will occur early in October. This project currently targets commissioning for Waitati in March 2008, Warrington June /July 2008, and Karitane October 2008. Commissioning of the upgraded Waikouaiti treatment plant is programmed for October 2008.

Transit road closures

The recent spell of bad weather has highlighted issues with notification of road closures for the Northern Motorway. In particular substantial delays in updating Transit's automated telephone condition report information, and overloading of the same. Transit's local staff are disappointed about the system's performance and are seeking improvements to the service levels.

Community Plan

At our 25 July Meeting the Board is to consider issuing the Draft Community Plan for comment.

Other programmes underway

Staff are continuing to work on the following projects and programmes: • Pedestrian facilities/Safe Walking Spaces • Rural Road Safety • Blueskin Bay Library Upgrade • Proposed Rural Landscape Plan Change

Local Government Elections

Nominations for the October 2007 elections open on the 27 July and close on the 24 August. The DCC are holding an information evening at the Skeggs Gallery, Municipal Chambers in Dunedin on Monday 6 August 2007 at 7.00pm. I strongly urge members of the community to consider standing for the Community Board, City Council, Regional Council or District Health Board.

Finally just a reminder if you have any issues you wish to raise with the Board please feel free to contact any Board member directly.

by Gerard Collings Waikouaiti Coast Community Board

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