Councillors Learn about Mackenzie Issues

Newly elected Mackenzie District representatives recently went on a tour to familiarise themselves with council facilities and issues.

Mackenzie Mayor Claire Barlow says the one-day tour on November 12 included site visits to locations of interest in the Pukaki ward. These included the Tekapo water supply source, Hayman Road shore erosion and Alps2Ocean cycle trail.

“It was a brief introduction for new councillors to the various issues pertaining to that side of the district,” she says. The councillors and community board members were recently elected in the local government elections and will represent their communities for the next three years.

New councillors learned about the future development of the Tekapo town centre, a proposed footbridge for Tekapo, a proposed upgrade to the Twizel oxidation pond, and plans to build a new public toilet block in Twizel.

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