Key proposal: Community halls (Hōro ā hāpori)
Consultation on the 2021/2031 Draft Long Term Plan ended at 5pm, Friday 9 April 2021.
On Monday 31 May 2021, the Long Term Plan and Annual Plan Committee will deliberate on all feedback received and recommend changes to the final plan. The public are welcome to attend this meeting.
On Tuesday 29 June 2021, Council will formally adopt the Long Term Plan for 2021/2031. The public are welcome to attend this meeting.
Overview
The situation
Our communities are close-knit, but they don’t always have a commercial area or town centre that sits at the heart of the community. Community halls can play this role in rural communities in particular – they are a place for local networking, where local enterprise can grow (through markets etc) and where people can take part in recreation activities in their local area.
The proposal
The upkeep of community halls is funded by targeted rates, paid by those who live in the area – but not all properties pay. We think it’s fair that all properties should pay, because all benefit equally from having a local hall in their area.
We are proposing that all properties (excluding Matakana Island), be included in an ‘area of benefit’ for a community hall and pay a targeted rate towards the upkeep of that hall.
To view the proposed area of benefit map select here.
Project details
The amount each ratepayer pays for the community hall in their area varies, depending on the hall(s), its age, how many properties are in its area of benefit and the cost of renewals or maintenance required over the next 10 years.
Not all halls will have more properties added to their area of benefit. We’ve only set out where an increase in numbers could happen.
What do you think?
Have a read through the three options and then have your say below.
