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The draft Annual Plan details the work programme that Council proposes to carry out in the 2013/14 financial year, how much this is projected to cost and how it will be paid for.
Council adopted the 2013/14 draft Annual Plan at its meeting on Thursday 4 April 2013. The draft Annual Plan proposes an overall rate increase of 4.9% of which is a significant decrease from the 7.4% rate increase forecast for the 2013/14 year in the Ashburton District Council Long Term Plan 2012-22.
Consultation for the draft Annual Plan is open from 8 April 2013 until 10 May 2013 and Council wants to know what you think.
Whats Happening and When?
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8 April 2013 |
Consultation of the Ashburton District Council’s draft Annual Plan begins |
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17 - 29 April 2013 |
Community meetings (see below) |
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10 May 2013 |
Consultation closes at 5pm |
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29 & 30 May 2013 |
Residents able to present their submissions to Council in person |
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5 & 6 June 2013 |
Council considers all submissions made to the draft Annual Plan |
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7 – 26 June 2013 |
Changes are made to the Annual Plan based on submissions made |
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27 June 2013 |
Final Annual Plan is adopted by Council and available to the community |
Community Meetings:
Come along to a meeting to hear about what Council is proposing to do in the coming year. Community meetings will be held in the following locations:
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Ashburton
Wednesday 17 April, 5.30pm
Ashburton Trust Event Centre
(Bradford Room) |
Hakatere
Tuesday 23 April, 7.00pm
Lower Hakatere Hall
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Rakaia
Thursday 18 April, 7.00pm
Rakaia Community Centre
(Supper Room) |
Hinds
Wednesday 24 April, 7.00pm
Hinds Community Centre
(Supper Room) |
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Mount Somers
Monday 22 April, 7.00pm
Mount Somers War Memorial Hall
(Community Room) |
Methven
Monday 29 April, 7.00pm
Methven Heritage Centre
(Function Room) |
Copies of the Draft Annual Plan
A copy of the full draft Annual Plan 2013/14 form is available to download (to the right), or you can pick one up from one of the following locations:
· Ashburton District Council, 5 Baring Square West, Ashburton
· Ashburton Public Library, Havelock Street, Ashburton
· Rakaia Mobil, State Highway 1, Rakaia
· Mount Somers General Store, Pattons Road, Mount Somers
· Hinds on the Spot, Peters Street, Hinds
· Methven i-SITE, Main Street, Methven
· Mayfield Udder Dairy, SH72, Mayfield
If you would like Council to send you a hardcopy of the plan please contact Council’s Community Planning Team on 03 307 7700 or email communityplanning@adc.govt.nz
Draft Annual Plan Summary
A Summary of the draft Annual Plan 2013/14 can be downloaded here.
Have Your Say
Council is keen to hear your thoughts on the draft Annual Plan 2013/14 and encourages you to make a submission. You can make a submission by filling in one of the following forms and sending it back to us.
Click here for an electronic submission form. This form is to be typed into and then email to Council
Email to: communityplanning@adc.govt.nz
Click here for a printable submission form. This form is for you to print, complete and then post to Council.
Post to: Ashburton District Council
Draft Annual Plan 2013/14
FREEPOST 230446
Ashburton 7740
Rates Calculator
A rates calculator is available to download (see below) to enable you to find out what your rates will be for your own property. You will need to know what your rateable value is in order to use the calculator.
The rates workbook contains sheets for each region of the Ashburton District. It is in a format that should be compatible with all versions of Office/Excel.
The individual sheets are LOCKED with the exception of the capital value cell. Enter the value of your property into this cell and the rate information will be calculated and displayed.
Rate Calculator Spreadsheet (click to download)