Council News
FROM COMMUNITIES 4 LOCAL DEMOCRACY: New Zealanders will pay more and receive less under Three Waters
New Zealanders are likely to pay more and receive fewer benefits under the Government’s proposed Three Waters reform model, according to Communities 4 Local Democracy He hapori mō Manapori (C4LD), the local government action group formed to bring fresh ideas to the Three Waters debate.
Everyone aged 18 years and older who has received two doses of COVID-19 vaccine can now book their free booster dose using BookMyVaccine.nz or by calling the COVID Vaccination Healthline 0800 28 29 26 (8am - 8pm, seven days a week).
Residents connected to the Montalto water supply are being reminded to boil their drinking water before use, after the Council detected E.coli in the supply today.
The Ashburton Dog Park will be closed temporarily on Monday 17 January for contractors to roll new soil and grassed areas.
Council issued 234 building consents for new homes in 2021, nearly 100 more than the previous year.
A new year begins, with hopes that 2022 will be better than the last and that covid’s sticky tentacles are loosening up and the recovery from last winter’s floods continues.
Contractors ACL have begun a major clean-up of the banks and stream bed of Mill Creek, from Argyle Park to Braebrook.
The work is expected to take until the end of March to complete.
Tinwald pool will open at 8am from Monday 10 January to accommodate lane swimmers while the EA Networks Centre’s main pools are shut for scheduled maintenance.
Council’s main administration building closes at 1pm on Friday 24 December for the annual Christmas break. It will reopen on Wednesday 5 January 2022.
There is a lot to recycle at this time of the year, but some Christmas waste needs to go straight to the red rubbish bin.