Council News
Councillors will discuss building a new enclosure for the HVAC (Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning) system for the Ashburton Art Gallery and Heritage Centre on Wednesday.
Community groups in the Ashburton District are being encouraged to think about projects that could qualify for funding as the first round of community grants and funding opens for applications.
The main swimming pools at EA Networks Centre are on track to open early on Monday 3 February, after major repairs and maintenance in the aquatic area.
Nothing speaks to the variety of Council business more than our regular Activity Briefings.
Fitch Rating Services has given the Council an AA+ rating for the fifth year in a row.
A specialised team of technicians will be listening for the sound of water running underground, with Council’s leak detection programme under way over the next three weeks.
Land owners who have water races on or adjacent to their property and who pay stockwater rates for water from the Methven Auxiliary Intake are receiving letters this week asking them to take part in a survey about the future of the intake.
Ashburton’s Recycle a Device programme is running from the Ashburton Library this year and continuing to refurbish donated laptops for charity.
Ashburton’s profile on Wikipedia is about to receive a refresh, thanks to a project involving Council and Wikipedian-at-large Dr Mike Dickison.
A new pedestrian bridge is being installed today alongside State Highway 1 at Tinwald, so people walking along the grass roadside can safely cross over Carters Creek.