Council News
It's been a week of big decisions, many about water: the second Ashburton bridge has cleared its last administrative hurdle, water reforms that affect this district are out for consultation and Lake Hood is closed until further notice because of cyanobacteria.
Contractors have begun installing a new public toilet block at the Lower Hakatere Huts.
NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi (NZTA) and Ashburton District Council have signed an agreement to manage the construction of the second Ashburton bridge and connecting road as one project.
Ashburton District is well placed to accommodate future residential and business growth, according to a report by consultants Property Economics.
Council is extending the survey for users of stockwater from the Bushside intake until Monday 14 April.
Council has opted not to consult the community over its Annual Plan 2025-26, given the forecast rate rise is lower than set out in its Long Term Plan and levels of service are not changing dramatically.
Ashburton Library is cresting a wave of increasing library membership and use, along with other modern libraries around the country.
Council has decided to close Lake Hood to the public until further notice due to an algal bloom and the risk to health posed by cyanobacteria toxins.
The Ashburton Art Gallery and Museum will close for two weeks after the April school holidays to combine two reception areas into one on the ground floor and create new exhibition space on the upper floor.
There’s a very big piece of Council work open now for feedback, and it’s about services that we mostly take for granted.