Council News
Ashburton Mayor Neil Brown was among mayors from across New Zealand to welcome the repeal of Three Waters yesterday.
Work has now resumed on the SH1 Tinwald project with crews focusing on upgrades to the Viaduct and Graham Street.
I was pleased to hear this week that Government would repeal the Three Waters reforms next week and replace them with a model that is much more akin to our Council’s thinking.
About 180 Lake Hood residents gathered at the Lake House restaurant on Monday night to hear how the Lake Hood Water Quality Taskforce is battling algal bloom, which has seen a health warning on the lake since January.
About 150 properties connected to the Mount Somers water supply are being advised there will be a late-night water shutdown for three hours on Thursday 15 February.
Elected Councillors are looking forward to restarting their weekly Talk it up Tuesday sessions with the community, in a new spot at Te Whare Whakatere, the new library and civic centre.
One of the final visible aspects of the new library and civic centre, Te Whare Whakatere, is being completed in the next few days as contractors attach an aluminium mesh shroud to the front of the building.
Fairton township could be connected to Ashburton’s drinking water supply by the end of June, following a decision this week to retire the 101m Fairton water supply bore.
Supplying safe and reliable drinking water is a core, and sometimes complex part of Council business – it’s also a topic you will hear about during our Long Term Plan consultation process.
Contractors working for Council are making good progress on road improvements to Albert Street in Ashburton, where the road is being widened and a footpath, with kerb and channel, added.