Council News
The Council’s draft 2024-34 long-term plan (LTP) budget for the coming year is currently sitting at an 11.5% average rate increase.
Council is going down a new cyber path to try to capture the opinions of young adults in the Ashburton District.
The little wins make you smile as much as the big ones.
The Tinwald viaduct will be closed for about six weeks from Wednesday 10 January as part of NZ Transport Agency Waka Kotahi’s current work to improve the State Highway 1 corridor through Tinwald.
There’s just over a week left to grab your holiday reads for the beach or bach, as staff at the library make final preparations for the big move to Te Whare Whakatere, the new library and civic centre.
Given that we recently experienced a short, heavy bout of rain that caused surface flooding in some areas of the district, I thought it would be timely to discuss sandbags.
Ashburton District Council admin staff have had their move to Te Whare Whakatere, the new library and civic building, delayed because of an issue with the air conditioning on the top floor.
A large piece of work that kicks off for Councillors this week is the Long Term Plan 2024-34.
Staff at the Ashburton Public Library are encouraging people to try out the growing range of eBooks, eAudio and digital resources as the facility prepares to close for three weeks to move into the new library and civic centre, Te Whare Whakatere.