Council News
One of the final pieces of work on Ashburton’s new library and civic centre was hoisted into place yesterday, when the district’s crest (or coat of arms) was installed on the exterior of the building.
Five community meetings, three sausage sizzles and 12 presentations to community groups are included in a wide-ranging public consultation programme to help gather feedback on the draft Long Term Plan 2024-34.
You’ll be hearing and seeing a lot about our Long Term Plan over the next six weeks, because it sets the scene for Council services and projects in the next 10 years.
Come along to the Ashburton Library next month for a free, fun, informative session on preventing falls and the causes of falls as you get older.
Ashburton District Council is poised to adopt its draft Long Term Plan and budget for consultation this week, with a proposed 9.9% rates increase for 2024-25.
Lagmhor Road, at the intersection with SH1, will be closed from Friday 22 March, for approximately four days.
Nearly 2.5km of Thompsons Track, one of the busiest roads in the Ashburton District, is being rehabilitated to make it wider and stronger.
Council business has a seasonal rhythm and so the years can whizz by quickly with annual reports and plans - but we are currently working on an important plan for the future and will soon be looking for your feedback.
The new traffic signals at the SH1/Lagmhor Road/Agnes St intersection are on track to be switched on by April.
A chunk of Ashburton’s drinking water history was dismantled recently when 132 metres of steel pipe and eight supporting concrete piers were removed from the north branch of the Ashburton River, near Melrose Road.