All ten ward candidates and all four mayoral candidates spoke at our well-attended Meet-the-Candidates event yesterday and answered questions by community.
If you have not been able to join the meeting, follow this link to view all candidate profiles on the TDC website.
Voting documents for the local government elections should be arriving at your home shortly, so be sure cast your vote - and remind others to do the same. You are choosing the future of Tasman District.
Many thanks again to all candidates for attending our event and all association and community members who were able to visit.
A reminder that our AGM is on this Thursday 19 September, 7 pm at the Moutere Hills Community Centre.
All welcome. Be sure to attend. Coffee, tea, and nibbles provided. The bar will be open - bring your friends!
The Moutere Hills Residents Association AGM 2019 will be held on
Thursday 19 September 2019, 7 pm at the Moutere Hills Community Centre
This will also be our Meet-the-Candidates event, so it will be a great opportunity to get to know your council and mayoral candidates for the upcoming local elections.
All members and the public are welcome - drinks and nibbles provided.
In view of the drought event experienced this year, TDC is seeking public feedback on the handling of water restrictions during that time. Restrictions are based on the Water Supply Bylaw which is currently in draft form, and due to be adopted.
The draft Public Water Supply Bylaw affects the management of the Council’s reticulated water supplies across the entire District. It does not cover private wells/bores, or resource consents to take water for horticulture or other productive uses, which are managed through rules in the Tasman Resource Management Plan.
“The restrictions we imposed on urban households and businesses in the Waimea area were much stricter than people will have experienced in the past. They worked – people connected to the Council water supply in that area cut their usage by 28% during the height of the drought. That is a massive effort and was crucial to sustaining our water supplies through that period.
“We want to know if the community agrees with the approach that was taken. It was based on the proposals within this bylaw and, if we adopt it, we will take a very similar approach in future when there is a threat to our water supplies.”
Council Feedback Open From 5 June
On Thursday May 23rd, Tasman District Council and Dovedale Water Supply Committee held a public meeting to discuss the financial position and operations of the Dovedale Scheme supply and answer questions received beforehand and from the floor. A summary of the financial information was circulated to users by email ahead of the meeting.
Key outcomes from the meeting were:
Thanks to all who attended and contributed to the meeting.