Tuesday, 29 June 2021, 2:42 pm
Stimulating economic growth, town centre upgrades,
environmental sustainability and keeping rates affordable
are the key themes guiding South Taranaki District
Council’s 2021 – 2031 Long Term Plan which was formally
adopted at today’s (28 June) ordinary council
meeting.
For South Taranaki ratepayers, the result is
an average rate increase of 3.99% each year over the next
ten years, the lowest in the region.
The Plan was
adopted following a month of public consultation which saw
215 public submissions made. Public support was strong for
the Council’s plans to undertake town centre upgrades in
Ōpunakē, Manaia, Pātea, Waverley and Eltham; complete all