Viewpoint - Keeping Auckland movingBy: Phil Goff
In May, Auckland Council’s Finance and Performance Committee and 20 of Auckland’s 21 local boards strongly backed my Mayoral proposal for Auckland Council’s 10-year Budget 2021-2031, or Recovery Budget, which will be formally adopted this month. This follows over 150 hours of workshops and meetings as we worked together to examine all options for dealing with the $750 million financial hole in Council income caused by the Covid-19 crisis.
What we came up with enables us to maintain critical services and infrastructure investment and act on future challenges such as climate change. Overall, we will be investing $31.8 billion over the next 10 years in transport, housing and environmental infrastructure, and improving parks and community facilities.