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Timaru District Council’s draft Long Term Plan (LTP) proposes capital expenditure of more than $530 million over the next 10 years. (File photo)
An ambitious proposed capital works programme costing more than half a billion dollars over the next 10 years is outlined in the Timaru District Council s draft Long Term Plan (LTP). Timaru District mayor Nigel Bowen said although the $530 million capital spending project was “ambitious”, much of what needed to be spent was on essential infrastructure, including projects such as the Pareora Pipeline. “There is a real need for quality infrastructure and core renewal of our assets,” Bowen said.