The stalemate brings the Long-Term Plan [LTP] process to a temporary halt. Councillors had previously indicated a desire to reallocate $520k of Better Off funding from trails and instead put the money towards three waters projects.
Councils will be “in for a rocky road in terms of risk” under the government’s new policy for the management of water assets, according to the independent audit and risk chair of two Wairarapa councils.
Tensions remained high around the council table yesterday [Wednesday] as elected members in Carterton continued Long-Term Plan [LTP] deliberations with numerous points of order made throughout.