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A Capital Letter: Why Wellington can t die in a ditch over water meters
16 Mar, 2021 04:00 PM
4 minutes to read
Wellington Water is currently working on a business case for residential water metering. Photo / Stephen Parker
Wellington Water is currently working on a business case for residential water metering. Photo / Stephen Parker
Senior Wellington journalist Georgina Campbell s fortnightly column looks closely at issues in the capital.
OPINION
The idea of introducing water meters in Wellington is a die in a ditch matter for one Green Party city councillor, but the region must consider them if it wants to take a looming water shortage seriously.
“Liveable” assets such as community facilities have not been included in the strategy’s budget, but it did mention significant community projects would likely include renewal of the library ($12m), the Theatre Royal and heritage centre ($23m) and the CBay Aquatic Centre ($30m). However, Dixon said the infrastructure strategy, the financial strategy, and the Long Term Plan (LTP) were based on completing 90 per cent of its budgeted projects within the set timeframe of the next 10 years. Council chief executive Bede Carran noted the goal was “ambitious” as on any given project there could be “unforeseen” delays. “We think it s more transparent and honest to say that 90 per cent would be complete. We don t know which ones might not get there. It s not a particular project, it could be a number of reasons why we can t deliver 100 per cent,” Carran said.
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Waimate District Council chief executive Stuart Duncan says the council’s Long Term Plan will not be completed in statutory time frames. (File)
Waimate District Council will not meet the statutory deadline for its Long Term Plan and there could be consequences it has been told. At Tuesday’s audit and risk committee meeting, Audit New Zealand audit director Rudie Tomlinson revealed WDC chief executive Stuart Duncan had told him the Long Term Plan would not be completed by June 30. “There are consequences of missing the LTP deadline, it is a statutory requirement, if you don t adopt an LTP by June 30, what is the impact on your rates, you need an LTP to do the rates right.
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Waimate District Council staff are frustrated with auditing fees following a report from Audit New Zealand. (File photo)
The Waimate District Council and Audit New Zealand have expressed frustration at auditing costs related to delays in schemes they share with the Timaru District Council. Audit New Zealand s Waimate audit director Rudie Tomlinson spoke to the 50-page report at Tuesday’s audit and risk committee meeting in Waimate which outlined issues related to valuations involving Alpine Energy and Downlands Water Scheme which are jointly, or part-owned, by South Canterbury s three district councils. Mayor Craig Rowley said there was an extra $78,000 in fees which chief executive Stuart Duncan revealed had been halved to $36,000. Duncan said later the overall cost was sitting at $110,000 but that was still open for negotiation.