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Summary of Submissions on Proposed
District Plan Changes
Energy and
Biodiversity
Clause 7 of First Schedule,
Resource Management Act 1991
The Clutha District Council on 12
November 2011 notified Proposed Plan Changes 23-25 (Energy) and 26-27
(Biodiversity) to the Clutha District Plan. Twelve submissions were received on
proposed Plan Changes 23-25, and eleven submissions were received on Proposed
Plan Changes 26-27.
The Council has prepared
summaries of the decisions requested in those submissions. The summaries may be
inspected at the Clutha District Council Offices, 1 Rosebank Terrace or on
Council’s website by
clicking here. Please contact Murray Brass (Phone 03 419 0200) if you
have any questions about the summaries.
Under Clause 8 of the First Schedule of the
Resource Management Act, certain persons may make a further submission, but only
in support of, or opposition to, those original submissions received. That
clause identifies the persons who may make a further submission as:
(a) Any person
representing a relevant aspect of the public interest; or
(b) Any person that has an
interest in the proposed plan change greater than the interest that the general
public has.
Further submissions must be in
Form 6 and state whether you support or oppose an original submission (or part
thereof), and whether or not you wish to be heard on your further submission.
You must serve a copy of your further submission on the original submitter
within five working days of making the further submission to the Clutha District
Council.
Further submission forms
are available from the Clutha District Council
Offices, 1 Rosebank Terrace, or on Council’s website by
clicking here or by contacting
Murray Brass (Phone 03 419 0200).
Submissions close at 5pm on
Monday 13 February 2012.
Signed on behalf of Clutha
District Council
Charles Hakkaart, Chief Executive
Clutha District Council Representation Review
Council is required
to review its representation arrangements in preparation for the local
government elections to be held in 2013.
Council is currently
made up of the Mayor and 14 councillors. The Mayor is elected by the whole
district, whilst councillors are elected within eight wards. There are also
community boards for Lawrence-Tuapeka and West Otago.
Some decisions on
Council’s representation arrangements have already had to be made, including the
decision to retain First Past the Post as the voting system, and the decision
not to establish a Maori Ward. However, Council still needs to make decisions
on:
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How many
councillors there should be on Council.
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Whether Councillors
should be elected by ward or by the whole district.
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If councillors are
elected by ward, how many wards there should be, and what their boundaries and
names should be.
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Whether there
should be community boards in the district.
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If there are
community boards, how many there should be, what their boundaries and names
should be, and how many members there should be on each board.
A discussion document
covering these issues will be distributed to Clutha District residents via the
Clutha Leader on Thursday 26 January. The discussion document is also available
on the Council website by
clicking here,
at Council Service Centres, or on request by calling Council on 0800 801 350
during office hours.
Feedback on the
discussion document is due by Friday 24 February 2012.
Clutha District Council
Valuation Rolls
The
Valuation Rolls for Clutha District have been revised by Quotable Value Limited
(as the Council’s valuation service provider).
The
revised Rating Values are effective as at 1 September 2011 and the new notices
of valuation will be posted to owners and ratepayers from 7 December 2011. The
District Valuation Rolls will be open for public inspection, free of charge,
during regular office hours, at the offices of:
Clutha
District Council
1
Rosebank Terrace
Balclutha
A
spreadsheet of the new roll is also available by
clicking here (MS Excel, 1.6MB, opens new window)
The
revised values can be viewed until 20 January 2012. Objections to the revised
valuations must be lodged, in writing or on line at
www.qv.co.nz , no later than 20 January
2012.
Objection forms are available from Clutha District Council or Quotable Value
Limited and should be posted to:
Quotable Value Ltd – Business Support
Private
Bag 39 818
Wellington Mail Centre
LOWER
HUTT 5045
More information
about “Understanding your Rating Value” can be found at
www.qv.co.nz
Stage One 'Summer Mode' Water Restrictions
‘Stage One – Summer Mode’ water
restrictions are now in effect for the entire Clutha District.
The
‘Stage One – Summer Mode’ restriction means watering is restricted to between
the hours of 8pm to 8am only. This means that watering systems and sprinklers
may be used during these times, but should not be left unattended and the
occupier must ensure that water is not being used wastefully.
Exemptions may be granted by Council on a case-by-case basis to commercial
properties and for irrigation depending on the level of restrictions in place,
the extent of the dry period, and the time of the year. Please contact Council’s
Water Services Manager on 03 419 0200 for more information.
Notice of Election, Nomination
of Candidates and
Enrolment Arrangement for the
Bruce Ward By-Election
Notice is given that on Friday 10
February 2012 a by-election will be held to fill one extraordinary vacancy for
the position of Member for the Bruce Ward Clutha District Council. The
extraordinary vacancy has arisen from the recent resignation of Councillor Bruce
McCorkindale.
For more information, go our
Elections webpage by
clicking here.
Public
Notice on Right to Demand a Poll on the Electoral System for 2013 Elections
The Clutha District
Council gives notice under section 28 of the Local Electoral Act 2001 that the
electors of the Clutha District have the right to demand a poll on the electoral
system to be used for the election of the Council and community boards.
The electoral
systems available for use in local authority elections are First Past the Post (FPP)
and Single Transferable Vote (STV).
On 11 August 2011,
the Clutha District Council resolved to retain the First Past the Post (FPP)
electoral system for the 2013 local government triennial election. This is the
system that has been used in past elections for the Council and community
boards.
This resolution can
only be countermanded by the result of a poll of electors of the Clutha
District.
To be valid a demand
must be in writing and be signed by no less than 601 electors of the Council (5%
of the electors enrolled at the 2010 election). Each signature must be
accompanied by the elector’s full name and the address for which the person is
qualified as an elector of the Council. The Local Electoral Act 2001, sections
27 to 34 sets out the legal requirements.
The demand for a
poll must be delivered to the Council’s main administration building at 1
Rosebank Terrace, Balclutha, by Tuesday, 28 February 2012. For further
information contact Alan Dickson, Electoral Officer, 03 419 0200.
Alan Dickson
ELECTORAL OFFICER
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