The Raglan Community board meets today at 1:30pm in the town hall supper room. The meeting was originally intended for last Wednesday but not enough members could make it.
On the agenda is a report about recreation facilities in Whaingaroa with recommendations to both do more community consultation and acquire some flat land. The soccer fields are already overloaded and all the fields are likely to suffer from inundation from the sea between 2050 and 2070.
Xtreme Zero Waste staff will be at the meeting with a discussion to be had on the Te Uku and Te Mata drop off points. Council staff are saying; close them down, but not everyone agrees. It’s worth noting that they cost almost four times the money received in rates to run every year with lots of illegal dumping.
They may or may not also be talking about the council Long Term spending Plan which is due for public consultation on 11th April, or the Wainui Reserve plan which is in the system, or the alcohol bylaw review due for consultation on 1st May
There is also the Community Board code of conduct with 84 pages of detail about how board members should conduct themselves. Hopefully it’s just a powerpoint.
The community is also keen to hear about the land based wastewater disposal site plans which are in limbo at the moment after tests showed the soil in the proposed gully on Wainui reserve couldn’t handle the load and that more locations in the area were being tested.
The Waikato Regional Council has announced a surplus from their previous financial year of 4.1 million dollars and are asking the community if they want to use it to cut rates this year or to stop them going up next year.
Council Chair Pamela Storey, also wants us to know that the projected rates rise of 8.2% for this year will now only be 5.9% in our draft annual plan for 2025/26. And that they are introducing a special rate will be introduced for public transport funding.
Unlike the district council their Long Term spending Plan has gone out on time and it is currently open for consultation at the Waikato Regional Council website.
Waikato District Council is holding a session from 4-6 this Thursday evening at the Raglan club to find out what kind of sports facilities our community would like to see in their town in the future.
With our population having increased by 35% in the last 10 years, and over 500 new house lots in the pipeline there is considerable pressure on sports facilities.
If you can’t make that meetingthere is an online questionnaire that will give you the chance to share your vision for sport in the town.
Megan May, general manager service delivery says “This is very much a long-term discussion, to help us listen to what the people of Raglan care about as we plan future sports grounds.