30 Aug 2021: landfill case

Media: Local Democracy Reporter

Topic: Environment Court case regarding Rotorua landfill

Enquiry

The reporter asked for attributable comment on the broad impact costs associated with the landfill Environment Court case have had on the council’s finances

NOTE: this relates to a LGOIMA from June 2021.

Response

From Thomas Collé, DCE Organisational Enablement:

Unanticipated costs like this do have an impact. We actively seek savings to offset increased or unanticipated operational costs. Costs associated with this matter have had to be absorbed into operational budgets and we have had to find general savings to offset this.