Long-term Plan decision time
Following consultation and hearings on Rotorua Lakes Council’s proposed 2024-2034 Long-term Plan it’s now time for deliberations and decision-making.
The LTP will set out what Council plans to deliver during the next 10 years and how that will be funded.
All feedback and submissions received during consultation and hearings will be considered by elected members.
The Long-term Plan (LTP) deliberations meeting starts at 9.30am on Thursday (6 June 2024), running all day and continuing at 9.30am on Friday (7 June) and next Monday (10 June), also starting at 9.30am. During the deliberations meeting Councillors will discuss and make final decisions on the LTP proposals.
Following decision-making, the plan will be finalised and brought back to Council in late June to formally adopt and will take effect 1 July 2024, which is the start of the 2024/25 financial year.
You’ll find the agenda for the Long-term Plan deliberations meeting at the following link on Council’s website: public-agenda-council-meeting-6-7-and-10-june-2024.pdf (rotorualakescouncil.nz)
It’s anticipated that the LTP proposals and other feedback will be discussed in the order in which they appear in the agenda, which is as follows:
1: Community outcomes
2: East Rotoiti/ Rotomā sewerage scheme
3: Short term accommodation
4: RotoruaNZ funding
5: Inner city revitalisation
6: Aquatic Centre Revitalisation – Stage 3
7: Inner City Skatepark
8: Pensioner Housing
9: Community funding
10: Community Boards - devolved funding
11: Tarawera sewerage scheme
12: Lakes Infrastructure Enhancements
13: Transportation infrastructure
14: Vacant land rates remission
15: Other Feedback
Can I attend the deliberations?
Yes you can. The deliberations meeting is open to the public to attend and will be held in the Council Chambers.
Deliberations will also be livestreamed and can be watched live or later via Council’s YouTube channel: Rotorua Lakes Council - YouTube
How else can I find out what happened?
We’ll let you know the decisions made at the end of each day of deliberations by publishing them in the ‘News’ section on the home page of the Rotorua Lakes Council website.
The Long-term Plan process
Consultation on the proposed 2024-2034 Long-term Plan started 4 April 2024 and closed on 10 May.
The consultation document contained a number of proposals for feedback including:
- Community outcomes
- East Rotoiti/Rotomā
- Short term accommodation
- RotoruaNZ funding
- Inner city revitalisation
- Aquatic Centre revitalisation – Stage 3
- Inner city skatepark
- Pensioner housing
- Community Funding
- Community Boards – devolved funding
- Tarawera sewerage scheme
- Lakes infrastructure enhancements
- Transportation infrastructure
Consultation included a number of public information sessions in venues around the district and approximately 1474 submissions were received.
Hearings were held over seven days, with the final session held last Friday, and 170 of 389 people who had indicated they wished to speak to their submissions appeared to share their views with elected members.
Elected members will take all feedback received into consideration as part of their decision-making during the deliberations meeting.
How do I find out more about the Long-term Plan?
To see the consultation document and to find more information about the Long-term Plan go to www.rotorualakescouncil.nz/LTP