Planning documents to be debated next week

Councillors this week heard community views on a variety of issues relating to the Council's annual planning documents.

More than 60 individuals and organisations presented their submissions at a Strategy Committee special meeting held over three days.

Next week the Committee will consider a further 178 submissions, made in writing or by telephone, before debating the issues raised by the submissions. The 10-Year, Annual and Service Management Plans will then be adopted, subject to any changes made during the Council's deliberations.

Deliberations on the draft plans will continue at 9am on Tuesday, May 28, with consideration of the written submissions. The meeting is scheduled to continue on Wednesday and Thursday.

Members of the public are invited to attend the meeting to hear the Council's debate. It will be held in the Council Chamber on the first floor of the Guyton Street municipal building, starting at 9am each day.

You are invited to make comment and have input to the Urban Landscape Policy that has been prepared for the Wanganui District.

The Urban Landscape Policy includes:

• Design options to provide landscape improvements to Wanganui's streetscape.
• Recognition of suburban identity.
• Co-ordination with wastewater works.
• Continuation of appropriate tree planting to retain our street character.
• Loop road proposal/concept around Central City.
• Recognition of cycling opportunities.
• Change in roading hierarchies and cul-de-sac options.

Copies of the Urban Landscape Policy and also copies of the report of the relevant Council meeting are available to the public at the Customer Services Desk, Municipal Building, 101 Guyton Street and at the Library, Queens Park, Wanganui.

You are invited to put your comments in writing, to be received by 4.00pm on Friday, 31 May 2002, addressed to:

Richard Munneke
Environment Manager
Wanganui District Council
PO Box 637
Wanganui

The following arrangements will be observed by the Council on Queen's Birthday Observance Day.

Municipal Office Building
Closed

Recyclable Collection
Normal refuse collection.
Recyclable items - plastic soft drink and milk bottles, aluminium cans, newspapers and cardboard should be placed at the kerbside no later than 8.00am on your normal collection days.

Information Centre
Open 10.00am to 3.00pm

District Library
Closed

Sarjeant Gallery
Open 1.00pm to 4.30pm

Whanganui Regional Museum
Open 1.00pm to 4.30pm

After hours services are listed in the telephone directory under 'Wanganui District Council'.

Strategy - 2002/03 Annual Plan (9am)
Tuesday May 28, Wednesday May 29, Thursday May 30

Council - Special - Adoption of 2002/03 Annual Plan (4pm)
Thursday, May 30

The meetings will be held in the Council Chamber, Municipal Office Building, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui.

Agendas are available at the Customer Services Desk, Municipal Office Building, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui and the Wanganui District Library two working days prior to the meeting.

The Council welcomes members of the public to attend its meetings.

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