30 June 2009
Council’s 2009-2019 10-year Plan was adopted today at the formal June Council meeting.
It is the final step in a three year process, and Group Manager Strategic Policy and Planning Ross McNeil is delighted with the final result.
“This was a well planned and managed project, which provided greater opportunities for consultation and community engagement. This time we had a more extensive consultation process that included two sets of open days, monthly Word on Waipa updates and document explanations plus the summary and submission form that went to every household. This new approach was reflected in the large increase in submissions received, we went from 89 in 2006, to 630 this time and that was a very pleasing outcome which demonstrated the strong level of community interest.”
For the past year Council have been working closely with Audit NZ, who are responsible for independently auditing both the draft and the final document.
Audit NZ Director John Scott said the final 10-year Plan document reflects input from submitters to the draft Plan, and positive and proactive way in which the project has been managed by Council.
“It’s nice to come to the end of a long process, but council staff have been fantastic, which greatly assisted the audit team. The end result is a clean opinion, within budget. Well done all round.”
Copies of the final 10-year Plan are available online at www.waipadc.govt.nz or hard copies may be viewed at either council office or library.
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