Draft Long Term Plan - Key Issue 1: Roading

Proposal to increase rates investment in roading.

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Council often hears from the community that they would like us to do more work on our roads - and we are keen to do more. However, while Council receives funding from Waka Kotahi NZTA, there is still a lot of cost left over for the ratepayer to pick up. To meet Council’s commitment to levels of service, we need to increase our roading spend. In 2023/24, Council’s total roading programme totalled $12 million. Ideally, there is a need for roading investment of at least $64.4 million over the next three years.

For the three-year period between 2024/25 and 2026/27, Waka Kotahi has undertaken to subsidise 52% of the cost of agreed roading works. Council has applied to Waka Kotahi for increased funding of $33.5 million over the three years, to meet the $64.4 million proposed roading programme. The outcome of Council’s application won’t be known before the Draft Long Term Plan is finalised.

OPTION 1:

Continue Council’s current level of rates funding for subsidised roading activities in 2024/25 ($7.5 million) and increase the level of rates funding for subsidised roading activities in 2025/26 and thereafter to $11.2 million per annum (adjusted for inflation).

OPTION 2:

Increase the level of rates funding for subsidised roading activities to meet the full proposed programme to $8.6 million in 2024/25; $11.2 million in 2025/26 and 2026/27.

OPTION 3

Maintain the level of rates funding for subsidised roading activities at $7.5 million (adjusted for inflation) per annum over the next 10 years.