Path To Well-being Conference Held in December

Please see this link to our council website for more information.
http://www.rangdc.govt.nz/index.php/community-services/124-rangitikei-a-path-to-well-being/612-path-to-well-being-conference-2014-making-our-district-thrive

Visitor to the Council

Today we had Jenny Jordan pop into the Head Office in Marton. Jenny is the great granddaughter of Frederick Beaven the first Mayor of the Marton Borough Council.

Mr Beaven was the Mayor from September 1st 1879 to March 18th 1880.

Here’s a little information from archives:

‘Mr Frederick Beaven came to the Dominion as a lad and arrived in Marton in the early “fifties.”

He was in charge of a store in Wellington Road and built up a strong business, leaving here (Marton) for Palmerston North in 1883.

As Marton’s first Mayor he set a fine standard for that high office and took an active interest in the young Borough’s affairs.

He died in Wellington in 1922’.

Jenny Jordan holding a potrait of her great-grandfather Frederick Beaven

Earthquake-prone Building Policy

The Earthquake-prone Building Policy is available for comment.

Council is required to have a policy on earthquake prone buildings under section 122 of the Building Act 2004.

The policy is required to state the approach that the Council will take in performing its functions under the Act, Council’s priorities in performing those functions and how the policy will apply to heritage buildings.

The documents concerning the policy and thr submission form are available on the Council’s website homepage www.rangitikei.govt.nz.

Like the Draft Annual Plan 2011-2012 there are different types of submission forms (PDF version, Word 2007 version and an electronic version).

The documents and submission forms as well as being on the website are available from Council Offices and Libraries.

Submissions closed at 4pm Friday 15 April 2011. Any questions please contact the Council on 0800 422 522.

Please feel free to answer the following questions*. Also please comment on the post if you wish.

* Plese be aware that the poll responses and comments on this post will not be considered as submissions to the Earthquake-prone Building Policy.

The Council owns and operates a number of buildings which do not comply with current earthquake resistance standards.

Draft Annual Plan 2011-2012

The Draft Annual Plan 2011-2012 is available for comment.

The Annual Plan is a document showing what Council plans to do for the coming year and what changes are being proposed to the budget (forecasted in the LTCCP).

The Draft Annual Plan 2011-2012 comprises of different documents, all of which are available on the Council’s website homepage www.rangitikei.govt.nz

There are three different ways to make a submission via the PDF submission form, via the Word 2007 submission form or via the electronic submission form. Links to all the different types of submission forms are also available on the website.

If you would like to make an informal submission*please feel free to add a comment to this post.

The documents and submission forms as well as being on the website are available from Council Offices and Libraries.

Submissions closed at 4pm Friday 15 April 2011. Any questions please contact the Council on 0800 422 522.

*Please note that comments to this blog will not be considered as submissions to the Draft Annual Plan 2011-2012.

Cemetery Database Now Online

The database of records for the cemeteries administered by Council (Clifton – Bulls,  Mangaweka, Mt View – Marton, Ratana, Taihape and Turakina) are now available to view through the Rangitikei District Council website: www.rangitikei.govt.nz.

The cemetery search page can be found within the Community Services menu then Cemeteries/Cemetery Search (See images below).

Where possible a photograph of the headstone has been included with each record.

Please be aware that this part of the website is a work in progress. We hope in time to have each record linked to a map showing the location of the plot.

If you have more accurate information you are welcome to contact us to get the record(s) updated.

For any queries regarding the cemeteries please contact the Council via info@rangitikei.govt.nz , Private Bag 1102 Marton 4741 or calling 0800 422 522.

Rangitikei – A path to wellbeing update

It has been just over a month since the ‘Rangitikei – A Path to Well-Being conference’ was held at Taihape Area School.  There were over 120 delegates from 68 different organisations at the event.  Delegates aligned themselves to one of the six theme groups on the day and identified issues and actions that they would like to take forward from the event.

Follow up meetings for each of the theme groups have been organised.  Unlike the conference, where delegates had to choose one theme to be involved in for the whole day, please feel free to attend as many theme group meetings as are of interest to you.  Also, if you were unable to attend the day conference but are still interested in being a part of any projects moving forward or having input, you are more than welcome to attend theme group meetings.

For up to date information on the theme meetings please see the Council website on www.rangitikei.govt.nz

Topic Suggestions

Do you have a topic that you would like to discuss?

Is it related to the Council?

If you said yes to the above questions then please leave a comment with your suggestion(s) and that might be the next topic raised on the blog.

Open for submissions

• Liquor Control Bylaw
• Control of Skateboarding Bylaw
• Liquor Licensing Policy

Council is reviewing its liquor control bylaw, the liquor licensing policy, and the control of skateboards bylaw.  It invites public submissions on these documents. 

The revised liquor control bylaw and policy is aimed at reflecting the views of the community.  These bylaw changes are very timely given the Law Commission’s recommendation to tighten the laws around who can buy and sell liquor and where and when it may be sold.  Council hopes residents will say what they think needs to happen in the District. 

The draft Bylaw proposes to extend the current liquor ban areas in Marton, Taihape and Hunterville and to introduce liquor ban areas in Bulls and Rātana. It also proposes to extend the liquor bans to cover vehicles parked within the specified areas.

Council has also reviewed its bylaw on skateboarding.  The draft Control of Skateboarding Bylaw proposes to maintain the areas of control in Marton, Taihape and Hunterville and to introduce a control area in Bulls.  Council will be seeking the views of young people with a particular interest in skateboarding.

The period of consultation on all three documents is Saturday 1^st May until 4 pm on Tuesday 1^st June 2010. Copies of the draft documents and submission forms are available from all Council offices, from the website www.rangitikei.govt.nz or by ringing 0800 422 522.

Cemetery Signs

Signs for the Marton (Mt View) and Taihape cemetery have been put together by Council staff. The signs (shown below) are to be put up in the cemeteries shortly.

An alternative management plan for Dudding Lake

At its meeting on 25 March 2010, the Council considered a proposal from Duddings Lake Ltd.  This company has been formed by David Woodbridge, Terry Hammond, Bruce Gordon and Geoff Mills who are all residents of Marton.  They want to manage the lake and keep it operating as a camping ground.  

This will cost more than returning Dudding Lake to a recreational park, the same as when it was originally gifted.  It was Council’s decision to take this course of action (estimated at around $10,000 per annum) that prompted the creation of Duddings Lake Ltd.  Their proposal would see the house and power remain at Dudding Lake, and ratepayers would contribute a grant of $25,000 per annum, as well as paying around $10,000 in other expenses.

Council is seeking further information on the financial aspects of the business, and has asked the officers to negotiate a management contract with Duddings Lake Ltd. 

However, the final decision will not be made until Council has been able to consider all terms of any contract, and not before Council’s meeting on 29 April.  The public is also encouraged to make their views known before then.  Take a look at the documents below, make your views known via the polls or leave a comment.

 Please click on the following link to read the proposal: Dudding Lake Proposal

Please click on the following link to read the report to Council: Dudding Lake Report to Council