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It makes sense to put any extra savings into cutting debt as quickly as possible, writes Peter McIntyre, the president of the Otago Chamber of Commerce in an open letter to the Dunedin City Council.

The Dunedin City Council held its last public meeting over its draft annual plan yesterday, with less than a week remaining for people to make submissions on the plan.

The Dunedin City Council's hearings committee is still considering whether more information is needed before it can decide the fate of a proposed $100 million waterfront hotel.

The Dunedin City Council has been warned that if it grants consent for more residential development on the lower and middle slopes of Saddle Hill, the rest of the hill will soon follow.

Dunedin will soon being taking lessons on local government transparency from the land of the free.

The Dunedin City Council's hearings committee considering the fate of the proposed $100 million waterfront hotel will meet today to decide whether further information is required.

The Dunedin City Council is seeking feedback on a planned $4.5 million extension of the city's cycling network through South Dunedin.

The cost of renewing consents to discharge Dunedin's stormwater into the sea is mounting, and the bill is expected to reach at least $250,000.

The Dunedin City Council's multi-million-dollar road maintenance contracts have been let for the next three years.

Well, that's it for another year.