Toilet talk is the main topic on the mind of submitters to the Central Otago District Council's next annual plan and planned Tarras facilities have had the big tick from district residents.
More than half the 54 submissions on the annual plan approved of moves to spend up to $255,000 establishing a toilet at Tarras.
There is no public toilet in the village.
The council opened the Tarras Hall toilets to the public in December, when traveller numbers peaked over the summer period, but closed the toilets in February.
Tarras School had had problems with travellers relieving themselves on school grounds, so it installed a portable toilet, with a donations box, in February as an interim solution.
After three weeks, the council told the school it would take over the cost of providing the toilet, which was outside the school's gate.
The upgrade of the Cromwell Memorial Hall was the next most popular topic. People were given two options.
They were asked if $2 million should be spent earthquake-strengthening the hall or $4.5 million refurbishing and future-proofing it.
The majority of submissions opted for the more expensive option. Wilding pines were mentioned in about a third of the submissions and people were in favour of spending $20,000 a year on a project manager for the Central Otago Wilding Conifer Control Group.
Other major spending that attracted positive comment was $15,000 for the Manuherikia Catchment Water Strategy group's social impact assessment.
The assessment is intended to support any future irrigation resource consent applications.
Funding of $20,000 towards a Centre for Space Science Technology, proposed by a Central Otago-led group which plans to create a satellite programme, was supported by submitters.
