Diane Paterson
A group of Maniototo residents has been granted $240,000
to help spark community initiatives.
The Maniototo Community Development Scheme steering committee
has been granted $80,000 a year for the next three years from
the Department of Internal Affairs-sponsored Community
Development Fund.
Committee spokeswoman Diane Paterson said the group
identified a need in the district for a person to be employed
to put community initiatives into place.
Most of the funding would go towards fund-ing a
Ranfurly-based community dev-elopment co-ordinator.
"There have been about four community plans in the Maniototo
identifying priorities.
It's great for us, because it's going to give us the chance
to put those things into action," she said.
The committee's next step will be to identify priority
projects for the funding.
Maniototo Community Board chairman and committee member
Richard Smith said those could include heritage projects,
tourism development and support for groups within the
Maniototo which qualified for financial help.
"We are feeling our way a little bit at this stage," he said.
The Central Otago Rural Education Activities Programme will
formally employ the co-ordinator, who will work with the
steering committee, community board members and other
community groups.
The full-time co-ordinator's positon will be advertised.
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