Christmas is a costly affair for the Cromwell Community
Board, which spends about $7000 each year to put up and take
down decorations in the town's mall.
At a meeting on Monday, community board members allocated
$21,500 to the town's promotions group for costs associated
with the decorations.
The board set aside $10,000 to partly reimburse the
promotions group, which spent $21,710 buying, installing, and
packing away new Christmas decorations.
The board had already put $10,000 towards the purchase of new
decorations, after people complained about the lack of
decorations in the Cromwell Mall during December 2007 and
2008.
A $10,000 Pub Charity grant also helped pay for new
decorations.
Cromwell's previous Christmas decorations were at least 22
years old and had not been installed some years due to their
poor condition.
Storage of the decorations had been inadequate, and $4500 of
the board's allocation went towards the cost of buying
vermin-proof containers.
The remaining $7000 was allocated for the installation and
taking down of decorations before and after Christmas this
year.
Board members also agreed to provide funding for the annual
cost in future budgets.
rosie.manins@odt.co.nz
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