After a lot of debate, the Arrowtown Village Association has
decided to "stand back" from the Plan Change 29 Arrowtown
boundary issue, but will register its interest with a neutral
submission.
At the association's meeting last week, it became clear that
within the committee most people had differing views on the
plan change and what the future shape of Arrowtown would or
could be.
Association member Jim Feehly had sent a questionnaire
canvassing other members' views on having a set "inner
boundary" with a long-term "outer boundary" to accommodate
the eventual growth of the town.
He suggested if the response came back as more than 50% for
an outer growth boundary, the association could make a
submission supporting it.
However, Jude Gillies argued the methodology of the
questionnaire was flawed and should not be used as the basis
for an association view.
Other committee members said growth was inevitable and even
if there were a set town boundary, groups such as Arrow South
could always apply for plan changes and the growth would
happen anyway.
Association chairman Richard Newman favoured encouraging
Arrowtown residents to submit on the plan change as they saw
fit.
However, it was decided the association should make a neutral
submission, in case it needed to have a say in later hearings
and processes.
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