A staged upgrade of Dunedin City Council-owned flats is starting up again next week, as part of a project to insulate and re-roof about 328 units around the city.
DCC housing manager Sharron Tipa said about $1 million had been budgeted during the current financial year for the project, which is timed to be completed by June.
About 155 council flats will be re-roofed and have new insulation installed, while another 173 will receive subsidies from the New Zealand Energy Efficient and Conservation Authority equalling about 30% of insulation expenses.
The council is in the second year of a planned five-year upgrade of its housing estate, with a total of about $5 million allocated to the project, she said.
DCC capital expenditure on community housing for the 2011-12 financial year would be about $1.45 million, Ms Tipa said.
A block of the council's residential flats in Victoria Rd is first in line to be upgraded by contractors and several other housing units around the city will follow.
A block of 57 council units in Fitzroy St, 26 flats in Acacia Ave, 31 units in Bradshaw St and 17 residences in Cutten St were all scheduled to be upgraded by June, Ms Tipa said.
