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Annual Plan 2009-10

DunedinMay 4

Cr Butcher juggles duties

Childcare and consultation came together yesterday when Fliss Butcher combined her roles as care-giver and Dunedin city councillor.
Cr Butcher juggles duties
Cr Butcher juggles duties
DunedinMay 3

No vitriol makes for dull DCC hearings

There was something missing at the Dunedin City Council's first day of annual plan hearings yesterday.
No vitriol makes for dull DCC hearings
No vitriol makes for dull DCC hearings
NewsMay 3

Lovelock Ave realignment back on the agenda

The long-running battle over plans to realign Lovelock Ave resumed at the Dunedin City Council annual plan hearings yesterday.
DunedinMay 3

B&B tourism rate of $500 too expensive

A $500 flat rate on Dunedin's bed and breakfast owners was too heavy a price to pay for businesses often run by retired people for a small second source of income, the annual plan hearing was told yesterday.
DunedinMay 3

Cemetary site 'perfectly usable' for natural burials

Dunedin City Council staff say part of an existing cemetery - as well as other sites around Dunedin - could be used to meet the growing demand for natural burials.
Cemetary site 'perfectly usable' for natural burials
Cemetary site 'perfectly usable' for natural burials
DunedinMay 3

Lifestyle block owners: No to city rates

There were rounds of applause as owners of rural lifestyle blocks, and those who saw themselves as farmers in every sense of the word, argued against being charged residential rates at yesterday's Dunedin City Council annual plan hearing.
DunedinJune 2

7% rise likely as cutting effort fails

Ratepayers are facing a 7% rise in rates for the coming financial year, after last-minute attempts by the Dunedin City Council to shave spending fell flat.
7% rise likely as cutting effort fails
7% rise likely as cutting effort fails
DunedinJune 2

Councillors frustrated at Govt funding cut

An attempt by some Dunedin city councillors to signal their frustration at government funding cuts was narrowly defeated yesterday.
DunedinJune 2

Jetty plan hits a sand bar

The long-planned rebuilding of the Portobello jetty is uncertain, with its $1.3 million budget found to be "significantly short", and money for the project removed from the council's budget.
Jetty plan hits a sand bar
Jetty plan hits a sand bar
DunedinJune 2

25% hike in building consent fees approved

The Dunedin City Council has approved a 25% rise in building consent fees to cover a $1.47 million budget shortfall.
DunedinJune 2

$350,000 allocated for design work on Regent Theatre upgrade

The Regent Theatre has been given $350,000 for design work for an upgrade in the next financial year, and $4.4 million in the 2010-11 financial year for construction work, but the latter will not be certain until consultation for next year's annual plan.
DunedinJune 2

Dunedin projects ready, but Government funding has dwindled

The Dunedin City Council has added more urgent language to its commitment to cycleways and walkways, but heard yesterday government funding for such initiatives has decreased.
DunedinMay 13

Basketball the big loser

Basketball Otago was the big loser yesterday among groups vying for grants from the Dunedin City Council's annual plan, with an application for $50,000 to support the Otago Nuggets failing to win support.
Basketball the big loser
Basketball the big loser
DunedinMay 12

$4.7m for Regent upgrade likely

The Regent Theatre looks set to get the $4.7 million it requires for an upgrade, in a move that could solve the Dunedin City Council's need for a 600- to 800-seat theatre.
$4.7m for Regent upgrade likely
$4.7m for Regent upgrade likely
DunedinMay 12

$135,000 pledged for extra activities

A new $135,000 contestable fund for Dunedin events has been approved after the city's councillors yesterday learned no money was budgeted to allow festivals and other events to grow.
$135,000 pledged for extra activities
$135,000 pledged for extra activities
DunedinMay 12

Rates figures reduced

After 50 hours of annual plan meetings, the Dunedin City Council managed to come home with a slightly reduced rate increase for the next financial year of 6.9%, down from an expected 7.8%.
DunedinMay 12

Letter explains city council's actions

A nine-page letter explaining the Dunedin City Council's actions on the stadium got a thorough page-by-page, line-by-line grilling from councillors yesterday, before its expected release after June 2.
DunedinMay 12

Funds of $1m put back; housing strategy awaited

The $1 million a year for social housing removed from the Dunedin City Council's budget has gone back in for the moment, until a social housing strategy is complete.
DunedinMay 12

DCC votes not to speed up library progress

An attempt to fast-track progress on a South Dunedin library was defeated amid testy exchanges during the Dunedin City Council's annual plan deliberations yesterday.
DunedinMay 12

Theatre investigation: $30,000 fund approved

The Dunedin City Council will spend $30,000 investigating the use of one of the city's theatres - most likely the Regent - as a home for a planned 600 to 800-seat mid-sized theatre.
DunedinMay 6

Drain on her time

Years of clearing a mud tank near her home after floods has become too much for Patricia Lainchbury and the 80-year-old Woodhaugh woman (pictured) wants action.
Drain on her time
Drain on her time
DunedinMay 5

Councillors challenged as stadium frustration boils over

The Awatea St stadium sparked some testy and ill-natured exchanges yesterday, as stadium opponents took out their frustration on councillors.
Councillors challenged as stadium frustration boils over
Councillors challenged as stadium frustration boils over
DunedinMay 5

Concern at plan to halt sport funding

Sport Otago has expressed concern at plans by the Dunedin City Council to cut the organisation's $50,000 annual funding completely in two years.
DunedinMay 5

Major opportunity and benefits seen in festivals and shows

Tourism, fashion and arts events organisations were keen to keep or raise the funding they received from the Dunedin City Council in challenging economic times.
DunedinMay 5

Potential seen in shopping

Dunedin's retailers need to find their own voice to draw shoppers from across Otago, councillors were told yesterday.