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A sewage treatment scheme for Hampden is on the agenda again, five years after a community group started investigating options for the coastal township.

Kurow and Hakataramea communities fear if either of the twin bridges across the Waitaki River between their communities is knocked out by flooding, it could take two to three years to restore the link with a new bridge.

Boat owners have been reminded they have to pay launching fees for using Waitaki lakes ramps administered by the Waitaki District Council this year.

A Waitaki district councillor was premature with his criticism of proposals to upgrade three Oamaru cultural facilities, deputy mayor Jim Hopkins said on Friday.

The Waitaki District Council has adopted a development plan for Oamaru Harbour, but some councillors are concerned about how to pay for it.

Insurance costs faced by the Waitaki District Council have taken a huge leap, but the rise will not affect ratepayers this financial year.

Rural local authorities are weighing up their roading costs after the recent polar blast as they consider applications for emergency funds from the New Zealand Transport Agency to assist with clean-up operations.

The new freedom camping law passed by the Government has been welcomed by the Waitaki District Council, but it still has to decide what to do with a bylaw it prepared earlier this year.

A draft code of practice for stock crossing has been released by the Waitaki District Council and it wants to know what people think of it.

A heritage panel which would have input into resource consent applications affecting historical buildings and properties is being considered by the Waitaki District Council, amidst concerns it could make the process lengthier and costlier for developers.

The development of Forrester Gallery, North Otago Museum and Archives and the Oamaru Public Library has been brought together under one group set up yesterday by the Waitaki District Council's committee of the whole.

Waitaki residents will reap the fruits of a new programme by the Waitaki District Council which has planted about 300 trees in parks and reserves during the winter.

The cost of upgrading three East Otago water supplies to meet drinking-water standards has been reduced after the Waitaki District Council awarded a contract for a major component of the work.

About $500,000 could be spent constructing two cycle and walkways in Oamaru and Weston under a proposal to be considered by the Waitaki District Council's committee of the whole on Tuesday.

No more money will be spent on developing the Forrester Heights subdivision until the Waitaki District Council has clear title to the site on Cape Wanbrow.