Council News
It was my pleasure on Friday to declare Ashburton’s new library and civic centre officially open, even though I’ve had my feet under the desk here since the start of the year.
Fine weather has helped contractors seal the first road rehabilitation job of the new roading repair season.
Council has sold two of the four relocatable buildings it had up for tender, and is now offering community groups a chance to buy three older prefab classrooms at the former Polytech site on Cameron Street for just $1 each.
ACL staff have begun training on a new weed harvester that will operate at Lake Hood this summer.
Looking for some family fun over the school holidays?
What do you want Ashburton District to look like in 2045? That was the question Council posed to local school children recently and on Monday they came to tell us their visions.
Sealing a time capsule filled with images, papers, digital records and other small items about Ashburton will be a milestone moment for the new civic and library, Te Whare Whakatere.
The Council is considering a range of options for the future of water service delivery in response to the Government’s Local Water Done Well reform programme.
Just over 30 people have had their say on a draft bylaw for how waste is managed in the Ashburton District, and Council is encouraging others to take a look before submissions close this Sunday.
Swimmers will be able to take a cool dip in the Hampstead Pool when EA Networks Centre closes its aquatic area in January for planned maintenance.