Wish list submissions may be revisited

Ruapehu Bulletin, Volume 13, Issue 637, 21 May 1996, Page 1

Wish list submissions may be revisited

At their May meeting in Taumarunui Ruapehu District councillors John Compton and Bob Peck were successful in requesting Council reconsider 'Wish List' submissions which had been prioritised and presented to council by community boards but rejected on the basis of expenditure. In agreeing to the request, chief executive Cliff Houston pointed out that while community boards may wish to reconsider some submissions, it was now too late to accommodate them in the 1996/97 Draft Annual Plan. Submissions for projects rejected for fimding by way

of the Waimarino Ward Rate were: realignment and re-sealing on Ruatiti Road (priced at $50,000); Sealing of the west end of Kaka St ($20,000); promotional flags ($2000); Willow Lane

storm- water ($8000); new bridge and maintenance ($60,000). National Park Ward projects rejected included: road safety project ($4000); road culverts ($3.50,000);

Work on Millar Street ($123,000); Carroll St ($25,000); Kerb and Channel ($12,000); signs/trees ($5000) ; tennis courts/grass verges ($6500); reserve/ playground lease ($1712);

Storm-water drains ($4500); transfer station ($15,000); Carroll St lighting ($3000); road works on Omatane Road ($30,000), Lileys Bluff ($50,000), Oio Turn to Page 2

Wish list submissions

FROMPAGEl Rd ($200,000), Dobbs Bluff ($12,000), Otapouri Rd ($180,000); Job subsidy scheme ($800). A number of items that

were the subjects of submissions have been referred to a council working party for further consideration or are to be funded from an existing maintenance budget. Some of these items were (for National Park and Waimarino): water and rubbish services for Iwikau and Whakapapa Villages; broom nuisance, replacement of'character items' in Raetihi ; sealing of Burns St Ohakune; various footpaths; Ohakune swimming pool cover; realignment of Old Station Road and SH49 intersection; service lane behind Ohakune shops.