Rodney written feedback volume 1 · 2020-05-08 · Regional feedback 1. Waste management target...

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Date: Tuesday, 28 April 2020

Annual Budget 2020/2021 Rodney Local Board

WRITTEN FEEDBACK Vol. 1 (7–1591)

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1. Waste management target rate

The cost of responsibly dealing with our kerbside recycling (paper, cardboard and plastics) has increased due to international market conditions. To pay for this we propose to charge only those who use the service by increasing the targeted rate by $20 a year (or $0.38 a week) to $141.03 (incl. GST).

If we do not do this, we would have to fund the shortfall by increasing general rates for all ratepayers, including those who don’t get a kerbside collection service.

What do you think of our proposal?

Support

It will encourage us to reduce waste or return to the retailer.

2. Refuse collection in former Auckland City and Manukau City

In the old Auckland City and Manukau City Council areas, households pay for rubbish through a targeted rate. This targeted rate no longer meets the cost of collection. In other areas, residents already meet the full cost of rubbish collection via pay-as-you-throw.

To cover this extra cost we propose increasing the targeted rate in these areas by:

$14.23 a year or $0.27 a week for a 120 litre bin (the total cost changing from $129.93 to $144.16 a year), and

20.91 a year or $0.40 a week for a large 240 litre bin (the total cost changing from $191.00 to $211.91 a year).

If we don't do this, we would have to increase general rates for all ratepayers, including those who live outside these two areas who would subsidise residents of old Auckland and Manukau City areas.

Have one system for the city. It’s meant to be one city. Get on with it.

3. Waitākere rural sewerage service and targeted rate

Last year we consulted on removing the septic tank pump-out service funded by a targeted rate. While feedback indicated a willingness to go ahead with the removal in the Henderson-Massey and Upper Harbour local board areas, residents of the Waitākere Ranges local board area want to keep the service.

The cost of delivering this service is higher than the current targeted rate of $198.43. Our proposal is to recover the full cost by increasing the targeted rate to between $260 and $320 a year (incl. GST). This increase would apply from July 2021.

If we don't do this, the council could end the service, or continue to subsidise the cost of the service to septic tank users in the Waitākere Ranges local board area from all general ratepayers.

Support - continue the service

And do it across the city. Septic tanks are a significant source of pollution. They are frequently poorly maintained and and in frequently checked. A rea source of wate contamination of our streams and harbours.

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I do not support most of the priorities The targeted rate should not support bus services or park and rides. Rodney is the only district

paying for this. It fails the equity test. The money should be spent on the appalling unsealed roads.

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5. Do you have feedback on any other issues?

In a city with so much infrastructure deficit their too many nice to have rather than need to have projects. Their is too much investment in the CBD and not enough on the outskirts.

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The cost of responsibly dealing with our kerbside recycling (paper, cardboard and plastics) hasincreased due to international market conditions. To pay for this we propose to charge onlythose who use the service by increasing the targeted rate by $20 a year (or $0.38 a week) to$141.03 (incl. GST).

If we do not do this, we would have to fund the shortfall by increasing general rates for allratepayers, including those who don’t get a kerbside collection service.

Support

In the old Auckland City and Manukau City Council areas, households pay for rubbish through atargeted rate. This targeted rate no longer meets the cost of collection. In other areas, residents

already meet the full cost of rubbish collection via pay-as-you-throw.

$14.23 a year or $0.27 a week for a 120 litre bin (the total cost changing from $129.93 to$144.16 a year), and20.91 a year or $0.40 a week for a large 240 litre bin (the total cost changing from $191.00to $211.91 a year).

If we don't do this, we would have to increase general rates for all ratepayers, including those wholive outside these two areas who would subsidise residents of old Auckland and Manukau Cityareas.

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The rest of Auckland shouldn’t be propping up other users.

Last year we consulted on removing the septic tank pump-out service funded by a targeted rate.While feedback indicated a willingness to go ahead with the removal in the Henderson-Masseyand Upper Harbour local board areas, residents of the Waitākere Ranges local board area want tokeep the service.

The cost of delivering this service is higher than the current targeted rate of $198.43. Ourproposal is to recover the full cost by increasing the targeted rate to between $260 and$320 a year (incl. GST). This increase would apply from July 2021.

If we don't do this, the council could end the service, or continue to subsidise the cost of theservice to septic tank users in the Waitākere Ranges local board area from all general ratepayers.

Do not support - end the service

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I support most of the priorities

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I honestly feel that in Dairy Flat we are paying high rates for very little service.

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Yes as I only use the service once every 4 to 6 weeks so I should not have to pay for something I don't use all the time

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I do not support all of the priorities None of this relates to Kumeu Taupaki area!

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I do not want to pay for a service that does not benefit me.

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I do not want to pay for a service that does not benefit me.

I think only people who benefit should pay but if the people who benefit wish to keep it then they should be able to

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I support most of the priorities More money should go to removing invasive plant species and pests in the Rodney district. It is seriously out of control and will destroy the beauty and functionality of our shared and individual spaces. We do not support the Proposed targeted rate for pool fencing inspections. We do not want to pay for services until they are rendered. We do not think it logistically fair for the council

to hold onto our money and make money off it by collecting interest until the service is rendered. We could make up the savings this would give us of $3 by having the $44/year collect interest in our own private accounts. There is really no benefit that can be seen here for rate payers. How are you saving on administration costs and how have you come to the amounts of savings you are listing? This is also not explained. Regardless, the amount goes up but we are now expected to pay years in advance. Also, If there was some indication of how the $74, 000 in savings for the council would benefit ratepayers then maybe it would be a more convincing proposal but it just appears we pay the council to hold onto our money and do nothing with it for years. It’s just ratepayers continuing to pay for things and receiving nothing for years. This is a poorly presented proposal.

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More money should go to removing invasive plant species and pests in the Rodney district. It is seriously out of control and will destroy the beauty and functionality of our shared and individual spaces. We do not support the Proposed targeted rate for pool fencing inspections. We do not want to pay for services until they are rendered. We do not think it logistically fair for the council to hold onto our money and make money off it by collecting interest until the service is rendered. We could make up the savings this would give us of $3 by having the $44/year collect interest in our own private accounts. There is really no benefit that can be seen here for rate payers. How are you saving on administration costs and how have you come to the amounts of savings you are listing? This is also not explained. Regardless, the amount goes up but we are now expected to pay years in advance. Also, If there was some indication of how the $74, 000 in savings for the council would benefit ratepayers then maybe it would be a more convincing proposal but it just appears we pay the council to hold onto our money and do nothing with it for years. It’s just ratepayers continuing to pay for things and receiving nothing for years. This is a poorly presented proposal.

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Recycling is very important - it is a service that has to be properly funded.

In the old Auckland City and Manukau City Council areas, households pay for rubbish through atargeted rate. This targeted rate no longer meets the cost of collection. In other areas, residentsalready meet the full cost of rubbish collection via pay-as-you-throw.

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I don't live in this area, however, this is a user pays service which has to be adequately funded bythe users.

The cost of this service should be borne where the service is provided and not become a charge(subsidy) on all ratepayers.

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I support all of the prioritiesThe priorities are appropriate for the area.

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5. Do you have feedback on any other issues?There is a total of $121 million in the Budget for road sealing over 10 years - that should be $12.1 million per year, if it was spread-out evenly. The problem is the road sealing Budget is not spread-out evenly. There is approx. $5 million per year for the first 3 years and $18 million per year in 7 years time. Our roads won't get sealed fast enough - we need more of the spending to be happening now!! The $121 million budget for road sealing should be spread-out evenly for each year over the 10 year period.

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There is a total of $121 million in the Budget for road sealing over 10 years - that should be $12.1 million per year, if it was spread-out evenly. The problem is the road sealing Budget is not spread-out evenly. There is approx. $5 million per year for the first 3 years and $18 million per year in 7 years time. Our roads won't get sealed fast enough - we need more of the spending to be happening now!! The $121 million budget for road sealing should be spread-out evenly for each year over the 10 year period.

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Traffic is a continued source of frustration the Kumeu/Huapai area and the planned works torelieve congestion haven't begun at the start of 2020 as planned. Traffic is slowed to a crawl onweekdays from 5.30am!

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I do not support most of the priorities Not a lot being done in the Kaukapakapa, Wellsford and Warkworth areas.

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yes i came here to comment on here for the pool fencing and find I cant comment So no feedback for you?

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We can recycle better as a large group

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I support most of the priorities Wellsford infrastructure needs to be kept in the programmes of council, Auckland transport and watercare

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We already pay for bags separately which encourages reduction of rubbish rather then a bin you can dump anything

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We don't get bins and these only encourage you fill it rather then composting and recycling

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I do not support most of the priorities

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What investment into potential sea-level rises that are likely to impact future residents?

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I only recycle once a month h

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Only use one a month

Do not support - continue the Waitākere septic tank service subsidised by all general ratepayers

Rural have tank water and septic tank

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I do not support most of the priorities No

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Only fair that users pay. Will hopefully encourage people to reduce the use of plastics etc.

In the old Auckland City and Manukau City Council areas, households pay for rubbish through a

targeted rate. This targeted rate no longer meets the cost of collection. In other areas, residentsalready meet the full cost of rubbish collection via pay-as-you-throw.

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Those parts of Auckland that do not have reticulated water and sewage, already subsidiseAuckland ratepayers as often their roads are substandard, the internet is poor and they receivevery little for their high rates.

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I support all of the priorities

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Those who do not have a kerbside collection should not have to subsidise those who do.

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Too clumsy - differing rates between households with large or small bins & those who do not put theirs out every week. I pay for my rubbish collection by buying green bags - simple - and shouldn't have to pay for collection in other areas.

Households on septic tanks should opt to have them serviced commercially when they consider it necessary, as we did when we had a septic tank.

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Why are the costs increasing far above the rate of inflation?

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Why are the costs increasing far above the rate of inflation? When the rating base and population of the region is increasing so much?

Sewage is the individuals responsibilities.

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I do not support most of the priorities I do not wish the rates to increase.

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I understand the falling prices for recycle material but I will be paying $5.5k in household rates for what? I have my own water and sewage system. I have no street lights or footpaths. My nearest bus stop is 6km away. Park and ride is a joke My nearest Library is 10km+ away My petrol and RUC taxes pay for the local roads. Cut the council budget - cut the number of council workers on over $100k, cut the numbers on more than $150k, cut the tourism budget ($48Million?) - we do not need to advertise for tourists in Auckland as the International Airport is the gateway for 70% of the tourists in New Zealand Get rid of the Oxymoron that is Auckland Transport - or call it by its proper name - the driver for Auckland congestion - Stop funding the blank cheque for The America's cup - what is that up to now? $350Million? Cut the council workforce and the Council budget before raising rates.

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Recycling is great. If we use it, we can pay for the increase.

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I do not support most of the priorities You are leaving Wellsford out. Again. Wellsford is the centre of the Northern most part of Auckland, and we still dont have sealed roads, walking ways and paths, a sports multisports / swimming centre... we could stop all graffiti by just having a swimming pool and outdoor gym!

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Bosher Road is fast becoming a optional route for heavy traffic as an alternative from SH1. This is a problem, however, as not all of the road is sealed. There are many acccidents on this road, and dust nuisance is very very high. We need more land opened up for housing, and yes I support the tip on the Done, because we need it! We need need need a supermarket, a multisport arena at Wellsford, maybe at Cenennial Park. We need more walking tracks, more picnic tables and bbqs.

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One city, one set of rules. As part of the Super City big sell, was that everyone would fall under thesame standard. It seems this continues to be extremely blurred.

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This affects almost every property. All large scale rates increases should be shown in the general rates increase rather than hiding huge increases across multiple other targeted rates.

Support

Let these properties manage their own pump outs when required. Council doesn't need to waste resource on this

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I support most of the priorities More funding needs to go to the growing western areas of the Rodney district, as this has been under funded for many years. Its difficult to tell from your supporting document how much funding is allocated?

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Please invest more funding into walking and cycling connections in rural areas, such as a link from Waimauku to Huapai Domain, to help get people out of cars.

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why isn't everyone across the greater auckland paying the same amounts.

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roading is a huge problem in the Northwest. I do not support all the houses going in when there is little being done to fix the transport. The road needs to be four lanes from Brigham Creek through to Huapai. The lights at Station Road (was going to be a roundabout) are just going to make things worse. Ideally the bypass to Waimauku needs to be started on asap -

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Why not change the targeted rate to pay as you throw which will promote reduction of waste at a household level?

It's a big jump in cost. I'd be surprised if the residents of Waitakere still wanted the service. Maybe they should be asked again.

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I think everyone should contribute to recycling. I'm happy to contribute to parks, playgrounds etc., but rarely use. Nor di I use public transport but I'm happy to contribute..

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Are there targeted rates for people who use public rubbish bins, toilets, etc etc etc? I dont like how some things are targeted because it’s easy to do so but others aren’t because it’s not so easy. I’d like t to be consistent - does the council provide services for everyone in Auckland or is it user pays for everything?

As per previous response

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I support most of the priorities More public transport and more frequent public transport please.

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The council have failed to provide a facility to handle this product over the years relying on Chinaor other players to dispose of our rubbish and now they are not accepting it we are left with ourown problem.

what ever the house holder decided they pay more again poor Council managment and planning.

every rate payer is entitled to a service

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I support all of the prioritiesbecause it effects every rate payer due to promise not kept on our rates increases.

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Everything is important that adds cost to the Rate payer.

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The recycling waste only comes every two weeks. I have to drive it 800m to put by kerbside as your driver says he cannot come the 400m to my property as he cannot turn round. Like all your sub contractors pure and utter laziness. I should be billing you for the mileage, especially as i do not posses a trailer or tow bar. Obviously m if the council bought me either might be a little easier, but still lazy as hell. The weekly collection Again they do nothing for us, we buy the bags and have to take to a central point so he can rush around and not get too many stops. Again I have to take it 800m, not to the bottom of my drive. Pure and utter laziness , but then you go cheap you monkeys. This also means I have to get it there late the night before or early next morning, despite them never being on time, thus extra fuel costs to me

Doesn't affect North Rodney

You won't lower the rates accordingly if you do stop the service

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I do not support all of the priorities They zre not what the people want and the board is run by Winston Peters clones

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Why should other people get to throw away their rubbish for less than everyone else. If you don’t increase their targeted rate then you should introduce a pay as you throw for them too.

User should pay only

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I support most of the priorities More need to be spent to sort out congestion in the northwest and a bypass of Kumeu urgently. Also public transport needs urgent improvement including trains to Huapai

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Fix the congestion to Kumeu, improve public transport in the northwest including adding trains to Huapai. It is not fair that there are thousands of new homes being built in the northwest and yet no spending on fixing congestion or public transport!

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Recycling was just sending our rubbish over seas. It was all plastics [grades 1 to 9] It costsratepayers to clean the cans plastic and glass in water and heating. Now you want to charge moreso less cleaning will be done and the contaminated "recycling" will end up in the waste any way.

· $14.23 a year or $0.27 a week for a 120 litre bin (the total cost changing from $129.93to $144.16 a year), and

· 20.91 a year or $0.40 a week for a large 240 litre bin (the total cost changing from$191.00 to $211.91 a year).

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I support most of the prioritiesWarkworth library

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User pays.

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Its time NZ stopped shipping its waste overseas and started to recycle plastics in nz

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Obviously with the difficulty in recycling facilities overseas, the momentum cannot be lost on the issue.

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Relevant for this to be targeted, but education needs to remain in the public eye, and consider introducing penalties for contaminated recycling.

Support during a transitional phase makes sense

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I support all of the priorities All proposals make sense as the local population increase.

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While it makes sense to continue to plant trees, you really need to consider some form of aftercare. So many new developments have trees planted as the pattern is laid out, but no-one seems to have responsibilities to care for the trees after they are planted, so the overview is of neglected and dead trees. Agreed that the weather has been exceptional but even before this summer dead trees in new developments were a problem. Further very large numbers of mature trees have been removed as new properties are built. Often trees which in the past have had preservation orders on them have been removed. Can you re-think your policy on mature trees? There are stories of builders having structural inspections while building, then removing, for example, metal structure work after the inspection and using it in a subsequent building. Random spot re-inspections would be worth considering. Can you discuss with government (unless you can do something at local level) the issue of empty properties. Some areas have high levels of empty housing which needs to be addressed, for example considering the Vancouver model of taxation on properties empty over a certain duration.

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We need to be recycling and $20 for the year is not a huge increase.

Personally I now put out one rubbish bin every 6 - 8 weeks. If I had to hire a bin under your system I would be very unhappy! Thankfully I don't live in that area and as someone who is conscious about my waste I hope I never have to hire a bin.

We are on septic, as long as its looked after it is fine, what is the reason for needing people on mains?

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I do not support most of the priorities We live in Waimauku. This area has been dumped on in terms of housing and yet there is nothing in your plan. Kumeu is regularly gridlocked. We have NO infastructure, NO facilities and

one way in and out. You wouldn't do this to the north shore, why do it to us? Do you really want Kumeu to be another Lincoln Road. Or do you think pizza shops and kindergartens are all we need!?

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As above, PLEASE help save our community. Travel times are getting beyond what is acceptable. We need alternatives and have none! I'm not just talking roads (although what we have is awful), I mean schools, leisure centers, shops you can walk to.

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ꞏ We have no roads or kerbside recycling, water access only, so those who get the service should pay for it.

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People in Clevedon need financial support with their water and wastewater connections; from memory we had our connections in Greenhithe free, when the sewerage was installed. I think the later water connections had a cost, but our household of five on Rame Rd opted to stay on rainwater stored in the big tank under the front porch.

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Over The Christmas holiday period 2019/20 the sewer output from Jones Road was pouring into Whangateau Harbour.. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw what was pouring under the causeway bridge on the outgoing tide when I stopped to admire the scene while biking. Again on anniversary weekend I went to swim in the Whangateau Harbour by my house in Harbour View Rd. The sewer slick was awful. I have photos of it. The sad thing is that, with everyone in residence up here, the Jones Rd waste water plant clearly isn’t coping even though there’s been

no rain for months. And yet Council continues to permit new housing AND the district is scheduled to increase population by many thousand more. PLEASE ADDRESS THE INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED FOR THE CONTINUED GROWTH IN POPULATION OR OUR HARBOUR WILL BE A DISGRACE. I tried to attach a photo. You may have received a whole lot of unrelated personal photos if so please delete them.

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All council services should be on cost of service basis not some idealistic share the cost ideal which inevitably means Northern rural & semi rural ratepayers finish up subsidising more & more of Central Auckland as they already do. What benefit do Rodney ratepayers get from Auckland trains & cycleways etc.?

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I do not support most of the priorities Forget subsidising uneconomic bus services & build proper roads. The huge bulk of Rodney residents can not use bus services & have to put up with 3rd world roading . Because of the population spread buses are only ever able to be of use to a tiny minority whilst roads benefit all residents .

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Stop the "feel good" expenditure & fix the infrastructure.

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We live in Rd and we have extra stress re animals every time we get sorted you bring in anotherscheme. I think we’ve had 4 different bins in the past 20 years

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I do not support adding my pool fencing inspection on my rates

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The proposed pool fencing recharge is a total load of bs. how is taking 3 payments vs 1 moreefficient and going to save you "administration costs" its so you can increase the annual paymentannually and the increase looks smaller against the proposed monthly more so than the current 3yearly. CRIMINALS.

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Ratepayers should pay for rubbish collection so they think more about being environmentally friendly

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I live in Muriwai. We pay for our own sewage and I do not see why Waitakere residents shouldn't do the same

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Council wide composting Sorting out the septic problems in Muriwai from older septic systems Infrastructure where huge subdivisions have gone in with no new roads, schools, etc Keeping hoons off the beaches Environmental projects

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Take money from the workers

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About time you employed accountants that have some ability

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I do not support most of the priorities I actually thought we were part of Auckland but not closer to central Auckland

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When are we going to get someone to run Auckland city as one people

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Great service but EVERYONE should pay whether or not they use it.

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Not pay as you throw as sometimes people put their waste into OUR bin when it's on the kerbsideat night.

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I do NOT support expenditure on sport and sporting related activities! I strongly support spendingon Libraries as they are our community hub. I especially support holiday activities for kids in ourlibraries and lunch time talks for adults especially on genealogy and local history.

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User pays applies and is an incentive to reduce and recycle.

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We live on an acreage in Kumeu, and our waste footprint is low. Our recycle bin goes out when filled. About every two months. I would favor a monthly collection, bringing the cost down considerably, and eliminating the need for an increase.

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We have had a septic tank for 40 years, and have paid for an emptying service provided by private enterprise. This has worked for us well over the years. Council should not be subsidising this, and should make it easier for these contractors to do their job.

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I do not support all of the priorities We are sandwiched between two residential areas about 1 km on our Road, and desperately need a footpath, but because we are still designated rural it is denied, and yet I often see women

pushing prams down our busy road, and much other foot traffic, and yet our local Board were given substantial funds to investigate footpaths in park areas. It does not make sense.

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As a town centre, Kumeu desperately needs a Bypass to take away traffic that does not need to go through the village, which has two sets of traffic lights. Our rate payer society have been pleading for this for many years, and the situation just gets worse. Maybe politics get in the way of a solution, but it needs to be addressed soon or everything will come to a stop.

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We should always pay for the cost of services

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i can't see anything about sealing all the dirt roads. i think that is the most important priority and,one way or another, it is not visible. What is the story?

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this survey is bloody complicated. And the budget is no better. difficult to really find details aboutall the services provided. Badly done

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I do not support most of the priorities New footpaths not really required. Warkworth library is good as it is. Looks like a kindergarten most of the time. As books and magazines can be downloaded, physically going there will not increase, even with more people living in Warkworth. Milldale, Riverhead and Green Road parks are nice to have but of secondary importance. After all, we live in a rural area. Spend the money on seal extension, as is always promised but never delivered..

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I don't support funding other people's living costs when I don't have access to this service myself.

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We need to do our part in reducing and recycling what we put into landfills. And to do this sadly costs money, and that money has to come from somewhere. User pays is the best way to do this, also it stops the funds from being pulled from another project etc.

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This increase is on par with what I pay for our private collection, in fact it's actually cheaper. Once again, it should be user pays and if costs have increased for this service then the target rate should also increase. It is unfair to other rate payers to subsidize the selected few.

I'm in the old Rodney district and have to pay retail pricing to get our septic tank emptied. Not all Waitakere septic users are aware that they are paying for this service, personally I think the service should be scrapped as it should be up to the homeowner to source a company to do this service, it will free up council staff's time and administrative work by not having to arrange the servicing to be done. Also could save the council money as clearly the costs of offering this service has increased - or you wouldn't have to increase the targeted rate in order to recover the full cost.

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I do not support most of the priorities There is no capital spending in the environment, planning or governing services as well as bugger all operating expenses. What's the point in spending money on the community, to basically look pretty, it's like painting the house to hide the rotting boards. There doesn't appear to be much spent on the way of maintenance of the area.

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I do not support most of the priorities Wow, for an area that pays more than it's fair share of rates, and get bugger all services for the amount they pay, this is all that it gets budgeted? $21.5 million? Yet the Henderson-Massey board gets $37.6 million!! What a joke!

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Responsibly recycling is crucial, I just wish it had been done properly in the first place so that we didn't have rubbish in our oceans and all over the countries that were taking it all before we realised the truth and the lies.

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If the residents are willing to pay for this then why not continue it?

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Better chance of recycling if we all contribute. We pay for our own but are happy to contribute through our general rates (even if it means an increase) to more recycling. Less targeted rates the better - we all live in the same city don't we?

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As above - better chance of compliance if we keep the costs down. I want standardized rate throughout the city = one city. We either are one city for we are not!

In this case we have a lifestyle/wealth issue. They can pay.

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I support most of the priorities I do NOT want Council involved in Business Development Schemes. Waste of money and vulnerable to local figures hijacking the initiatives to their own ends. If business wants to

succeed they can develop their own initiatives. It isn a fruitless exercise to encourage businesses where they are demonstrably not needed and where no one goes e.g. Helensville

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I do not support most of the priorities I think road sealing should be a priority for the targeted rate.

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More support for rural water users will be needed in the coming years.

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Proposed target rate for swimming pools. Preference is to retain the three yearly invoice unless this amount can be shown / clearly itemised on the rates invoice as a separate charge.

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I support most of the prioritiesNot considering impact of traffic.

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I support most of the prioritiesMajor gap is traffic and accessibility in Warkworth/Matakana areas (beyond what AT does). Also,ways to ameliorate impact of development on Mahurangi Peninsula.

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Engagement with community groups, including churches, for events.

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We do not use this service much at all , in fact it is only in the last few years that we have . We useour weekly green plastic rubbish collection which I assume is paid for as we buy the bags . Wehave used the annual inorganic collection in past but was quite shocked to see perfectly goodfurniture smashed to bits and thrown in the back of a rubbish truck .

do not live in this area .

We do not live in the waitakere ranges , but close to them ,however we are on a septic tank andhave always paid to have ours serviced when required .

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it is about time greater care was taken with the spending of the moneys collected in rates .Yesterday a section of Waitakere rd ( 1.5 - 2.0 km) was resurfaced , WHY , the old surfaceseemed quite OK , or is it that time of the year , just before the end of the financial year , whenfunds are spent , often wasted , to justify getting more the next financial year . While we are talkingabout our local roads , it would be nice to have them repaired properly ONCE instead of patchedover and over again . I have lived in this area for 30 yrs and the section of Taupaki road betweenthe railway crossing and its junction with Waitakere rd has been "repaired" so many times yet youare likely to get sea sick with the ups and downs in its surface .

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Its important to have a responsible kerbside recycling system and that they do a sensible job indealing with the recycling

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I think its fair to pay as you throw, so anybody can make their own choices how much rubbish theymake

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I would like to be kept informed on any rule changes for swimming pools as they are made so thatour pool can be kept up to date with the safety requirements so as when the pool inspection isdone there is only 1 visit. We have been in this situation at a previous address which required 3visits.

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If you are not using a service why pay for it.

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We buy our own rubbish bags, so the service should only be user pays

Again if they want the service I dont think other rate payers should have to pay. we always had to pay to have our septic tank cleaned.

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I do not support most of the priorities we are already paying too much for our rates in Rodney for the services we get.Fairness

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Fairness in all aspects, not continual money grabbing and money wasting in areas that no one seems accountable to.

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Dealing with our rubbish effectively is of massive important, so increasing the cost to handle this more effectively is a worthwhile expense. I agree that this should be charged individually so people who do not use the service do not need to participate

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Dealing with rubbish is a worthwhile expense. This is a very minimal expense so is a good idea. It may encourage people to lower their waste too which would be ideal

It's a high expense. As someone who has had a septic tank on my property all my life, I do not see it as something to be subsidised, just as I do not expect my water tank to be filled by the council. It is a personal choice to live on a property with a private septic tank so should be ultimately the owners cost to have this pumped.

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I do not support most of the priorities Biggest issue is infrastructure. The roading here is abysmal, especially in the Kumeu area. The only upside to the funding is public transport, although with the huge population growth in the Rodney District, the train service from Huapai needs to be reinstated

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I do not support most of the priorities Because we live in Rodney

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Boom spraying Gorse on roadsides, broken footpaths,water tables and clogged cess pits, unsealed local roads

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more footpaths in Waimauku and rebuild Muriwai Rd 1st 500m. near the School

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I support most of the priorities* Park and ride facilities continues the mind set of a car centric future and no indication is made ofimprovements for cycling and modes other than vehicles. * Warkworth Library additions areessential.

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We got a bigger recycling bin so are ok with this....just annoyed if you decide to drop cleanrecyclable material at community collection centres you could incur more charges

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Concerned people will not pay and the council will end up dealing with illegal dumping....

Everyone else on septic tanks arrange emptying of septic tanks themselves...why does Waitakereconsider themselves different and special with regard to this? In our situation we have our tankemptied every 4 years at a cost of $600 (equates to $150/year). Why the heck is the councilallowing so much extra to cover their unfounded request? Stop offering the service - unbelievable.

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I support most of the prioritiesAppear to be good proposals for my area. Just wish traffic congestion at Brigham Creek wasaddressed

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Safe and usable travel options - clean and safe recreation areas such as rivers and beaches.Recycling processes that work onshore and decrease landfill. Enable manufacturers to focus onbetter packaging options in the region (Coke Cola brand products to have refund on returnedbottles/cans would be a massive step in the right direction)

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I support most of the priorities Would like to see more emphasis on progressing greenways in and around the Mahurangi Area. Currently the roads are unsafe for cyclists and pedestrians.

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I do not agree to he proposed targeted rate for pool fencimng inspections and believe this should remain as is.

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We need to dispose of our waste so that it doesn’t blight or effect our landscape.

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It makes sense

Again it makes sense. They want the service to continue so user pays.

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I think you should also charge those who do not use the recycling service. Clearly they must besending recycling items to landfill!

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if they want the service, and want to pay, good on them.

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Swimming Pool fencing targeted rate, I do NOT support this and feel it is a rates rise in stealth. I cannot understand why it is nescessary to do ongoing inspections once a compliant fence has

been signed off during the consent process. The council does not do ongoing building inspections once a code of compliance is issued on a house so why is a pool fence any different.Simple answer to cut costs make it the home owners responsibility to check and maintain any fence and stop the inspections.

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The people who do not receive this service should not have to pay for it.

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The proposal seems fair.

People in the rural community cover the costs associated with their septic systems. Why shouldthis area be funded and other ratepayers in rural communities not?

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I do not support most of the prioritiesThere is too greater emphasis on warkworth and not shared amongst the region fairly. Forinstance wellsford’s Centennial Park needs urgent attention to the facilities. The waste watersystem cannot handle future growth and this is inhibiting growth in the area. How is it fair toupgrade a library but not tend to more basic and pressing needs for a community to grow andthrive.

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Wellsford needs more money invested in its facilities and key infrastructure. This is affecting thegrowth of the community and creating unrest with the ratepayers. It’s difficult to watch other areashaving large expenditure on unnecessary projects while the local sewage system is burstingbeneath local shops as it cannot cope and is now inferior to requirements.

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We have our own septic system with no subsidy

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I support most of the priorities I do not support the obsolete thinking that is leading to the excessive expenditure and huge disruptions the outfall pipeline project for pumping waste into the ocean near Martins Bay

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Clean oceans and modern disposal systems for sewage and contaminated waste water. Roads in Rodney have been seriously neglected but council spends excessive amounts to promote tourism and further clog up the roads. Get the basic infrastructure right first. Way too many people employed /paid for by council on projects that appear to be excessive to requirements.eg the traffic management team on the Snells beach outfall project .We have traffic lights and also staff standing at the traffic lights!,They have random naps 2 people at a time in their vechiles parked in the shade, they appear to be playing on their phones on the job. Lot of onsite huis but very slow and disorganised with the doings.

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Responsibly is the operative word....so how about some clarity about the current landfilldestination of a very large portion of our 'recyclables'? and how about some effort to reduceoverpackaging...not just endlessly charging consumers who have n power in this>? Tell it like it isplease

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again, tell us what that $$ does!

its cheaper that getting the contractor to do it, but its a blunt instrument....why not audit and see ifits even necessary to do every year?

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I do not support all of the prioritiesInfrastructure, infrastructure infrastructure Got it??? Luxury goods (stadia etc) aren't the prioritywhen we have rubbish developments, unplanned nonsense everywhere, no adherence to the UP,development at any cost mentality.....give us a roundabout at station road huapai and sort theridiculous traffic and planning congestion you seems to be oblivious to before giving us a fancyhall!

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Quality of environment, natural and built the way its going, neither seems very important toCouncil More authority to the Local Board would be useful so they can actually represent usAnother councilor too would help....

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Because everything is going up across the board and I would expect overheads and costs to becoming down. I think the number targeted rates are getting out of hand and the council should beworking within its budget. What sort of consultation is this where both options include increases.Where are you cutting costs elsewhere in waste?

It should be consistent across Auckland where the same services are delivered

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I understand the need to spread the expenditure around assets. However our number issue is lackof roading and transport options, due to poor integrated asset planning that should go hand inhand with the mass development in our area (Nor-west) - this is getting to crisis point

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There needs to be a serious look at what is core Council business (purpose for being here) andcull all the frilly bits and stop putting up the rates and adding all this additional targeted rates forthings that should have been managed properly in the first place. Where is the accountability? Isupport the cost effectiveness aspect however I don't understand how there can be a saving of60-70K for the council and yet you are proposing to put up the charges by $2 over a three yearperiod?

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Pool Inspection - happy for this to be an annual fee if this saves the council money for otherprojects

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I strongly oppose the targeted rate for pool fencing inspections. I opted for an IQPI last time and now you want to punish me for that in charging an additional annual fee of $22. That is unfair and makes the options unequal. It's not what was promised.

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Why should I have subsidise someone's rubbish collection? This should have been addressed much sooner.

Again, it's not my responsibility to pay for someone else's life style.

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I do not support most of the priorities Not enough information provided to make informed decision. Seems to be a bit light on Planning / Infrastructure.

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Rates paid in our area should go to improving services to our area. I hate that we are considered to be part of Auckland in some ways that do not benefit us, but not included in ways that would provide real solutions to our needs.

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We need a passenger train to Huapai or a bypass at Riverhead turnoff. There needs to be a plan in place to support those on tank water supply in drought season. Also, there needs to be cheaper or better options for those who are on the boarder of rural and city fringes and want to connect to main water supply and sewage management

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Why should I pay more. I feel like all of Auckland get proper bins but yet rodney doesn't and is still paying a premium on plastic bags. Volume to cost is a jokd

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240 for an extra 40 cents a week is a bargain

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My rates to what I get back is a joke. I pay so much to the council and feel like i get nothing in return. Where I live we pay some of the highest rates but yet still have no bus services, lack of infrastructure and council services. Starting to think rodney is the prop the council District of auckland.council overheads are still too high.

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Waster collection is not available to us - we have to pay for private collection on contract so I support user pays and would be most unhappy to have to pay for collection in another part of the city especially when we don't have that service provided to us by the council now.

Again this is not a service available from the council for us and we pay way more for a private company to clean our septic tank so for the residents of the Waitakere Ranges this is a very good rate despite the increase in cost.

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I support all of the priorities The environmental projects get my biggest support because these can be enjoyed by all the community and ensure that Rodney is a beautiful place to live. I am also keen to see the libraries continue to be stocked and utilized by the growing populations in our area.

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I have a question about the swimming pool inspection fee. If there is an annual fee paid rather than a fee at the time of inspection and during the three year period prior to the next fee the swimming pool is removed, will those annual payments of $40 be reimbursed? If not I don't believe that to be fair to pay for something in advance like that. Has that been accounted for? It would seem that the administration overhead of processing annual payments would be the same if not more than a payment every three years which is tied to an inspection appointment and invoicing for any additional inspection visits. I can't see that swapping to annual payments would be a saving.

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Targeted rate for pool inspections does not take into account those that have had inspections and paid in the last 12 months as they will not need reinspecting untill the second year of targeted rate. Targetted rate should not start on each property untill their 3 year anniversary of the last inspection come around.

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Supportive if recycling could be more frequent. Would also like to see soft plastic recycling - eithermore available locations to do this or included as part of fortnightly recycling

Not included within this area so question is not relevant to me.

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I support most of the prioritiesI would like to see a second lane near boric on state highway 16. That passing lane up the hill isso dangerous and should be made into a 'turning right lane' from the bottom of the hill so thatpeople can safely turn right at the top of the hill. That junction by boric needs to be a roundabout/traffic lights or similar. I think there is also a requirement to make SH16 in Huapai safer. I oftensee people standing in the middle of the road trying to cross over by Kumeu Library. Some havekids or dogs and it's just not safe. Perhaps a pedestrian crossing?

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Annual pool inspection. If this is to change from 3 yearly to annually, there need to be clearerguidelines around what is and isn't acceptable around the pool area. We failed our pool inspectionlast year due to having the wrong type of bush outside the pool fence. This was not clearly statedon the council list around the types of plants that were and were not acceptable. Also, the windowfor the council visiting to complete a pool inspection was too long. The guidance was that if thereare dogs on the property then the inspector would not complete the inspection and we would becharged anyway. However the window for visiting was a period of days. If we were provided aspecific day and time i.e. between 8am - 12pm on Tuesday 3rd March then I can be home with thedogs to ensure the inspector can proceed.

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Assessment number . Swimming pool fencing inspection change. I am not in favourof the change, firstly I have just had an inspection and paid up to date if the change goes through Iwill need to pay again. The new rate is a lot higher than the old rate and is annual meaning if I sellmy property and have pre paid new owners pool rates will this be returned to me. I would rather douser pays so when needed and not pay in instalments.

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I do not support the proposed changes to the pool fencing inspection fees being annually, I wishfor the fee to stay as a three yearly charge

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Road sealing, please please please sealing the other half of Horsesehoe Bush Road,and others out in the rural areas, this is a health and safety issue as the dust over the last 3 or more years has become much worse, with double the amount of traffic, I ask you to my place for a day and check out what we have to live with washing wise, cleaning wise, and our water being contaminated daily, yes its our choice to live here BUT that doesn't mean we should not have a say in where the money goes WE PAY TOO... Our rates every year get spent on the mighty Auckland City.....enough is enough....its the rural payers turn. Our roads need sealing.

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I support most of the priorities There is nothing in the plan to protect the coastal areas of Rodney especially to protect the remaining green spaces along the beachfront to give a place for birds to nest and rest.

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It is important that we try to keep the existing environment along the beach, especially in my case Snells Beach, where we have already lost a great deal of habitat due to development at the north end which has disturbed the godwits and nesting birds. I feel it important that we fight to protect the existing grass areas and dunes and make sure that the rules about dogs not being on the beach are policed as so many break these rules I wonder what is the point of having them.

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Everyone should recycle. By doing what is suggested you will find more recycling going into landfill.

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Seems fair

If you don't continue the service, some tanks will be allowed to overflow and pollute surrounding land. Look at what happens when people have to pay for commercial waste disposal- fly tipping!

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I do not support most of the priorities Where are the coastal environmental priorities? There is nothing relating to coastal land development issues, nothing about bird, animal and fish sanctuaries.

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The budget does not address important wildlife issues, lacks consistency and seems to prioritise knee- jerk, lobby-led issues which are unlikely to provide the economic and social benefits they set out to address.

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proposed targeted rate for pool fencing inspections. I believe it is important from a transparency and fiscal governance perspective that the charging and invoicing for inspections ONLY be allowed to occur when an inspection has physically happened. To “accrue” an annual charge irrespective of the occurrence of a physical inspection is both not sound practice, but also must lead to more administration not less in my opinion. If an inspection is not carried out until year 4, for whatever reason, the next inspect should be set at 3 years from the physical inspection, not 2 years (to catch up to the charging expectation). This would require systems to adjust the accrued, and my faith in the Council is low on systems. If the council wanted to maximise limited resources I would recommend the council require a current email address be maintained, and the council move the average inspections out to say 5 years. The council could send automatically an email at the end of 2 years asking the ratepayer to declare, using this type of

internet technology that the pool complies with ..... (list of standard things - fully fenced, at the minimum height, compliant self closing and lockable gate, complies with the pool fencing act). Having done this the pool goes into a random selection process. The pool may or may not be chosen in year 3 for inspection, as the council can rely on the declaration. If no declaration is made the pool must be Inspected in the relevant year. if there is a fault there should be a fine- gradient of level of risk. If there is a fault when a declaration has been made there should be a more punitive fine, and the next inspection must be no more the 3 years out. In my opinion the level of preventable deaths does not justify the over the top system proposed. What I propose above would lead to less inspections on average, more compliance, and still achieve the policy objective of reviews of the fencing etc by the ratepayer. Ultimately if there is a serious incident that could have been prevented it would be the owner who should be culpable. You want to save money - stop the rail link before it totally cripples Auckland. I will never go into the inner city - we shop elsewhere, and always will now. Why should I pay for someone else’s political folly!! Happy to discuss - Tim Carter 027-273-8084 76 Windmill Drive, RD2, Wainui 0992

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I do not support most of the priorities Water - need to increase catchments And subsidise those on rural water tanks Sealing Rodney roads! Footpath from Rimmer Road to Helensville for school kids now that the bus doesnt colllect them. High school for Kumeu Huapai Fix kumeu traffic Resolve overland water issues for Te Pua School Road resident Helensville township refresh

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As a rural dweller who has managed our own waste for 30 years, we only dispose of recyclablematerial; therefore we have no need for a general waste collection (therefore we don't pay, as wedon't throw). We do however need/want our recyclable materials collected and are happy to payfor a reliable and careful collection service. The current contractors have been excellent.

I don't understand why can they not pay as they throw???? User pays across the board?

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I DO NOT SUPPORT 3-yearly inspections for existing pools. As a swimming teacher with 30years’ experience, I am absolutely certain that this exercise and associated fee is a useless wasteof ratepayers’ money. It incenses me that this arbitrary regulation was a knee-jerk reaction toWater Safety NZ's request for Council's assistance (and yes, I supported it initially) to reduce thenumber of preventable drownings. Yes, we DID need pool owners to take responsibility forensuring their pool was safe from accidental drowning where previously there was no formalmonitoring. The Building Code has been rewritten in that time. Drowning Prevention Auckland's

statistics show that there has been on average less than 1 death by drowning in a home pool (inAuckland) each of the past 4 years. The details of these sad and preventable drownings are notdivulged; however it is an unfair burden to put the substantial cost of checking ongoing complianceupon many, who have already had their pool fencing passed upon initial construction, and by past3 yearly inspections, to prevent 1 death among 1 million. That is an emotional overreaction, not alevel-headed governance decision. Do you reinspect buildings, fireplaces etc for continuedcompliance? I’m thinking of death by fire that could be prevented by more stringent buildingconstruction practices and fire prevention systems, as well as fire alarms – are you going tointroduce regular inspections of homes with sources of fire ignition? That would be a glaring over-regulation. To treat home pools differently is irrational. The Building Act 2004 doesn’t explain whythere is a need to reinspect. Is it because pool owners have been proven to be negligent? Morenegligent than the person who forgets a pot of fat on the stove? Water safety education is theanswer. Not more red tape and bureaucracy, and consequential unnecessary financial burden onratepayers. As a footnote of interest: my own compliant pool can only be accessed by invitationonto a private gated estate – or by crossing a river. An accidental drowning on my property wouldbe a tragedy, but not one of Auckland Council’s business.

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I think any increase should be put on bags & tags rather than rates so it is user pays & everyone pays their share rather than us poor rate-payers all of the time ...

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I support most of the priorities It would be nice if we could get a bit more from Auckland Council though considering the amount of rates that we pay each year ....

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Why are we paying so much for water when we are on tank??? It was cheaper for us in Henderson on full town water than it is monthly out here - daylight robbery!!!! If we want to connect to town, we get stung mega-bucks here also ....

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Pool fencing payments - I think its unfair to make me pay next year when I have just paid this year for the full amount

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I do not support most of the priorities Transport Public bus service through Coatesville. At 'least 5 new bus stops required. It is stupid to introduce a public bus service and then make it preventative fir the public to use by not providing bus stops.

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Swimming pool inspection fees should remain to be invoiced after completed. I am afraid that annual fees will be absorbed and become part of general revenue, while inspections will be reduced - thus increasing fees.

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No target rate for pool fence inspections

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We are NOT connected to water or Sewage. Are we expected to pay this extra? We agree with recycling., but were happy with it before we got the huge difficult to move recycling bins. You DO NOT consider the elderly AT ALL, & those with a steep drive.

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Pay as you throw is good, hit the people who waste so much food & packaging hard. DON"T make the country lovong people pay. Most of us have a compost or animals to eat the food scraps

Let the user pay system rukle, DON'T penalise everyone for the sake of a few

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I do not support most of the priorities Fix the HILL STREET intersection NOW< STOP procrastinating, the sooner you do it, the cheaper it will be.

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We would like to find out how to get our rates reduced. We have NO Sewage system or WATER, no footpath and feel we are being cheated.

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We need to have the $121mil new road sealing budget spread evenly over the 10 years & not back loaded. It is totally inequitable that AC has lowered the spend in the 1st 5 years to $5mil pa so that it can fund larger project spending in central Auckland (CRL). Those large projects should be fully funded from external funding sources & not from rates. Our rates should be used for running the day to day operations of AC plus normal levels of capital expenditure such as new road seal, new parks, new equipment. Diverting rates to fund overruns on major capital works is not an acceptable use of our rates. I am a resident of Rodney District & am very unhappy with the service that AC provide for our extremely expensive rates payments.

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I do not support most of the priorities I would like to see the sealing of the unsealed roads throughout Rodney as a strong priority

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In terms of convenience (granting access to the property), our preference would be to keep the current 3‐year schedule as due to work commitments organising every year is not necessarily achievable.

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The roading budget of $121 million needs to be spent evenly and not staggered over the years.. we need regular sealing starting now not in 7years time.

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The budget for sealing Rodney’s roads should be evenly spread over the years as sealing poor roads should be done as quickly as possible.

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Good to have user pays - unlike the transport levies where everyone has to pay which is unfair!

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fairer to all - user pays

must keep it going or else people will not get their septic tanks cleaned often enough. Surely this should apply to all areas in Auckland where there are septic tanks.

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We need a bus service to Leigh. We should not have to pay rates towards transport when we have none. Would also like to see septic tanks regularly cleaned in the area - a health hazard otherwise when some do not get theirs cleaned and they overflow onto footpaths.

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request to have the $121 million budget for road sealing spread-out evenly per year. our road is totally neglected and in a dangerous crap state 300 days of the year. we need our roads sealed its a disgrace that you neglect these safety issue so much and pinch our local rates money for outside areas

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I do not support most of the priorities The 4 million dollar temporary park and rides are an absolute waste of money while our rural roads remain unmaintained and unsealed.

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The road sealing budget seems to have been put off until several years time. Currently our rural gravel roads are severely under maintained compared with the service we received from the old

Rodney council. This must be addressed for all our safety and well-being. More road sealing must be done sooner rather than deferred until later.

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Seal Rodney Roads We pay rates and we want some of the budget to be put where it is needed. Tarsealing Rodney Roads. My property is on Weranui Road we need this to be sealed. It is a small stretch of road. Can this get done. Local residents are frustrated about the state of this now busy road.

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Have $121million road sealing budget spread evenly over next 10 years

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Road sealing. Please spread the $121million set aside for road sealing equally over the next 10 years. That way we get more roads sealed every year. We pay extra tax for this, spend it in our area. I am tired of the dust billowing over my house , landing on my roof, on my laundry and creating a health hazard every day the quarry trucks, stock trucks and farm vehicles come round our corner .

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In principle I support this because those who don't receive the kerbside recycle collection should not have to pay. However now is the time to improve education on HOW to recycle and WHAT is recyclable as I know much of what is collected as recycling does end up in landfill because whole truckloads are contaminated by inappropriate and unclean items. It is pretty easy but everyone needs to do the right thing. Also need to provide easy options for items such as small batteries and e-waste to be collected and recycled. Consult with Central Government on recycling initiatives and overall staregy.

I don't live in the old Manukau and Auckland areas so don't feel I can support or not.

I don't live in the Waitakere areas so don't feel I can support or not. In the Rodney Ward we are required to have personal maintenance contracts for our septic tanks.

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I support most of the priorities The North Rodney targetted rate supposed to be allocated to speed up the sealing of our gravel roads must be spent only in the area of those who pay it. It must be portioned out and spent yearby year. For those of us living on busy gravel roads the dust created rolls over our houses, on to the roof and into the water tank. If doors or windows are open it comes inside as well. Fix the roads.

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It is no good talking about and putting ratepayer money into protecting our waterways, rivers and harbours and enabling a new huge landfill to be constructed on a huge waterway network in an area that has already been identified as a potential water storage area for the growing Auckland City. I know that there is a resource consent process that has to be followed by Council ( it should have been stopped at Central Government level) but how is it right that a small community has to fund an opposition to this project. A new strategic, all encompassing plan needs to be set in place to address issues of waste creation and disposal, protection of our environment and security of the water supply for this lovely city.

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Want the $121 million road sealing budget to be spread out evenly per year.... I’m getting a bit sick of the bad Rodney Roads!!!

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I do not support most of the priorities The terrible state of the roads needs to be addressed by the local board - footpaths in Kaukapakapa linking the new subdivisions up to the village would be good - I would like to see some of the money paid by people in Kaukapakapa actually being used in Kaukapakapa to further the town

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The $121 million budget for road sealing should be spread-out evenly per year not put off for further years - the roads in Rodney are a disgrace and when SH1 is blocked on long weekends, Haruru Road and Makarau Road are used by a heck of a lot of cars and those roads cannot handle that traffic, nor can the houses handle the extra dust that traffic creates

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