What this all about!
The Western Bay of Plenty District Council is tasked with achieving community outcomes that will promote the social, economic, environmental and cultural-wellbeing in the present and the future.
The unprecedented rate increases proposed in the AP/LTP 2024-34 will result in the doubling of residential rates within 8 years and the trebling of commercial and industrial rates within 10 years. In the light of historical actual rate increases always being greater than projected in previous Long Term Plans, it can be expected that both residential and commercial rates will increase at a greater rate than projected in this plan.
During the current cost of living crisis, these proposed excessive rate increases will have a detrimental effect on the economic wellbeing of many sectors of our community with adverse flow-on effects on the other well beings that council is tasked with promoting.
Our Written Submission
This document is the Written Submission made to the WBOPDC by ORRA.
WBOPDC Long Term Plan
This is a copy of the WBOPDC Long Term Plan
Our Oral Submission
This document is the Oral Submission made to the WBOPDC by ORRA
WHAT YOU CAN DO!
To make sure that members of the Council, including the Mayor, are aware of the opposition to the current Long Term Plan that will hike rates to an unaffordable level, we have set up a system to help you send that message loud and clear.
Auto mailer
The Automailer system allows you very simply to send a clear and comprehensive email to each of the members of Council, including the Mayor, with just a few clicks. The email is provided for you, and provides a consistent and clear message to our Council.