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Environment
The draft Plan (Goals 6 and 7) aims to protect the environment and sustain it through a series of initiatives around protecting waterways, enhancing biodiversity and managing waste. Please comment on these initiatives.
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Draft Council Plan 2008-2012 (965.982 KB)
Comment 1 2 Mar 2008, 3:28 PM
6.1.1 - Is this the plan that is being consulted on at the moment on this site?
.2 - very process oriented. What are Council actually thinking about doing?
.3 - agree (to protect the aquaculture industry), but how?
.4 - again, no commitment to actually do anything...
.5 - agreed, to protect wetland areas I assume?
.6 - This is not selfexplanatory
6.2.1 - as above...
.2 - about time - there has been far too much clearing in the past 15 years
.3 - YES
7.1.1 - Is this a waste of time? Will it mean putting unreasonable restrictions on property owners with coastal properties.
7.2.1 - Is this differnt to vegetation mapping?
7.3.1 - I think Council can do better than this by offseting.
7.3.2 - What is this?
7.4.1 - another plan...
7.4.2 - Agreed
Comment 2 20 Mar 2008, 5:22 PM
Goals 6 & 7 are admirable but the plan is very narrowly focussed on (a) the Council's own energy and water use, and (b) a few very specific environmental issues. Missing is the equally important big picture encouragement of the community to become more sustainable. The plan doesn't even adequately support the good work the Council is already doing in this respect, let alone the extra that it should be doing.
Comment 3 23 Mar 2008, 3:05 PM
Part 6
5.1.1 - Ensure that "identify resources" ..... does not detract from the basic Council requirements to maintain existing facilities to an acceptable standard. We can bring more development, businesses, tourists into our area but if Council should keep its "eye on the ball" of the basic things ratepayers and residents expect - basic infrastructure like roads, footpaths, toilet blocks well maintain, parking, playgrounds, parks, reserves to name a few.
5.2.9 Commendable objective - refer to comment above. Let's not forget the basics
Comment 4 23 Mar 2008, 3:21 PM
Part 7 Goal 6 Environmental Protection
6.1.1. is commendable but.....How does Council propose to fund 90% of the recommendations in the plan within 3 years when it's taken several more years just to put the plan itself together?
6.2 Weed management - Is Council to continue to rely pretty heavily on volunteers in their planning or are they actually going to put some serious $s to eradicating the abundance of weeds we have. Much more needs to be done and funded.
6.2.2. How come Council hasn't had a vegetation management plan before this? Is this just another plan - or would be better more…