Waikato District Council news
Raglan Naturally and Waikato District Council are coming together to plan and prepare for the future of Raglan but one thing is missing – your input.
Raglan Naturally is about coming together and taking action for the future of Whaingaroa and the Raglan Ward. The community plan will include goals and strategies and will continue to evolve and be a signpost for all — including Council, developers, businesses and community organisations.
Blueprints is Council’s new approach to planning in more detail for the future of Raglan. The community’s input into both Raglan Naturally and Blueprints will strengthen the Raglan community voice in this process.
Raglan Naturally and Council are working collaboratively to align community and Council processes for better outcomes and your input is needed into both of these processes.
Raglan Naturally coordinator Gabrielle Parson says the 11 community focus groups have already put in lots of work to create snapshot reports in key areas in order to provide community members with a starting point for their input into Raglan Naturally.
“Firstly, a big thank you to all those community members, over 100, who have already been involved in Raglan Naturally. It’s pretty exciting seeing this all coming together and we are looking forward to sharing this with the wider community and getting input into our plan.”
What’s really great too is the opportunity for Raglan Naturally and Waikato District Council to be working closely together.”
Waikato District Council General Manager Community Growth Clive Morgan says it’s great to be able to partner with organisations like Raglan Naturally to work on a common goal – our thriving communities.
“But we need to hear from a large cross section of the community so we can ensure our community’s aspirations are included in Council’s key strategic and planning documents and the Raglan Naturally community plan going forward. I encourage everyone in Raglan to come along to these workshops. Invite your friends and neighbours along and make sure your views are heard,” Mr Morgan says.
For more information about Raglan Naturally, visit Raglan Naturally on Facebook or contact Gabrielle Parson.
For more information about what Blueprints are all about, visit www.waikatodistrict.govt.nz/blueprints.
Details about the events and workshop are listed below:
| Raglan Naturally Opening Evening | Friday 5 October, 6pm-9pm | Raglan Town Hall |
| Raglan Naturally Main Event | Saturday 6 October, 10am-4pm | Raglan Town Hall |
| Council’s Blueprint workshop | Tuesday 9 October, 6.30pm – 8.30pm | Raglan Town Hall |
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