More than 200 Raglan people made submissions about the direction of the plan and of those 100 requested to be heard.
Council chief executive, Gavin Ion said the community had spoken, and been listened to.
“There is no right or wrong in these situations, this is about real consultation and listening to the voice of locals. The community have made it very clear what they want and don’t want for their town and we have listened.
We are really pleased with the number of responses we received and the interest shown by this very diverse community,” he said.
The key issues raised by submitters included:
• A preference to consider other expansion options for the town centre commercial area rather than Cliff Street.
• Alternative areas for the expansion of the town centre
• Opposition to rezoning Park Drive from industrial to residential
• Opposition to the indicative road linking Wallis Street to Cliff Street
• Support for a wastewater reticulation system for the Whale Bay area
• A clear direction that buildings should not be allowed to be up to 10m high in the business zone.
Council is required to follow the statutory (RMA) process for the variation and has an opportunity at this stage to make the decision to withdraw it.
“Council will now be working closely with the community to determine how the long term development of the area can be managed in the future.
We have not lost the work done during the structure planning process but we now need to decide how to use it to get the best result for the community,” he said.
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For further information please contact
Gavin Ion
Chief Executive
Waikato District Council
0272157802