What You'll Get for Your Rates
It's important to us that you receive good value for money. When you compare the cost of all of our services on a weekly basis, the average ratepayer will pay around $61.95 a week, based on the proposed budget for 2021/22 in the draft Long Term Plan.
For that, ratepayers generally enjoy:
- A district-wide roading network.
- Safe drinking water at a turn of the tap.
- Flush toilets.
- Rubbish and recycling collection at their gate.
- Well maintained footpaths and roads.
- Libraries.
- Parks, swimming pools and sports grounds.
- Cemeteries.
- Regulatory services like dog and noise control, food safety and other bylaw activities.
- Local community grants.
- Cleaner harbours and walkways.
- Public toilets.
- Community facilities such as halls.
- Ensuring safe buildings.
- Boat ramp access.
- Civil defence when emergencies happen.
- Lifeguards on eastern beaches.
Click on this handy infographic illustrating the facilities our Council provides to open a larger version:
Here's another way to slice it (click on the graphic to open a larger version):
Council Activities
Here's a brief description of our activities/services. For more detail please read our Long Term Plan or visit the Our Services section of our website.
Parks and Reserves
- Parks, reserves, playgrounds and their management
Harbours, Airfield and Cemeteries, Toilets
- Includes wharfs, boat ramps, closed and open cemeteries, airfields and public toilets and their management
Local Transportation
- Things like town centre upgrades, street lights, and footpaths
District Transportation
- Roads, sealing, bridges, dust seals
District Leadership and Local Advocacy
- Elected members, Community Boards
Strategic Planning
- The Strategic planning function for projects like the Coromandel Blueprint, the Long Term Plan and Annual Plan work
Hazard and Emergency Management
- Civil Defence, emergency management and natural hazard management
Economic and Social Development
- Supporting communities with economic development projects and funding for community initiatives
Community Health and Safety
- Bylaws, health licensing, parking, animal control, liquor licensing
Building Control
- Building consents and inspections and enforcement
Halls, Swimming Pools and Libraries
- Community Halls, District Libraries and Swimming Pools
Landuse Planning and Management
- Resource Management and Consents and the District Plan
Water supply
- Fresh water supply, pipes and treatment plants
Wastewater
- Waste water treatment plants and infrastructure
Stormwater
Solid Waste
- Rubbish and recycling services
This pie chart gives a visual representation of what percentage of total Council spending goes to what activity (click on the chart to open a larger version):
