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Future opportunities and challenges for Otago were front of mind for Otago Regional Council in preparing the Long-Term Plan for 2024-34.
The community plays a key part in developing this plan – feedback and ideas helped councillors to identify what the community wants, and this informs decision making.
Decisions based on consideration from public submissions were made, and the LTP came into effect on 1 July 2024.
You can see what was proposed in the Consultation Document, and how changes have been made following input from the community. Key decisions are:
March 2024
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July 2024
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After consultation with the community, this Long-term Plan was adopted and came into effect on 1 July 2024.
September 2024
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The rates you pay directly help ORC’s work to protect Otago’s natural resources — water, land and air on behalf of the community. Read on for more details.
Find out more about what was proposed in the Long-Term Plan by reading the Consultation Document, which outlines key information from the draft Long-Term Plan.
Read the April 2024 issue of Te Mātāpuna, which highlighted some of the key information in the draft Long-Term Plan.
The scale of charges applied for specific activities undertaken via the Otago Regional Council.
Below is the video recording from the first Long-Term Plan 2024-2034 community online session.