Nelson/Tasman Council amalgamation process announced

September 23rd, 2010
[Tasman District Council press release]

The Local Government Commission has called for submissions on a proposal to merge Tasman District and Nelson City. The Commission says submissions may be made on any matter relevant to the proposal, including:

Whether the proposal should proceed;
Whether a minor variation to the union proposal should be adopted;
The advantages and disadvantages of the proposal compared to the status quo; and
If the proposal is implemented, details that could be included in a draft reorganisation scheme such as representation arrangements and community board structures and functions.

The closing date for submissions is Monday 8 November 2010.

The council has also published details on the process involved in decision making, including The Process After the Closing Date for Submissions, The Process if a Draft Reorganisation Proposal is Issued, What the Local Government Commission is Looking for in a Submission, and Where to Send Submissions. This information can be found on Council's website, here.

Anyone making a submission should clearly state whether they wish to meet with the Commission to speak about their submission (along with a daytime contact telephone number). If this information is not provided, the Commission may assume that the submitter does not wish to appear at a hearing.

Please note that it has been the Commission’s practice to make submissions publicly available on its website www.lgc.govt.nz
The Commission will maintain a website page dedicated to this proposal and will periodically update this. You can access this page by clicking on the ‘current proposals’ link.
Please note submissions need to be made directly to the Commission.

[Editor's note: Motueka Online also has a discussion forum thread on the amalgamation issue, which you can read and contribute to here]

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