Join us for our Long Term Plan drop-in sessions

Published on 20 October 2023

Our Long Term Plan (LTP) journey is underway, and we need your valuable input ahead of formal public consultation next year.

The LTP is a vital planning document as it’s our blueprint for the coming 10 years that provides us with a long-term focus for our decision making and budgeting. It sets out the projects and initiatives we will be investing in, when we’re planning to do the work, and how much it will cost.

We’re holding some informal Long Term Plan drop-in sessions from Thursday 26 October to Saturday 28 October, and we’d like to hear from you - our residents and ratepayers - about what you consider is important for our district.

This is a chance to chat with your elected members and Council staff to share with us what you believe should be the focus of our long-term planning, and what projects and amenities you'd like to see in our future.

We're still in the process of prioritising key projects, so this is a good time to give your input before we put our proposals formally in the new year.

Find a venue:

What should I bring?

• Your ideas of projects and amenities you'd like to see developed in the future. 
• Any questions you'd like to ask about the LTP and the feedback process - check out tcdc.govt.nz/LTP-2024-2034 for more info. If you can, please email your questions in advance to communications@tcdc.govt.nz.
• A notepad and pen if you'd like to make notes.

We'll supply the coffee ☕ 

How do I attend the online session?

Our online Microsoft Teams session is Friday 27 October, from 10 to 11am, for those who can’t attend in person to hear from Mayor Len and technical council staff on our LTP progress. We've created a meeting link - you don't need to install the Teams app to join this meeting.

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS:

• On Friday 27 October at 10am, click on our Teams meeting link - Click here to join the meeting (the meeting won't be active until then).
• This will open a web page, where you'll see two choices. Choose 'Open Microsoft Teams' at the top if you have the Teams app installed. If you don't, select the 'Cancel' button and click the blue 'Continue on this browser' button.
• If prompted to use computer audio, agree, then click on the blue 'Join now' button. Both Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome will work.
• Please make sure your camera is turned off and your microphone muted, so that there's no interference or background noise.
• If you want to speak at any stage, select the 'Chat' bubble icon in the top menu, or use the hand icon to raise your hand. Remember to unmute your microphone and turn on your camera when speaking.

Send us your questions for the online session to communications@tcdc.govt.nz

Find out more

Keep up to date with the latest LTP news at tcdc.govt.nz/LTP-2024-2034.