The Whakatāne District Council will be conducting planned maintenance on its internal database from 5 pm Friday, 11 April through the weekend. Although the website will remain accessible, some online services will not be available this weekend.
Water consumption in Whakatāne and Ōhope on Tuesday and Wednesday has been at least 10 percent lower than normal, but the Whakatāne District Council advises that further savings will be required to ensure that reservoir storage can be maintained at an adequate level.
As part of the graduation ceremony for Te Whare Wānanga o Awanuiārangi, a graduation procession will take place on Quay Street and The Strand, with rolling road closures in effect.
Strong support for a partnership approach to identifying and strengthening earthquake-prone buildings will see the Whakatāne District Council proceed with a geotechnical study of the ground conditions in Whakatāne’s central business district.
The Whakatāne District Council has signed an unconditional agreement with Seascape Developments to sell 2.4 hectares of land at Port Ōhope for $3.3 million plus GST, if any.
Residents and businesses in the Whakatāne Central Business District are advised that the Whakatāne District Council will be carrying out maintenance work on the water supply system between 8 am and 4 pm on Thursday, 27 March 2014.
Water restriction status signs have been erected at key locations in Whakatāne and Ōhope to remind residents of the need to conserve water until the current period of dry weather ends.
The remnants of a tropical cyclone are due to hit the upper North Island, including the Bay of Plenty, on the weekend of 15-16 March. As heavy rain is expected, drivers are urged to take extra caution.
Eastern Bay of Plenty residents and community groups will have the opportunity to hear internationally-recognised “community builder” Jim Diers when he visits Whakatāne later this month.
The Whakatāne District Council’s draft Annual Plan 2014/15 and draft Fees and Charges 2014/15 were formally adopted by the Council last week and will be released for public consultation on Friday, 21 March.
The Murupara community is being asked for feedback on a proposed shared-use approach which could deliver a new, purpose-built hall and gymnasium for the town.
Toi Te Ora Public Health Service has issued a health warning for Lake Rotoehu after Bay of Plenty Regional Council discovered potentially toxic algae in the lake.
The Whakatāne District Council is taking further time to consider all aspects of an offer from Seascape Developments Limited to purchase Harbour Fund-owned land.
At an extraordinary meeting today, the Whakatāne District Council unanimously adopted all of the recommendations in a report updating Councillors on recent decisions involving Toi-EDA, the Eastern Bay of Plenty’s economic development agency.
The Whakatāne District Council has begun a review of its strategic direction, as a lead-in to the development of its next Long Term Plan (LTP) in 2015.
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