Submission

Federated Farmers submission to Hastings District Council Long Term plan

Water for our Future: Federated Farmers supports the Council’s proposal to fund water supply by rating only properties connected to Council water supplies across the district.  
 
Upgrading our Bridges: Federated Farmers notes that this will be funded via the general rate on rural property owners.  We ask if the rates funding for the bridge upgrade programme will be sourced 100% from rural ratepayers only. 

City Centre: The Consultation documents tells us that City Centres will be funded through general rates, predominantly on urban ratepayers. We ask if there is a percentage intended to be collected from rural ratepayers towards this activity. If rural ratepayers are expected to chip in for City Centres, then we hope that urban ratepayers will be chipping in similarly to the bridge upgrade programme.