Incomplete Long Term Plan submission forms won’t be counted
Council is reminding residents to complete and submit their Long Term Plan submission forms before the final deadline of 5pm, Tuesday 27 April or they won’t be counted.
Waipā District Council mayor Jim Mylchreest encouraged residents who haven’t yet provided feedback on the draft 2021-31 Long Term Plan topics to head online or pick up a form from a local Library or Council office to have their say.
“Submission forms are available online at www.whatsnextwaipa.nz, and can be collected from a Council office or Library in Te Awamutu and Cambridge. Your feedback helps decide what we focus on over the next ten years so it’s important to have your say.”
Council’s strategy manager Kirsty Downey said there was a significant number of partially completed forms on the website without a name and email associated to them which is the minimum requirement to count as a submission.
“I would encourage all those who have added their feedback on a topic of interest to head back online and add in their name and email address so we can take this feedback into consideration,” said Downey.
The What’s Next, Waipā website is designed to hold feedback for 40 days before clearing the information, so users can go back multiple times to add in additional comments and submit the full form when they are ready.
Mylchreest also reminded people who have paper submission forms at home to submit them before the deadline.
“Our residents have already collected a huge number of submission forms at our LTP events which are yet to be handed back in. Please do not leave them at home, fill them in and bring them back to us – don’t leave it until the last minute.”
Submission forms for the Waipā 2021-2031 Long Term Plan can be dropped off at Council offices at 23 Wilson Street, Cambridge and 101 Bank Street, Te Awamutu or a Waipā District Library. Forms can also be dropped into the submission boxes at LTP pop-up events throughout April.
Dates and locations for upcoming pop-up events have been published in local newspapers and are available at www.whatsnextwaipa.nz/roadshow.
