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  • Blenheim Water Pressure Fluctuations - 21 October to 6 November

The Blenheim water control system is being upgraded.  Phase one of this project will commence on 21 October 2009 and run until 6 November 2009.

During this period residents may notice water pressure fluctuations between the hours of 8.00 am and 6.00 pm, weekdays only.  It is expected that these will be of short duration and normal pressure will be restored within a short period (10 minutes).

It is expected that the effects on residents and industry will be minimal but we ask that you consider alternative options during this period if you are totally reliant on water at constant pressure.

Council has contacted known dialysis patients but if you are a patient living within Blenheim or visiting Blenheim during this period and have not been informed please contact the Marlborough District Council Customer Call Centre on Ph: 520 7400.

Water quality will be unaffected.

Please direct any enquiries to Stephen Rooney at Council Offices.


  • Marlborough District Council Bylaw ReviewFront_door_Council_lOffices

Statement of Proposal - Summary of Information

Council is seeking feedback on its proposed Marlborough District Council (MDC) Bylaw 2009.  Council has reviewed its current MDC Bylaws in accordance with the Local Government Act 2002 and has determined that amendments to the current MDC Bylaw 2002 are the most appropriate method to address perceived problems within the Marlborough District in: ensuring that the Council's bylaws are administered in an efficient, effective, consistent, fair and transparent manner; public places; traffic, parking, and movement of livestock; dog control; nuisances; control of cemeteries; keeping of animals, poultry and bees; and prevention of fire.  Council has drafted the proposed MDC Bylaw 2009 in accordance with Local Government Act 2002.

During the review it was established that two chapters of the current MDC Bylaw 2002 are no longer required, as the harm that these chapters were originally introduced to deal with can be addressed in other ways.  These chapters relate to the use of public facilities and the use of MDC Coat of Arms. Link to Bylaw files.

The Water Supply Chapter is still undergoing review.

The MDC Bylaw 2009 is made up of the following chapters:

Chapter 1 - Introductory

This is a general-type bylaw covering interpretations of terms, various delegations, serving of orders and notices, licences, offences, breaches and penalties, and various repeals of old bylaws.

Chapter 2 - Public Places

This is a bylaw about controls on and within public places and specifically the use of motor vehicles, playing of games, camping grounds, prohibitions, wharves, and the control and licensing of traders.

Chapter 3 - Traffic

This is a bylaw that covers controls related to vehicles, stands on streets, road restrictions, parking in carparks and on roads.

Chapter 4 - Dog Control

This is a bylaw a that sets controls for dogs including leashing, exercising, licensing and other controls when on public places.

Chapter 5 - Nuisances

This is a bylaw that sets controls related to sewerage and refuse, removal of refuse, landfill controls and nuisances in general including those generated by burning.

Chapter 6 - Cemeteries

This is a bylaw that sets controls for cemeteries within the Marlborough District.

Chapter 7 - Keeping of Animals, Poultry and Bees

This is a bylaw that sets controls for the keeping of animals, poultry and bees within the Marlborough District.

Chapter 8 - Fire Prevention

This is a bylaw that provides for controls on removal of vegetation and fire prevention within urban fire service districts which are not covered by the Forest and Rural Fires Act 1977 of the Marlborough District.

A full Statement of Proposal (including the draft bylaw [chapters 1 to 8]) can be obtained by contacting Marlborough District Council on 03 520 7400, fax 03 520 7496, email to mdc@marlborough.govt.nz, via Council's website at http://www.marlborough.govt.nz/ or by mail at PO Box 443, Blenheim 7240.

If you wish to make a submission on the proposed bylaw, please provide it in writing to at PO Box 443, Blenheim 7240 or by fax to 03 520 7496 or by email to mike.porter@marlborough.govt.nz.  Please include your name and postal address, and daytime phone number so that we can acknowledge your submission, and also please indicate in your submission if you wish to speak at a hearing of submissions.

Submissions must be made to Council by Friday 27 November 2009.  If you wish to speak to your submission, the hearing date is proposed to be early in 2010.  You will be contacted prior to the hearing date to arrange a time to speak.


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The Marlborough District Council is proposing to update their Resource Management Plans with respect to Heritage Trees, and Heritage Buildings and Sites. This process involves a total of four plan changes, which are summarised as follows:

Wairau/Awatere Resource Management Plan - Plan Change #56 Heritage Tree Update

Link to Ministry of Environment website on "how to make a good submission". 

Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan - Plan Change #08 Heritage Tree Update

Wairau/Awatere Resource Management Plan - Plan Change #55 Heritage Buildings, Places and Sites Update

Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan - Plan Change #17 Heritage Buildings, Places and Sites Update

The important of historic heritage to Marlborough?

The Resource Management Act 1991 (the Act) provides that it is a matter of national importance for historic heritage to be protected from inappropriate subdivision, use and development. The proposed plan changes promote both the purpose of the Act and support the protection of Marlborough historic heritage. The protection of these historic features promotes community wellbeing by teaching us about the past and culture of those who came before us, and providing the context for community identity whereby people relate to the land and to those who have gone before us.

Frost Fan Plan Changes

The Marlborough District Council is proposing to amend the existing rules governing the erection and use of frost fans (previously referred to as Wind Machines).

The Wairau Awatere Resource Management Plan - Plan Change #58 Frost Fans

The Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan - #23 Frost Fans

Why are These Plan Changes Relating to Frost Fans Important?

The plan changes relating to frost fans are proposed to improve the management of the noise effects of frost fans on rural amenity values. The change in the status of frost fans will ensure that those wanting to install and use frost fans demonstrate compliance with noise standards prior to the installation of the frost fan, as opposed to the Council having to establish compliance post installation. To ensure that this management is better integrated with other planning provisions, a new standard for residential activity is proposed to ensure new habitable buildings are not constructed in close proximity to existing frost fans without acoustic proofing the building.


 

 

 

 

 

 


  • Sports ParkCouncil Sportsgrounds and Parks

For information on Council's sportsgrounds, parks and reserves click HERE.

 

 


  • Blenheim Urban Design Strategy

Blenheim Urban Design Strategy - artists impression of a plan view of Blenheim CBDThe Blenheim Urban Design Strategy has been developed over the past months by Urbanismplus Ltd through close consultation with Council and the community.

Some of the key ideas so far are presented within this summary and include: the relocation of the Library and Art Gallery to Queen Street, developing the riverside, creating more green spaces within the CBD and including the i-site as part of the planned new Alfred Street

Feedback on these ideas and any others within the strategy has closed.

The Blenheim Urban Design Strategy is available from the Council offices, libraries and can be viewed on the Policies and Plans page.


  • Local Authority Elections 2010 - Representation Arrangements

    The Marlborough District Council reviewed its representation arrangements at the Council meeting held on 6 August 2009 and resolved that the following proposal apply for the elections to be held on 9 October 2010.

    This is the Council's initial proposal under the Local Electoral Act 2001 and is now open for public submissions. Council requires these submissions by 5.00pm on Friday 25 September 2009.

    Pursuant to the provisions of the Local Electoral Act 2001 Council resolved to continue with the present membership of thirteen (13) Councillors elected by wards, and the Mayor elected from the district as a whole.

    Following a review of options available, Council considered that the ward system provides fair representation of communities of interest within the district.

    Section 19V(2) of the Local Electoral Act requires that, unless particular community of interest considerations justify otherwise, the population that each member represents must be within the range of +/- 10% of the average population-per-member ratio across the district. Section 19V(3)(a) allows Council to propose a membership of a ward that falls outside the population formula, as long as it considers that there is a community of interest that could be classified as an island or isolated community.

    Council resolved that both the Pelorus/Northern Sounds and Picton wards have significant communities of interest that could be classified as isolated communities under section 19V of the Act, and as such each ward requires the level of representation that they currently have.

    Under the proposal that the Council has adopted the population that each member will represent falls within the range of +/- 10% of 3,273 (ie 2,945 to 3,600), except for the Pelorus/Northern Sounds and Picton wards where section 19V(3)(a) has been invoked.

    The proposal is therefore:

    Ward Population Members Population
     

    (2006 census)

     

    per member

    Pelorus/Northern Marlborough Sounds

    2,751

    1

    2,751

    Picton

    5,277

    2

    2,639

    Wairau/Awatere

    10,770

    3

    3,590

    Blenheim

    23,748

    7

    3,393

    Total

    42,546

    13

    3,273

    Council was also required to review the need for Community Boards. Council resolved that it considers there is no requirement for any Community Boards within the District at this time.

    Council further resolved that meshblock 2292211 (containing the residences at the south end of Redwood Street) be transferred from the Wairau/Awatere Ward to the Blenheim Ward.

    You are invited to make written submissions on Council's initial representation proposal. Submissions should be forwarded to Mike Porter, Marlborough District Council, 15 Seymour Street, Blenheim 7201 (PO Box 443, Blenheim 7240), or by fax on 520 7496 or email mike.porter@marlborough.govt.nz.

    Submissions must be received by Council by 5.00 pm on Friday 25 September 2009.

    Should anyone have a query concerning the proposals would they please contact Mike Porter ph 520 7400.

LINK to Council report.

LINK to Council minute.


  • 2008 State of Environment Report

SOE2008-Cover-SmallThe 2008 State of the Environment Report is now available to view.  Hard copies Copies can be obtained from any Marlborough Library or Council office.

More information...


  • Victoria DomainPicton Water Reservoir Construction Project

Council wishes to advise that the Victoria Domain access road from Sussex Street will be closed until late October.

The earthworks phase of the project was delayed due to wet weather conditions.  This is now complete, however the road will remain closed to enable the pipelines to be installed between the reservoir site and the booster pump station at Lincoln Street.

Some walking tracks will be re-opened this week, but the track between the reservoir site and the 'Echo' will remain closed for safety reasons. The closed tracks will be signposted accordingly.

Downer EDI Works is the principal construction contractor and final completion of the contract is April 2010.

Council apologies for any inconvenience caused during these works.


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Click HERE for more information about Marlborough's 150th Anniversary.

 


  • Final  Wairau/Awatere By-Election 2009 Results

Click on the LINK for results of the Wairau/Awatere By-Election 2009.


  • Accommodation seasonal workersSeasonal Workers' Accommodation Guidelines

As a consequence of Marlborough needing to manage a large seasonal influx of viticulture workers, community and business resources have been stretched to provide an adequate standard of housing for this purpose.  To support positive moves by accommodation providers and worker representatives, the Council, in consultation with the Department of Labour, has compiled a brochure, which sets out 'Seasonal Worker Accommodation Guidelines".  This Guidelines' brochure provides information about how to maintain suitable accommodation for seasonal workers, which is both safe and sanitary.

Click HERE for brochure.


  • Trustpower Limited - Hydro Electric Power Scheme - Wairau Valley - Final DecisionTrustpower_Wairau_River

Further to the interim decision of Commissioners, the full text of the final decision (the decision) together with a full copy of the consent conditions has now been issued.

Link to Trustpower's website.

 

 



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