Buller District Council acknowledges submissions to 2024/25 Enhanced Annual Plan

Ratepayers and community members who gave submissions as part of the 2024/25 Enhanced Annual Plan (EAP) process will soon receive letters of acknowledgement from Buller District Council via post.

These letters have been produced based on the information provided on the submission forms. We have been unable to send letters to submitters whose forms did not contain a postal address or contained an incomplete address.

Anyone who made a submission as part of the EAP process who has not received a letter and requires one, can contact council via info@bdc.govt.nz 

The information provided in the body of this letter is provided below for reference:

Enhanced Annual Plan 2024/25

Thank you for your recent contribution and feedback towards Buller District Council's Enhanced Annual Plan for 2024-2025.

Buller District Council (BDC) typically updates the ten-year Long-Term Plan every three years, setting the strategic and operational direction and budgets. However, due to the introduction of ‘Local Water Done Well’ by the coalition government, Council decided to defer the adoption of the LTP by 12 months, which was an option given by government.

Council has instead produced an Enhanced Annual Plan for this year, continuing the implementation of Year Four from the Long-Term Plan 2021-2031.

Following the Enhanced Annual Plan hearings where all written and verbal submissions were reviewed, the Council finalised the direction for 2024-2025 and the document was adopted at the Council meeting on 26 June 2024.

All submissions and full details relating to the decisions can be found at bullerdc.govt.nz/your-council/meetings/ or manual copies are available at Westport Library and Reefton Visitor and Service Centre.

A copy of the 2024/25 Enhanced Annual Plan is also available at the Council’s offices and libraries in Westport and Reefton. It can be downloaded from our website: https://bullerdc.govt.nz/plans/

If you would prefer a different format, require clarification, or have any queries, please contact info@bdc.govt.nz or call (03) 788-9111.

-ENDS-

For further information please contact:
Community Engagement Team 
Buller District Council
Media.Enquiries@bdc.govt.nz