Long Term Community Plan 2012-2022 - Hurunui District Council

Hurunui Community Long Term Plan 2012 - 2022
Service
Relevant Community
Outcomes
Relevant Issues &
Constraints
Who benefits, and over
what period
Future Funding & Sustainability
Community
Services and
Facilities – Public
Toilets
The Council’s funding of
Public Toilets contributes
to the Hurunui district
being:
A desirable and safe place
to live:
• We have attractive well
designed townships
• Communities have
access to adequate
health and emergency
services and systems
and resources are
available to meet civil
defence emergencies
• Risks to public health
are identified and
appropriately managed
A place where our
traditional rural values and
heritage make Hurunui
unique:
• People have a range
of opportunities to
participate in leisure
and culture activities
• Our historic and
cultural heritage is
protected for future
generations
Those who use the public
toilets benefit more than
those who do not, so
there is justification in
terms of account- ability
and transparency for
funding these separately
from other facilities and
services. Funding this
service separately adds no
extra cost.
Council policy is that there
should be at least one
public toilet in each town
on tourist routes (more
toilets if the ex- tent of the
usage by visitors demands
this). It is impractical to
charge individual users.
Toilets on tourist routes
- visitors and locals
benefit from being able
to use the toilets, but
the predominant benefit
is to the District as a
whole, as the provision
of good quality and well
maintained toilets for
visitors should improve
their experience of
the District and thus
encourage them to visit
again or to tell others
to do so, leading to
economic benefits for the
District.
Other toilets - The
predominant benefit is
to residents of the local
community in which the
toilets are situated.
Benefits from capital
expenditure are received
over the life of the
facility and benefits from
operational expenditure
are accrued at the time
the expenditure is made.
Operational and Capital Costs:
• Toilets provided on tourist routes:
• 100% District Rate or use of surpluses from the
Hanmer Springs Thermal Reserve.
• Ward or Community Rating Area toilets: Included in
Township Maintenance – 100% local amenity rate on
the local ward or community rating area.
• If the Council decides to apply some of the surplus
from the Hanmer Springs Thermal Reserve, the
amount of the contribution is subtracted from the
District Rate.
• If any of the Capital Expenditure caters for future
growth, then that portion of the expenditure that
relates to growth may be funded from future lots via
Development Contributions and loans.
Sustainability:
• There will be a slight negative effect on the current
and future economic wellbeing of those who pay for
this service, but this will be offset by gains in social
and/or economic wellbeing.
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