Long Term Community Plan 2012-2022 - Hurunui District Council

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Community Services and Facilities
Overview
Community Services and Facilities covers the following 3 activity
areas described below:
Activity 1: Community Services (library, youth programme,
community development and grants and services awards)
Activity 2: Property (housing, public toilets, council offices,
medical centres, halls, swimming pools and township
maintenance)
Activity 3:
Our Aim
Reserves (parks, reserves and cemeteries)
To provide services that will support the community to lead
healthy and fulfilled lives and meet and extend their recreational,
cultural, educational development and information needs.
Major Projects Planned
Project
Year Planned
2012/13 2013/14 2014/15 2015+
Cheviot Community Library
to move into the Service $100,000
Centre
Toilet extension for Council
Chambers, Amberley
$45,000
Hanmer Springs Sports
Stadium upgrade feasibility $30,000 $1,077,379
study
Hanmer Springs Community
Hall extension
$193,284
Purchase land to expand
Balcairn cemetery $124,704
Upgrade or rebuild of the
Cheviot Medical Centre
New public toilets built in
Rotherham
$1,150,700
$103,563
Why is the Council Involved?
Council is involved with the activities within the Community
Services and Facilities group to provide for the social and
cultural wellbeing of its people. All of the activities within this
group are to do with ensuring our communities have the type
of facilities and services reasonably expected to be provided
by the Council and are unlikely to be privately supplied at an
affordable cost. These activities also contribute to the long
term achievement of our community outcomes.
Community Outcomes
The Community Services and Facilities described in this section,
primarily contribute to two of our community outcomes:
1. 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
2. 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
Significant Negative Effects
Most of the activities in the Community Services and Facilities
section do not pose any significant negative effects. We are
mindful that in the Property area, there are some identified risks,
such as car parks – particularly in Hanmer Springs where the
volume of vehicle and pedestrian traffic is high during holiday
periods. Every effort has been made to minimise the risk of
accidents occurring through the design of the footpaths and car
parks, and signage. Similarly with public toilets, car parks have
been designed to reduce congestion and hazards. Public toilets
are positioned in well-lit areas close to main roads to reduce
incidents of vandalism and undesirable anti-social behaviours.
Pensioner housing is only available in Amberley, Cheviot,
Hanmer Springs and Waikari. This may inadvertently have
social and cultural impacts upon the age demographics in local
communities as the elderly population becomes concentrated
in certain areas only. This may result in higher demands on
some local services and facilities. There has not been a strong
demand for pensioner housing in other areas in the District. If
this changes, we will look at whether we can meet the demand
at the time.
Emergency Management
In an emergency, particularly a civil defence emergency, we will
continue to deliver services as long as it is safe and practical to
continue to do so. Civil defence management plans provide
the Council with guidance and contingencies. However, in an
extreme emergency, most of the services in this group would
not be considered to be essential.
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