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25“We have adopted a one-off, two-year policywhich will help address the rates increasesbrought about by these changes.”Building on our potentialTransitional Rates RemissionValuation SectorMinimum Thresholds$ changeof at leastcoupled with a %change of at leastMaximum remissionResidential $300 10% Total rates increase less $300Lifestyle $500 10% Total rates increase less $500Non-residential $1,500 10% Total rates increase less $1,500 but no more than $4000 totalRural $1,500 10% Total rates increase less $1,500 but no more than $4000 totalExample2011/12rates amount$increase%increaseProposedrates amountQualifiesYesNoAmount ofremissionResidential A $1,200 $240 20% $1,440 - No remissionResidential B $4,500 $405 9% $4,905 - No remissionResidential C $1,000 $400 40% $1,400 $100.00Lifestyle A $5,040 $756 15% $5,796 $256.00Lifestyle B $3,000 $450 15% $3,450 No remissionNon-residential A $2,000 $400 20% $2,400 - No remissionNon-residential B $20,000 $4,000 20% $24,000 $2,500.00Rural A $30,000 $4,500 15% $34,500 - $3,000.00Rural B $30,000 $6,000 20% $36,000 - $4,000.00ReasonDoesn’t reach the$300 thresholdDoesn’t reach the10% thresholdReaches boththreshold limitsReaches boththreshold limitsDoesn’t reach the$500 thresholdDoesn’t reach the$1,500 thresholdReaches boththreshold limitsReaches boththreshold limitsReaches boththreshold limitsremission. There are different levels depending on which sectoryour property is in (i.e. lifestyle, residential etc).As a result of submissions we have applied a consistentpercentage change threshold for each valuation sector of10 per cent. This means slightly more properties will qualify.The direct costs of running the Onewhero-Tuakau, Huntly,Taupiri, Ngaruawahia, and Raglan community boards will berecovered through a uniform targeted rate for each of thosecommunities ($18.20).The actual amount levied through rates, and the increase youwill see in the first rates bill for the 2012/13 year, is determinedby the amount of work approved to maintain current servicesand meet additional needs as the district progresses.The general rates increase will be 2.32 per cent, to meet thecost of the operational projects and work programmes in thisplan ($234.37 per $100,000 of capital value).You’ll see the greatest changes in the targeted rates for water,wastewater, and refuse. The tables showing these changes areon page 34. The water and wastewater charges in particularwill go up. This is because we must get our water andwastewater accounts back into being self-funded – at themoment, they are in the red. The charges for each year of thisplan will get these services back to being self-funded by 2022.As a result of work undertaken during the consultationperiod, the wastewater increases for years 2016-2020 arebudgeted to increase by 5 per cent per annum, and 4 percent per annum for 2021-2022. In the draft plan they werebudgeted to increase at a rate of 2.5 per cent per annumfor these years.The water metering programme is already making a differencein reducing water consumption as people see how muchthey’re consuming and can therefore cut back on their wateruse and consequently the amount of wastewater generated. Asmore people are connected to water meters, they’ll find theycan control those costs much more.We’re also considering including, in the second year of our plan,a targeted rate to cover the impact heavy industries, such asquarrying and forestry, have on our roads.