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www.hurunui.govt.nzWhereas we do not recruit medical staff for the District, webelieve we do have a role to provide medical facilities andassist in facilitating good outcomes. We regularly meet withkey providers of medical services for the District, including theCanterbury Rural Primary Health Organisation, CanterburyDistrict Health Board and local practitioners, etc. Thesediscussions help us keep up with the issues our GPs and medicalcentres are facing and helps us work together to fi nd solutions.One of the areas we are able to assist is building medical centresthat cater for current and future demand.Three of our current medical centres are modern, while Cheviotrequires an upgrade or replacement in the near future. Thisupgrade has been signalled by its inadequacy to deliver modernhealth care into the future. We have allocated $1 million (tobe infl ation adjusted) in year 2016/17 to build a new one. Theproject will be funded by an internal loan and servicing of theloan over 20 years is proposed that this be funded through theCheviot Medical Centre Rate which is charged to each propertyin the Cheviot Ward. This will result in the Cheviot MedicalCentre Rate moving from approximately $30 per ratepayer to$120 per ratepayer from 2016/17. There is still work to bedone before any rebuild or upgrade is undertaken to make surethis is good use of your money. We will want to be confi dentthat a new building is needed as opposed to upgrading thecurrent facility, and we also need to be sure that this is what thecommunity needs. Further consultation will be done closer tothe time before any work is done.If you live in Cheviot, we are interest in how you feel about thisproposal? Are the proposed amenity rates affordable? Are thereother ways of providing these facilities and/or services that should beconsidered?Rotherham Public ToiletWe have purchased a section on the main road throughRotherham adjacent to the new Amuri Medical Centre, for avillage green. The section is ideally suited to a public toilet formotorists passing through Rotherham en-route to the InlandRoad. For motorists travelling to Kaikoura from the WestCoast, this would be the fi rst public toilet since Springs Junction(i.e. without detouring into remote sites such as Boyle Riveror to Hanmer Springs). A toilet on this section will also beuseful for local residents using the village green for picnics orrecreation (playground) or on their way to or from the HealthCentre. This is a long term proposal as we intend building thetoilet in the 2017/18 year. Because it is a long way off and we arenot certain of the demand in this location, we will seek publicviews on this proposal again when we review this long termplan in 2015. In the meantime, $90,000 has been included in thebudget to be funded through the District Rate.We are interested in your view as to whether you consider thisto be a viable proposal.Would you prefer to see this built sooner? (Or not at all?) Are thereother locations in the District you would see as more appropriate orurgent?Hanmer Springs FacilitiesSports GroundThe Hanmer Springs Community Board has planned to upgradethe Hanmer Springs sports ground as it is out of date and willnot meet the needs for future growth and demand. Before doingany work however, the Board want to commission an engineer’sreport on the proposed project to determine the extent ofworks that can be carried out. They plan to commission this inthe fi rst year of the Plan (2012/13), to prepare for the physicalworks to be done in 2015/16. The report will more accuratelyscope the project including whether the project is staged overmore than one year. The estimated cost involved is $30,000 forthe engineers report, and $970,000 for the actual developmentwork.At this stage, pre engineers report, the following facilities are tobe considered in the upgrade:• A full basketball size court that can cater for otherindoor sports such as badminton, volleyball, bowls,netball etc• A ground fl oor kitchen facility able to cater forconferences, weddings, sports club functions, etc for upto 500 people• A bar that also provides for the above• A storage area that will hold equipment, chairs, tables,and other items used for group functions• Toilet facilities to serve people using the sports stadiuminside and out• Area/s suitable for meetings, lounge and relaxationarea, and an administration offi ce• Changing facilities for sports teams including showerblocks• Two Squash courts• A gymnasium areaAt this stage, the Board is not prepared to spend more than $1million which may mean they need to prioritise what is includedin the upgrade. Affordability will be a key consideration.The funding for this proposed plan would be met throughamenity rates from those in the Hanmer Springs Ward and 50%funded via development contributions. What do you think aboutthe plan to upgrade the Sports Ground? Are you prepared topay the resulting rates over 20 years? Would you use this facilityyourself?(We are interested in knowing this whether or not you live inHanmer Springs.)Have we missed anything? Are there other sports facilities in theDistrict that you would want to see upgraded?18