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SELWYN TIMES Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
Wednesday <strong>October</strong> 3 <strong>2018</strong> 9<br />
These<br />
charges vary<br />
widely across<br />
the district<br />
at different<br />
reserves,<br />
depending<br />
on the local<br />
committee and<br />
the sporting<br />
club. For<br />
example, some<br />
clubs may pay<br />
no fees or receive<br />
discounted fees,<br />
while some<br />
sports may be paying<br />
different charges in<br />
different locations, charged<br />
by different committees.<br />
The district council<br />
wants to create a fair and<br />
consistent approach to<br />
charging for reserves, and<br />
is proposing to review<br />
the current charging<br />
regime, beginning with<br />
identifying the anomalies<br />
and inconsistencies across<br />
the district.<br />
The review will include<br />
careful consultation with<br />
clubs and committees<br />
to ensure any potential<br />
changes don’t have a<br />
negative impact on local<br />
communities and do not<br />
create a financial barrier<br />
to participation in sports<br />
and recreation activities.<br />
There has not been any<br />
discussion on what charges<br />
will be proposed in the<br />
future, nor on<br />
the notion of<br />
placing a levy<br />
on clubs.<br />
Any<br />
potential<br />
changes<br />
to existing<br />
charges would<br />
be some way<br />
off, and it is<br />
likely that any<br />
recommended<br />
changes<br />
would need<br />
to go through<br />
a future Annual Plan<br />
process.<br />
The district council will<br />
be communicating with<br />
sports clubs in the coming<br />
weeks to begin the review.<br />
David Ward<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong><br />
editor Barry Clarke<br />
responds – The district<br />
council is considering how<br />
it charges for sports use<br />
on recreation reserves.<br />
That may have an impact<br />
on users, which includes<br />
sports clubs.<br />
In our first article on the<br />
issue (September 12), the<br />
district council told <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
<strong>Times</strong>: “Charges for sports<br />
use recreation reserves<br />
across the district will be<br />
considered by the council’s<br />
working party that is<br />
looking at the transition to<br />
district-wide rating. This<br />
matter will be looked at<br />
later in the year.”<br />
In the Malvern<br />
Community Board agenda<br />
of May 28, there was<br />
a response to ongoing<br />
negotiations with the<br />
Darfield Tennis Club<br />
reported by the <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
<strong>Times</strong> about the high costs<br />
of participating in the<br />
sport – rent, fees and rates.<br />
In the agenda, the<br />
district council responded<br />
with an update to those<br />
concerns: “The issue<br />
of such charges for all<br />
sports clubs located on<br />
recreation reserves across<br />
the district is currently<br />
being considered as part<br />
of the implementation<br />
consideration of the<br />
district-wide rate for<br />
reserves. The objective is to<br />
have consistent charging<br />
of such matters across the<br />
district.”<br />
In the issue of September<br />
19, <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> sought<br />
reaction from sports<br />
organisations about<br />
the possibility of a new<br />
charging regime. Those<br />
we spoke to were not<br />
aware as the district<br />
council had not yet got to<br />
the point of discussing it<br />
with them.<br />
The charging issue is<br />
going to be a contentious<br />
one. There there will be<br />
winners and losers.<br />
We’ll keep you posted.<br />
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